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I bought a counterfeit hummingbird feeder on Amazon, which leaked sugary water everywhere. I didn't even know it was counterfeit until I saw the identical one
by bduerst 7y ago
I bought a counterfeit hummingbird feeder on Amazon, which leaked sugary water everywhere.
I didn't even know it was counterfeit until I saw the identical one at Home Depot. Surprised that HD would sell something so non-functional, I took it apart and noticed it was assembled entirely differently - excluding the screw on the bottom that caused the Amazon one to leak. Both were completely identical on the outside.
Imagine what else we're buying if something as banal as a hummingbird feeder is counterfeited and sold via Amazon.
- randycupertino 7y agoWas it this one: https://www.wpri.com/news/call-12-for-action/counterfeits-on-amazon-cost-warren-bird-feeder-business-1-5m/ https://www.wpri.com/news/call-12-for-action/counterfeits-on...
- bduerst 7y agoNo, it was a cheap red plastic one, but that's kind of hilarious that there's more than one counterfeit hummingbird feeder.
- randycupertino 7y agoThat is not even the only fake birdfeeder I've seen on Amazon! I'm in a couple bird nerd fandom subreddits and people discuss counterfit birdfeeders and anti-squirrel feeders on the subs weirdly frequently. Basically Chinese firms reverse engineer the designs, swap out for bottom barrel components and profit off the price arbitrage. At least when you go to the faux-product markets in real life on the streets of NYC and SF you know you're getting a "Kate Slade" bag not a Kate Spade bag etc. But on Amazon you're just fish in the barrel and not even getting a good deal for buying the sketchy or off-label item. It's a bummer and I wish Amazon would deal with it.