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I was just asking this to myself today when browsing safety-razor blades on Amazon. (I was not able to buy them directly from the manufacturer’s website.) When

I was just asking this to myself today when browsing safety-razor blades on Amazon. (I was not able to buy them directly from the manufacturer’s website.) When I tried to start filtering by who sells it, I just got a bunch of names that meant nothing. I eventually bought them on Walmart’s site because, I guess I trust it more? Some of the comments on Amazon had the dreaded “this has changed recently,” and the last thing I want to do is scrape my face with counterfeit razor blades.

syshum 7y ago
>and stock mingling in warehouses? That is the problem if you are getting Prime Shipping Fulfilled by amazon on a bird feeder, it does not matter which seller you buy from, Amazon will ship you the one that have that is the cheapest to get to you in 2 days or less
jcoffland 7y ago
Customers saying "this has changed recently" means little. For example, I found such reviews for a pet flea product. When I investigated further I found similar reviews both very recent and going back 4, 6 and up to 8 years. Perhaps there are random bad batches but I suspect that part of the problem is the perception that a product is different. People often fail to recognize other factors such as changes in their own usage patterns, or in this case, changes in their local flea population.
- joegahona 7y ago
  It might mean little for a flea circus or bags to pick up my dog's poop, but for something I'm using on or in my body, it gives me pause.
- LegitShady 7y ago
  the flipside is also true - sometimes the product changes but the listing stays similar with the same URL. I buy why protein isolate and the listing on amazon changed to a blend of isolate and hydrolysate without any change in brand or product name - just a slight change in the packaging. It's possible the product did change every 2 years or so.

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I was just asking this to myself today when browsing safety-razor blades on Amazon. (I was not able to buy them directly from the manufacturer’s website.) When

by joegahona 7y ago

syshum 7y ago
>and stock mingling in warehouses? That is the problem if you are getting Prime Shipping Fulfilled by amazon on a bird feeder, it does not matter which seller you buy from, Amazon will ship you the one that have that is the cheapest to get to you in 2 days or less
jcoffland 7y ago
Customers saying "this has changed recently" means little. For example, I found such reviews for a pet flea product. When I investigated further I found similar reviews both very recent and going back 4, 6 and up to 8 years. Perhaps there are random bad batches but I suspect that part of the problem is the perception that a product is different. People often fail to recognize other factors such as changes in their own usage patterns, or in this case, changes in their local flea population.
- joegahona 7y ago
  It might mean little for a flea circus or bags to pick up my dog's poop, but for something I'm using on or in my body, it gives me pause.
- LegitShady 7y ago
  the flipside is also true - sometimes the product changes but the listing stays similar with the same URL. I buy why protein isolate and the listing on amazon changed to a blend of isolate and hydrolysate without any change in brand or product name - just a slight change in the packaging. It's possible the product did change every 2 years or so.