CPSC warns consumers to stop using male-to-male extension cords sold on Amazon
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#2I recall a holocaust among hand crafted toys, a few years ago: They were enforcing "materiel origin" labeling or something and you couldn't sell home made toys without a lot of paperwork to certify they were lead free.
Amazon is too big for laws to apply, and its umbrella apparently covers foreign sellers on its platform.
Another fun toy they sell is the "heated shower heads", a tankless water heater element integrated with a shower head, and usually provided with a standard electrical cord. The safety of these items is obviously good enough that we don't have multiple stories of electrocutions from them, but it doesn't seem right that Amazon can sell these to people where Lowes and other hardware stores cannot.
Re: CPSC warns consumers to stop using male-to-male extension cords sold on Amazon
#3No post body was provided.
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#4A.k.a suicide cables.
Re: CPSC warns consumers to stop using male-to-male extension cords sold on Amazon
#5I recall a holocaust among hand crafted toys, a few years ago: They were enforcing "materiel origin" labeling or something and you couldn't sell home made toys without a lot of paperwork to certify they were lead free. Amazon is too big for laws to apply, and its umbrella apparently covers foreign sellers on its platform. Another fun toy they sell is the "heated shower heads", a tankless water heater element integrat…
At some point they just became too big for government to manage compliance with existing laws - that should have a sign that it was time to start looking at breaking them up.
I cannot believe the volume of crap I'm getting from Amazon. The quality of products has nose-dived and I no longer trust them for purchasing easily-counterfeited items (like SD cards).
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What other use is there for male-to-male cables?
Re: CPSC warns consumers to stop using male-to-male extension cords sold on Amazon
#7I recall a holocaust among hand crafted toys, a few years ago: They were enforcing "materiel origin" labeling or something and you couldn't sell home made toys without a lot of paperwork to certify they were lead free. Amazon is too big for laws to apply, and its umbrella apparently covers foreign sellers on its platform. Another fun toy they sell is the "heated shower heads", a tankless water heater element integrat…
Funny how quickly the sales tax loophole was fixed, since it directly affected legislatures, but bypassing consumer protection laws at massive scales gets ignored.
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#8Back feeding seems insane. Most residential circuits are rated for 15A. A 5000 watt generator can produce over 40 amps at 120V. Seems like a good way to start an electrical fire.
Re: CPSC warns consumers to stop using male-to-male extension cords sold on Amazon
#9I recall a holocaust among hand crafted toys, a few years ago: They were enforcing "materiel origin" labeling or something and you couldn't sell home made toys without a lot of paperwork to certify they were lead free. Amazon is too big for laws to apply, and its umbrella apparently covers foreign sellers on its platform. Another fun toy they sell is the "heated shower heads", a tankless water heater element integrat…
Are you sure that Lowes can't sell heated shower heads? Maybe they choose not to sell them for liability reasons.