The amount of time I've spent lately just looking for one simple thing - honesty - when looking to buy something, is embarrassing to say out loud. One of many,

The amount of time I've spent lately just looking for one simple thing - honesty - when looking to buy something, is embarrassing to say out loud. One of many, many examples. I wanted to buy a 10k lux light to see whether it improves my winter health. I spent well over an hour on Amazon going through reviews and products. When I found something I liked, on several occasions, Fakespot rated the product a C or D and noted it saw tons of reviews being removed and other heuristics. Then I personally noticed some products from different brands looked almost identical. And sometimes I noticed the same product from the same brand with separate entries. Also, when I wanted to read 3 or lower star reviews, I was told there were some, but I'd click the filter and it'd find no reviews lower than 4 or 5. The other month I posted a review on Amazon for six canning jars where 5 spontaneously cracked in the fridge by themselves, unmolested. My review got removed and Amazon said it failed some guideline. This never used to happen. Look, I'm happy to pay a little more here and there, I rarely look for the cheapest thing or budget item. But why is lying and deception so commonplace and lackadaisically accepted? It's grating. Someone should invent an Honest Amazon competition. Honestly, Ebay vendors are often more trustworthy.