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Nothing bought on Amazon should be consumed or applied topically or otherwise come into prolonged contact with your body. I learned this the hard way a few year

Nothing bought on Amazon should be consumed or applied topically or otherwise come into prolonged contact with your body. I learned this the hard way a few years back with some counterfeit shampoo that severely burned my scalp after a single use.

enlightenedfool 3y ago
Did you take any action at all? Sounds serious enough for legal action.
- inetknght 3y ago
  > Did you take any action at all? Sounds serious enough for legal action. A lot of people don't have time, or money, to risk legal action.
- throw__away7391 3y ago
  I put a negative review which was promptly taken down.
asquabventured 3y ago
I had the similar experience back in 2018... Led to temporary hair loss (I remember my hair falling out in tufts) from what I believe was counterfeit hair gel (it smelled different from same product I've used for years). Stopped using the product from Amazon and only ever order from reputable sites like Sephora and Nordstrom now. Amazon has lost all of my business for consumable goods. It's not worth the convenience to risk my own or my families health. Fuck 'em.
y-c-o-m-b 3y ago
I stopped buying health and beauty stuff on Amazon altogether due to the counterfeits or people returning items by replacing the actual product with something else which I ultimately end up getting. I had too many instances with vitamins and such where the labels and seals were sketchy, damaged, or didn't exist. Same with shampoos, lotions, face-washes, soaps, detergents, hot-tub supplies, etc. Reporting to the seller or Amazon was a pointless exercise as often times they'd shrug it off.
- wozniacki 3y ago
  Where do you guys live where your getting these counterfeits and sketchy items? I really want to know. Not being snide. My experience has been very different with Amazon, which is why Im puzzled. Are you guys not in the U.S.?
blibble 3y ago
or left plugged into the mains unattended
blagie 3y ago
Here's my list of things I won't buy on Amazon.com: - Anything which goes in or on my body (foods, medicines, etc.). - Anything which is easily knocked off (SD cards, memory, SSDs, etc.) - Bed sheets (oddly enough, you'll often get lies on materials and fabric) - Thing I need reliably / reliably on-time (I cancelled Prime after several shipping issues) Since I cancelled Prime, things added to this list include: - Most digital content (they added ads to music I paid for as soon as I cancelled Prime, and many newer Kindle books are hard to back up into non-DRMed formats) Most of what I will buy on Amazon are generic gizmos, like kids toys, cables, generic keyboards, battery chargers, basic tools, and basic clothing (kids pyjamas and that sort of thing). However, it's no longer my first source. I'll go Aliexpress, eBay, and Walmart first. I now have Walmart's equivalent of Prime instead. It's not great, but it's better. There is zero customer service, but shipping times are more accurate than Amazon, generally faster, and they'll actually let you know if something is running late or early (which is huge, if you're planning a project). Walmart's selection is worse than Amazons, but I'm hoping it will catch up. I also am starting to go to local stores again.
- giarc 3y ago
  Hate to break it to you, but Aliexpress is likely less reliable than Amazon (or have the exact same products). eBay is likely the same and Walmart allows 3rd party sellers so it's pretty much the same as Amazon unless you source the products curated by Walmart.
  - emayljames 3y ago
    From much experience, AliExpress customer service is 100x better than Amazon. Very prompt refunds and dispute resolutions.
    - blagie 3y ago
      I agree with the math, but not the spirit. 0*100 = 0. Aliexpress is fast, efficient, but completely random and automated in resolution. Products from Aliexpress are great 50% of the time, non-working or not shipped 10% of the time, and somewhere in between 40% of the time. It's cheap and complete roulette. That's okay for a lot of things.
jejeyyy77 3y ago
what about brand name items?
- throw__away7391 3y ago
  This was a brand name item which I'd already been using for years.

enlightenedfool 3y ago

Did you take any action at all? Sounds serious enough for legal action.

inetknght 3y ago
> Did you take any action at all? Sounds serious enough for legal action. A lot of people don't have time, or money, to risk legal action.
throw__away7391 3y ago
I put a negative review which was promptly taken down.

asquabventured 3y ago

I had the similar experience back in 2018... Led to temporary hair loss (I remember my hair falling out in tufts) from what I believe was counterfeit hair gel (it smelled different from same product I've used for years). Stopped using the product from Amazon and only ever order from reputable sites like Sephora and Nordstrom now. Amazon has lost all of my business for consumable goods. It's not worth the convenience to risk my own or my families health. Fuck 'em.

y-c-o-m-b 3y ago

I stopped buying health and beauty stuff on Amazon altogether due to the counterfeits or people returning items by replacing the actual product with something else which I ultimately end up getting. I had too many instances with vitamins and such where the labels and seals were sketchy, damaged, or didn't exist. Same with shampoos, lotions, face-washes, soaps, detergents, hot-tub supplies, etc. Reporting to the seller or Amazon was a pointless exercise as often times they'd shrug it off.

wozniacki 3y ago
Where do you guys live where your getting these counterfeits and sketchy items? I really want to know. Not being snide. My experience has been very different with Amazon, which is why Im puzzled. Are you guys not in the U.S.?

blibble 3y ago

or left plugged into the mains unattended

blagie 3y ago

Here's my list of things I won't buy on Amazon.com: - Anything which goes in or on my body (foods, medicines, etc.). - Anything which is easily knocked off (SD cards, memory, SSDs, etc.) - Bed sheets (oddly enough, you'll often get lies on materials and fabric) - Thing I need reliably / reliably on-time (I cancelled Prime after several shipping issues) Since I cancelled Prime, things added to this list include: - Most digital content (they added ads to music I paid for as soon as I cancelled Prime, and many newer Kindle books are hard to back up into non-DRMed formats) Most of what I will buy on Amazon are generic gizmos, like kids toys, cables, generic keyboards, battery chargers, basic tools, and basic clothing (kids pyjamas and that sort of thing). However, it's no longer my first source. I'll go Aliexpress, eBay, and Walmart first. I now have Walmart's equivalent of Prime instead. It's not great, but it's better. There is zero customer service, but shipping times are more accurate than Amazon, generally faster, and they'll actually let you know if something is running late or early (which is huge, if you're planning a project). Walmart's selection is worse than Amazons, but I'm hoping it will catch up. I also am starting to go to local stores again.

giarc 3y ago
Hate to break it to you, but Aliexpress is likely less reliable than Amazon (or have the exact same products). eBay is likely the same and Walmart allows 3rd party sellers so it's pretty much the same as Amazon unless you source the products curated by Walmart.
- emayljames 3y ago
  From much experience, AliExpress customer service is 100x better than Amazon. Very prompt refunds and dispute resolutions.
  - blagie 3y ago
    I agree with the math, but not the spirit. 0*100 = 0. Aliexpress is fast, efficient, but completely random and automated in resolution. Products from Aliexpress are great 50% of the time, non-working or not shipped 10% of the time, and somewhere in between 40% of the time. It's cheap and complete roulette. That's okay for a lot of things.

jejeyyy77 3y ago

what about brand name items?

throw__away7391 3y ago
This was a brand name item which I'd already been using for years.