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Pick your favorite designer perfume/cologne and look at the reviews on Amazon. (For example, Creed Aventus [1]). A large percentage will say "fake". I can't

by pdq 7y ago

Pick your favorite designer perfume/cologne and look at the reviews on Amazon. (For example, Creed Aventus [1]). A large percentage will say "fake". I can't believe any trademarked brand would sell on Amazon, given they do not care to control their supply chain. It's a lose-lose: unhappy customers getting ripped off, and name brands getting disappointed customers of their faked products. 1. https://www.amazon.com/Creed-Aventus-Parfum-Spray-Ounce/dp/B06ZZGNMYD https://www.amazon.com/Creed-Aventus-Parfum-Spray-Ounce/dp/B...

vkou 7y ago
The problem is that even if you don't sell on Amazon, Amazon is more then happy to let counter-fitters crap on your brand.
- CaptainZapp 7y ago
  I believe you're right. But that makes me really wonder why any pimply faced teenager in Kentucky, who downloads a dozen songs illegally gets the full hammer of the law crushed on him, but Amazon can get away as a mass distributor of fake goods. I wonder if they're more careful in Italy or France, since those countries take a very dim view on fakes, entities that sell them and even buyers. Buying knock-offs in Italy can cost you a fine of EUR 7'000[1] [1] https://www.godsavethepoints.com/italy-knock-off-goods-fine-beaches/ https://www.godsavethepoints.com/italy-knock-off-goods-fine-...
CaptainZapp 7y ago
You don't even need designers or perfumes. Reviewers apparently even complained about fakes of this product[1]. I guess the margin must be immense, when you can have a knock-off manufactured for a couple bucks and then sell it for "half price" compared to the original. Your "savings" won't lead to a happy kitchen experience, though. [1] https://ch.kuhnrikon.com/en/kitchen-essentials/kitchen-essentials/garlic-presses-peelers/epicurean-garlic-press-stainless-steel-box.html https://ch.kuhnrikon.com/en/kitchen-essentials/kitchen-essen...

by pdq 7y ago

vkou 7y ago

The problem is that even if you don't sell on Amazon, Amazon is more then happy to let counter-fitters crap on your brand.

CaptainZapp 7y ago
I believe you're right. But that makes me really wonder why any pimply faced teenager in Kentucky, who downloads a dozen songs illegally gets the full hammer of the law crushed on him, but Amazon can get away as a mass distributor of fake goods. I wonder if they're more careful in Italy or France, since those countries take a very dim view on fakes, entities that sell them and even buyers. Buying knock-offs in Italy can cost you a fine of EUR 7'000[1] [1] https://www.godsavethepoints.com/italy-knock-off-goods-fine-beaches/ https://www.godsavethepoints.com/italy-knock-off-goods-fine-...

CaptainZapp 7y ago

You don't even need designers or perfumes. Reviewers apparently even complained about fakes of this product[1]. I guess the margin must be immense, when you can have a knock-off manufactured for a couple bucks and then sell it for "half price" compared to the original. Your "savings" won't lead to a happy kitchen experience, though. [1] https://ch.kuhnrikon.com/en/kitchen-essentials/kitchen-essentials/garlic-presses-peelers/epicurean-garlic-press-stainless-steel-box.html https://ch.kuhnrikon.com/en/kitchen-essentials/kitchen-essen...