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I'd still like to know what category of product you and others are talking about. I'm not in denial - just legitimately curious.

by bb2018 6y ago

sam_goody 6y ago
A fake watch (Armstrong IIRC. Wasn't waterproof as it should have been, and - too late - realized the word "water resistant" was misspelled.) A fake wire sodder, which was pretty expensive and cost me in damage to the item I wanted to build. I turned to the manufacturer and complained, and they asked me to send images... it was a fake. We got Desitin with a very weird consistency and smell. I am convinced it is not real, and have been afraid to use it. An external disk drive, wich wasn't fake, but was also clearly not the brand it said on the box. I complained about that, and am still waiting for a resolution. Those are what I recall offhand, but mostly have been avoiding Amazon.
- BostonEnginerd 6y ago
  We don't buy anything from Amazon which will go in or on our bodies anymore due to the prevalence of fake items. As one of the other commenters said - we'd rather go to Target or Costco to pick up brand name items.
- Firehawke 6y ago
  SD cards. A very large percentage of what's on there is counterfeit.
  - mleonhard 6y ago
    The fake SD card problem is so bad that Amazon got an exclusive product (Samsung EVO Select) that only they can sell. Rather than solve the counterfeiting problem, they just make money off it.
    - imtringued 6y ago
      This is also the strategy behind AmazonBasics. It's the only brand that is exclusively sold by Amazon. Amazon is basically destroy the reputation of other brands by letting sketchy and fraudulent sellers on their platform do as they please. There are a lot of people who exclusively buy on Amazon so over time they will only trust AmazonBasics products.
randycupertino 6y ago
Fake makeup, beauty products, skincare, and a fake birdfeeder for me.
- ehvatum 6y ago
  The fake birdfeeder is required for Amazon Basic birds, which are delivered by counterfeit drones...
PhineasRex 6y ago
In my personal experience there's a huge problem with counterfeit beauty products on Amazon. Even when it's not counterfeit a lot of brands sell a cheaper version on Amazon than they do through other retailers.
- wkearney99 6y ago
  Much like clothing lines making deliberately cheaper items for so-called 'Factory Stores' in outlet-like malls.
astura 6y ago
Pretty much every category on Amazon is counterfeited https://thewirecutter.com/blog/i-bought-these-things-from-amazon-prime-can-you-tell-which-ones-are-real/ https://thewirecutter.com/blog/i-bought-these-things-from-am... https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uo2GFh6FGsg https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uo2GFh6FGsg

I'd still like to know what category of product you and others are talking about. I'm not in denial - just legitimately curious.

by bb2018 6y ago

I'd still like to know what category of product you and others are talking about. I'm not in denial - just legitimately curious.

sam_goody 6y ago

A fake watch (Armstrong IIRC. Wasn't waterproof as it should have been, and - too late - realized the word "water resistant" was misspelled.) A fake wire sodder, which was pretty expensive and cost me in damage to the item I wanted to build. I turned to the manufacturer and complained, and they asked me to send images... it was a fake. We got Desitin with a very weird consistency and smell. I am convinced it is not real, and have been afraid to use it. An external disk drive, wich wasn't fake, but was also clearly not the brand it said on the box. I complained about that, and am still waiting for a resolution. Those are what I recall offhand, but mostly have been avoiding Amazon.

BostonEnginerd 6y ago
We don't buy anything from Amazon which will go in or on our bodies anymore due to the prevalence of fake items. As one of the other commenters said - we'd rather go to Target or Costco to pick up brand name items.
Firehawke 6y ago
SD cards. A very large percentage of what's on there is counterfeit.
- mleonhard 6y ago
  The fake SD card problem is so bad that Amazon got an exclusive product (Samsung EVO Select) that only they can sell. Rather than solve the counterfeiting problem, they just make money off it.
  - imtringued 6y ago
    This is also the strategy behind AmazonBasics. It's the only brand that is exclusively sold by Amazon. Amazon is basically destroy the reputation of other brands by letting sketchy and fraudulent sellers on their platform do as they please. There are a lot of people who exclusively buy on Amazon so over time they will only trust AmazonBasics products.

randycupertino 6y ago

Fake makeup, beauty products, skincare, and a fake birdfeeder for me.

ehvatum 6y ago
The fake birdfeeder is required for Amazon Basic birds, which are delivered by counterfeit drones...

PhineasRex 6y ago

In my personal experience there's a huge problem with counterfeit beauty products on Amazon. Even when it's not counterfeit a lot of brands sell a cheaper version on Amazon than they do through other retailers.

wkearney99 6y ago
Much like clothing lines making deliberately cheaper items for so-called 'Factory Stores' in outlet-like malls.

astura 6y ago

Pretty much every category on Amazon is counterfeited https://thewirecutter.com/blog/i-bought-these-things-from-amazon-prime-can-you-tell-which-ones-are-real/ https://thewirecutter.com/blog/i-bought-these-things-from-am... https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uo2GFh6FGsg https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uo2GFh6FGsg