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Amazon has turned into "Aliexpress but more expensive and faster". Look up almost anything on Amazon and the results will be a made-up brand attached to a trash

Amazon has turned into "Aliexpress but more expensive and faster". Look up almost anything on Amazon and the results will be a made-up brand attached to a trashy product which costs 1/10 the price directly from China.

kman82 3y ago
Just plain wrong
juujian 3y ago
Yup, wouldn't want to buy anything on Amazon that I haven't thoroughly researched prior to visiting Amazon. Their search algorithm is worse than useless, it's predatory. Much better to buy directly from a reputable store if it's expensive/important.
- lacrimacida 3y ago
  Even something you research is not guaranteed to match your order due to comingling. I personally stopped using Aamzon altogether even if some things are okay, this company does not deserve my trust at all..
  - everybodyknows 3y ago
    > comingling That's one failure mode. Damaged returns resold as "new" is another.
amelius 3y ago
Wasn't this always the case, but is it now more apparent because we can find the same product on AliExpress?
- xeromal 3y ago
  Nah, I'd say in the 2010s, Amazon was just a competitor for regular brands you could find in any store here in the US but since around 2015-2016, you seem more DINGPOW equivalents.
- jprete 3y ago
  At one point most of their items were from brands that cared about their reputation - the manufacturer and the third-party seller. It took a few years for the third-party seller program to become a laundering program for no-name low-quality goods.
wmidwestranger 3y ago
So true. I just had two Meanwell PSUs from Amazon delivered and the package was indistinguishable from the usual AliExpress job.
- alangibson 3y ago
  Are you saying they were fake? I've started getting all power electronics from Digikey, Mouser, RS, Pollin etc. because of paranoia over a crap power supply or SSR.
  - fleventynine 3y ago
    Likewise. A friend was almost killed a few years back by a counterfeit SSR purchased on Amazon. I would love to see them take some legal responsibility for the lethal garbage they let onto their platform.
  - wmidwestranger 3y ago
    No clue, just received the package. I was just surprised the at the packaging.
captainkrtek 3y ago
Even with reputable brands on Amazon I’m wary of getting counterfeit products. I recall back in the day the good feeling of ordering something on Amazon, knowing you ordered exactly what you wanted and it would arrive quickly. These days I trust Ebay more and never buy on Amazon hah
the_snooze 3y ago
Unless I'm specifically looking for cheap Chinese crap where quality doesn't really matter (e.g., clothes hangers), Amazon's main use to me is to price-match at brick-and-mortar stores if the online price is miraculously lower than in physical retail. Prime shipping hasn't been worth it for years, and Amazon often has higher prices than at other retailers or direct from the manufacturer. Their business model is just extracting dollars from people who have been conditioned to default to Amazon as their first choice for shopping.
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kman82 3y ago

Just plain wrong

juujian 3y ago

Yup, wouldn't want to buy anything on Amazon that I haven't thoroughly researched prior to visiting Amazon. Their search algorithm is worse than useless, it's predatory. Much better to buy directly from a reputable store if it's expensive/important.

lacrimacida 3y ago
Even something you research is not guaranteed to match your order due to comingling. I personally stopped using Aamzon altogether even if some things are okay, this company does not deserve my trust at all..
- everybodyknows 3y ago
  > comingling That's one failure mode. Damaged returns resold as "new" is another.

amelius 3y ago

Wasn't this always the case, but is it now more apparent because we can find the same product on AliExpress?

xeromal 3y ago
Nah, I'd say in the 2010s, Amazon was just a competitor for regular brands you could find in any store here in the US but since around 2015-2016, you seem more DINGPOW equivalents.
jprete 3y ago
At one point most of their items were from brands that cared about their reputation - the manufacturer and the third-party seller. It took a few years for the third-party seller program to become a laundering program for no-name low-quality goods.

wmidwestranger 3y ago

So true. I just had two Meanwell PSUs from Amazon delivered and the package was indistinguishable from the usual AliExpress job.

alangibson 3y ago
Are you saying they were fake? I've started getting all power electronics from Digikey, Mouser, RS, Pollin etc. because of paranoia over a crap power supply or SSR.
- fleventynine 3y ago
  Likewise. A friend was almost killed a few years back by a counterfeit SSR purchased on Amazon. I would love to see them take some legal responsibility for the lethal garbage they let onto their platform.
- wmidwestranger 3y ago
  No clue, just received the package. I was just surprised the at the packaging.

captainkrtek 3y ago

Even with reputable brands on Amazon I’m wary of getting counterfeit products. I recall back in the day the good feeling of ordering something on Amazon, knowing you ordered exactly what you wanted and it would arrive quickly. These days I trust Ebay more and never buy on Amazon hah

the_snooze 3y ago

Unless I'm specifically looking for cheap Chinese crap where quality doesn't really matter (e.g., clothes hangers), Amazon's main use to me is to price-match at brick-and-mortar stores if the online price is miraculously lower than in physical retail. Prime shipping hasn't been worth it for years, and Amazon often has higher prices than at other retailers or direct from the manufacturer. Their business model is just extracting dollars from people who have been conditioned to default to Amazon as their first choice for shopping.

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