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I reported a specific instance of this to Amazon before and they declined to take any action to police it. In the case I reported, it was a more subtle change.
by freeAgent 7y ago
I reported a specific instance of this to Amazon before and they declined to take any action to police it. In the case I reported, it was a more subtle change. I had purchased some replacement brush heads for a Philips Sonicare toothbrush in the past which worked well for me. When I went to re-order them, I was shipped a completely different design and brand of brush head which was terrible and immediately started to deteriorate due to poor quality materials. Of course, all the thousands of positive reviews for this product referred to something that was no longer being sold through that listing.
I found it hard to believe that Amazon would allow this to stand, but here we are.
- freeAgent 7y agoOh wow! I just checked the SAME listing again (that's in my order history) and they have changed it YET AGAIN so now it is a listing for a complete knock-off Philips Sonicare toothbrush...not just the brush heads, but the brush body itself. Of course, I still have an "order again" button in my order history. For reference, when I originally ordered the brush heads, they were $15.99. The brush in the listing now is $59.99. This is insanity! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NN07IMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NN07IMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... EDIT: It does appear they finally removed swaths of old reviews. Finally.
- Chris_Chambers 7y agoWhat on earth? How are there HN people who still knowingly buy fake stuff on Amazon? This has been well understood by HN users for years at this point. What were you thinking? Not only that, but you put the things you received in your mouth? Can you explain why you did any of this?