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I recently bought some sheets. Actually sorting through the sheets on Amazon was a hassle because 90% of the reviews would be obviously fake "best sheets I've e

I recently bought some sheets. Actually sorting through the sheets on Amazon was a hassle because 90% of the reviews would be obviously fake "best sheets I've ever slept on - 5 stars" and the remaining 10% would be 1-3 star reviews that would be photographs of poor fabric or tears in the arriving product. It is almost impossible to buy quality goods online and I'm afraid that is just going to get worse.

niklasd 6y ago
What is also strange is when comparing "different" offerings they sometime turn out to be exactly the same product, just with a slightly different picture/text and a (sometimes substantial) price difference. For products like iPhone cases it feels like there is one factory in China which produces a few different models, which lead to the 200 offerings you'll see when searching for one at Amazon.
- jxramos 6y ago
  this, it's product representation dilution. When things go sour a new listing is made with a different name, edited photos, and same product. Amazon is so polluted with noise like this we've started to shift our business elsewhere.
- bluGill 6y ago
  Making something in a factory is skill and there are scale factors. You can buy a lawn mower from dozens of different companies, but the vast majority are made in one factory. If you want to sell lawnmowers you just need to order some quantity (I'm guessing 1000) and they will paint their standard mower with your colors and got to word and substitute your name in the manual. Easy enough for them to do and they don't need to worry about marketing at all. Nearly all store brands are the same way. A lot of other brand name products are also the same. That iPhone case factory will probably make any patter you want. Don't assume though that store bands are the same quality. There are some choices. They can use thicker metal in lawn mowers for quality. They can use source plastics of different qualities for the iphone cases. However the price isn't that much different and so sometimes the expensive products are the lowest quality.
my_usernam3 6y ago
I had the same exact issue. So I went to target and felt the material i would be sleeping on and have been super happy ever since.
99_00 6y ago
I'm shifting to brick and mortar or online retailers that I feel vet their sellers like Costco.
akvadrako 6y ago
It's not impossible to buy quality goods online, but it is on Amazon.

niklasd 6y ago

What is also strange is when comparing "different" offerings they sometime turn out to be exactly the same product, just with a slightly different picture/text and a (sometimes substantial) price difference. For products like iPhone cases it feels like there is one factory in China which produces a few different models, which lead to the 200 offerings you'll see when searching for one at Amazon.

jxramos 6y ago
this, it's product representation dilution. When things go sour a new listing is made with a different name, edited photos, and same product. Amazon is so polluted with noise like this we've started to shift our business elsewhere.
bluGill 6y ago
Making something in a factory is skill and there are scale factors. You can buy a lawn mower from dozens of different companies, but the vast majority are made in one factory. If you want to sell lawnmowers you just need to order some quantity (I'm guessing 1000) and they will paint their standard mower with your colors and got to word and substitute your name in the manual. Easy enough for them to do and they don't need to worry about marketing at all. Nearly all store brands are the same way. A lot of other brand name products are also the same. That iPhone case factory will probably make any patter you want. Don't assume though that store bands are the same quality. There are some choices. They can use thicker metal in lawn mowers for quality. They can use source plastics of different qualities for the iphone cases. However the price isn't that much different and so sometimes the expensive products are the lowest quality.

my_usernam3 6y ago

I had the same exact issue. So I went to target and felt the material i would be sleeping on and have been super happy ever since.

99_00 6y ago

I'm shifting to brick and mortar or online retailers that I feel vet their sellers like Costco.

akvadrako 6y ago

It's not impossible to buy quality goods online, but it is on Amazon.