Top USB Drives on Amazon are a Scam

Post by atlbeer » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 5:23 AM UTC

chrismcb wrote: post #4

Attorney generals need to investigate stuff like this

Post by kube-system » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 5:26 AM UTC

dehrmann wrote: post #13

Arch485 wrote: post #2

Are there any good alternatives to Amazon that don't prominently feature fake products?

Just filter by seller.

Post by datalopers » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 5:26 AM UTC

prepend wrote: post #15

Arch485 wrote: post #2

Are there any good alternatives to Amazon that don't prominently feature fake products?

I’ve had good success with Walmart. The prices are usually the same and they have free shipping over $35.

Post by hacym » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 5:27 AM UTC

Post by wombat-man » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 5:27 AM UTC

derefr wrote: post #11

wombat-man wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of stores online ship free now in order to compete with Amazon. Also if you're ordering more than $25 you get free, but slightly slower shipping. I see no reason to have Prime.

I don't think I've ever received free shipping from a web store. (I live in Canada.) In fact, for some of the things my partner orders (e.g. books from Taiwanese book shops) not only is there a shipping cost, but there are often surprise $20-$50 COD import duties on top of that cost, doubling the final cost of the order. That, for some reason, they can't just build into the order invoice. And because of the duties, t…