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At this point, they don't have to rank it higher and people would still buy it. They are like Kirkland of Costco most often.
by tehlike 3y ago
At this point, they don't have to rank it higher and people would still buy it.
They are like Kirkland of Costco most often.
- hightrix 3y agoExactly. I prefer Amazon Basics to YAYWOWND brand every day. It is one of the few brands on Amazon you can count on to not be Chinese crap. Even if it is made in China, the Amazon Basics products are generally good quality.
- munk-a 3y agoI think it's slightly better than <insert anonymous three day old Chinese company here> but just slightly. Amazon Basics within my company has earned a reputation for being extremely fragile crap that will break quickly and, occasionally, dramatically. I have had absolutely awful experiences with their surge protectors. But yes - it's a step up from YAYWOWND which is a company that probably didn't exist last week and almost certainly won't exist in a month when their product spontaneously combusts and you try and chase down damages or at least a refund... Still, I'm actually finding myself buying more and more name brand crap because at least that way I know there's a company I can reach out to when it breaks down.
- dartos 3y agoWe’re coming full circle
- chx 3y agoThe /r/usbchardware subreddit used to recommend AmazonBasics cables because they are USB IF certified https://www.usb.org/single-product/728 https://www.usb.org/single-product/728 but lately... https://www.usb.org/products https://www.usb.org/products the entire company is gone. https://i.imgur.com/qFzHbvP.png https://i.imgur.com/qFzHbvP.png It also used to be you could use the ASIN to search for it... you can't now.
- malfist 3y agoBonus points for YAYWOWND that didn't exist last week, yet all it's products have thousands of 5 star reviews that amazon somehow doesn't think is fraudulent.
- babypuncher 3y agoThat is another problem with Amazon. It seems like my only options are Amazon Basics, or weird 3-day old Chinese brand. Where are all the actually reputable brands hiding?
- bluGill 3y agoMany reputable brands are not on Amazon because then they people who buy from them are not getting a counterfeit. You have to be a certain size to pull this off though, small companies have trouble getting a market outside of amazon or ebay.
- shitlord 3y agoAmazon Basics products were previously known for causing fires and destroying electronic devices. See: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/business/amazonbasics-electronics-fire-safety-invs/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/business/amazonbasics-electro... I don't know if they ever fixed this problem (they have changed suppliers before), but I try to avoid using products from Amazon or no-name Chinese companies that plug into the wall.
- crooked-v 3y agoKirkland has a big difference here, in that it's a much better consistent indicator of quality than the Amazon house brands.
- tehlike 3y agoProbably true. But then feels like it's one or two tweaks away.
- CuriouslyC 3y agoIt might be, but Costco has a reputation for integrity, and it's not worth trading that for a few percent cost savings on generic items that aren't even a big portion of their bottom line.
- tehlike 3y agoI meant for amazon.