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Originally Posted by fjtorres
This may belong elsewhere, move accordingly.
All those recent anti-Amazon reports? Not an accident.
At least one book-related story has quoted these folks.
From the WSJ, Via MSN:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...1_20190920_6_2
A lot more at the very long and detailed source.
Love'em or hate'em as you will.
Just be aware of where your "facts" come from. |
Aside from Amazon's treatment of their warehouse workers as automatons, I have other reasons to shop elsewhere.
In recent months I have begun cutting back on my large purchases at Amazon. The main problem is that Amazon has become like Ebay: Too many fake products from too many vendors. You have no way of telling if the item you are getting is legitimate, or a cheap knock off. I want 100% assurance that what I buy from a merchant is legitimate. Amazon no longer gives that to me.
It started with buying expensive brand name toothbrushes that didn't work properly with my brand name electric toothbrush. Fake! Cheap brushes for an expensive price.
I was first alerted to fake merchandise when reading a review for Sony SD cards, along the lines of: "Beware, at least two sellers are selling substandard SD cards that aren't reliable."
I don't like "Buyer Beware" marketplaces like Ebay, or Amazon now! I have taken pains to make my last four large price tag purchases from more reputable sites. How do I know that the rechargeable batteries I just bought are legitimate, or are knock offs that will exhaust their usefulness in four months instead of four years.
I will still buy small products at Amazon, but for electronics and large items, I'll shop elsewhere, thank you.
Do you really want an instruction guide to help you determine if the items you buy from your favorite retailer are fake? If not, maybe its time to switch retailers.