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Repackaging it is a literal strip of tape and throwing it in a drop box that’s likely less than two miles from your house. The phenomenon that cracks me up, th

by pbj1968 3y ago

Repackaging it is a literal strip of tape and throwing it in a drop box that’s likely less than two miles from your house. The phenomenon that cracks me up, tho, is retail stores serving as points of return for Amazon! Kohls is so damn thirsty for foot traffic they’ll accept returns for a direct competitor! CVS and Autozone I kind of get it. If you need a prescription or hemorrhoid cream or a car battery you’re probably not waiting on Amazon… but when literally everything in your store is also available on Amazon? Tick tock, business model.

jfim 3y ago
> Tick tock, business model. With reputable retailers one doesn't have to worry about getting a fake item, unlike Amazon. And if one really wants a QOWXYZ brand product, it's half the price or less on AliExpress or Temu. Amazon seems to be in a place where they're getting harder to trust every day, but way more expensive than the dubious direct from China sellers.
- ryandrake 3y ago
  > QOWXYZ LOL I’d love to be a fly on the wall during those discussions at Amazon about why the hell they are allowing those “brands” in their marketplace. I mean, does anyone actually think they are legit? But then again people must buy them and they must make money for Amazon. What a circus!
  - jen20 3y ago
    My current rule is I won’t buy anything with a mains electrical plug, anything Hugh value, or anything that can be easily counterfeited from Amazon. I just don’t trust them in the slightest to do anything but run a datacenter.
    - jfim 3y ago
      Another thing to be careful of is anything that could have adverse health effects if counterfeited, like food, supplements, cosmetics, safety equipment, cooking utensils, and so on. Which I guess leaves books as something relatively innocuous, even though those have also been counterfeited before.

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Repackaging it is a literal strip of tape and throwing it in a drop box that’s likely less than two miles from your house. The phenomenon that cracks me up, th

by pbj1968 3y ago

jfim 3y ago
> Tick tock, business model. With reputable retailers one doesn't have to worry about getting a fake item, unlike Amazon. And if one really wants a QOWXYZ brand product, it's half the price or less on AliExpress or Temu. Amazon seems to be in a place where they're getting harder to trust every day, but way more expensive than the dubious direct from China sellers.
- ryandrake 3y ago
  > QOWXYZ LOL I’d love to be a fly on the wall during those discussions at Amazon about why the hell they are allowing those “brands” in their marketplace. I mean, does anyone actually think they are legit? But then again people must buy them and they must make money for Amazon. What a circus!
  - jen20 3y ago
    My current rule is I won’t buy anything with a mains electrical plug, anything Hugh value, or anything that can be easily counterfeited from Amazon. I just don’t trust them in the slightest to do anything but run a datacenter.
    - jfim 3y ago
      Another thing to be careful of is anything that could have adverse health effects if counterfeited, like food, supplements, cosmetics, safety equipment, cooking utensils, and so on. Which I guess leaves books as something relatively innocuous, even though those have also been counterfeited before.