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Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by kardianos »

gortok wrote: post #32

I worked for a hardware startup ten years ago now, and a big problem that was rampant at the time (and seemingly has only gotten worse) is that basically the Contract Manufacturers (CMs) in China take the BOMs and plans they’re given, and since they already have the molds, the same product will mysteriously be produced with a knock-off name, within weeks of your product being produced in china. At the time (and still…

China supports Chinese interests.

So far, you think there is some universalism sentiment. You're wrong.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by Brendinooo »

dheera wrote: post #4

Reality: A few years ago this would have been relevant. Most people can only afford the knockoffs now. My Chipotle meal cost $17 yesterday. It used to cost $8. The $9 difference is going to come out of my budget to buy authentic brands and buy local stuff. If you don't like it, make my Chipotle meal $8 again or double my salary, reduce my taxes, and don't pull random geopolitical shit that crashes the S&P500 every ot…

Depending on your date range, much of this difference might be the same inflation that has happened everywhere in the market.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by ssl-3 »

whilenot-dev wrote: post #33
datakan wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have tried desperately to do this and come up short about 75-80% of the time. I tried for years to buy local also and got screwed over every time I tried. Things just aren't like they used to be where people gave a shit about quality and service.

What do you mean? Where is the percentage of "75-80%" coming from? Local service is great, and I'm happy to pay a little extra to see my neighbors employed.

They were talking about buying directly from the manufacturer (presumably to be delivered) instead of Amazon (definitely to be delivered).

You're talking about buying from a local shop. Unless that local shop is also the manufacturer, then that's a whole different discussion. :)

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by DetroitThrow »

advisedwang wrote: post #46

This says it's using AmazonBrandFilter's list of brands. Why would we use/support this chrome extension instead of the upstream one [1] which is actually doing the important maintanance task? "Knockoff" seems to be literally describing itself. [1] https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/amazonbrandfilter/m...

On top of that, it has a more restrictive license than AmazonBrandFilter. Given this appears to be a very simple AI project, why not just reimplement any missing functionality from AmazonBrandFilter into something under a free license? The most difficult to duplicate component is MIT.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by pocksuppet »

delichon wrote: post #37
0x457 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every time I do that I get frustrated: - shipping sometimes goes to from day(s) to weeks - suddenly their ads start going to email - please review us emails I'd rather bezos get his cut.

I bought a weed whacker directly from the maker about 5 years ago, and since then have received literal tons of their catalogues in my tiny mailbox. They send > 80% of all the mail I receive. I've regretted it ever since. Now I feel like I need to keep my address a secret unless there's a good reason not to. Amazon has had it since the last century and has never abused it. I'd buy more from such if it was easy to hid…

Can't you get a few thousand dollars by suing them for spamming you?

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Post by pocksuppet »

Cider9986 wrote: post #14
mjamesaustin wrote: post #11

Even better, buy direct from the manufacturer instead of Amazon. I've found most of the time you get the same price and free shipping without giving Jeff Bezos a dime.

I'd rather not spread out personal info like credit cards to more parties than necessary while Amazon has excellent and consistent customer support.

Credit cards are pretty locked down, you can't connect to that network without a verified identity to be sued when unauthorized charges are made.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by pocksuppet »

dheera wrote: post #4

Reality: A few years ago this would have been relevant. Most people can only afford the knockoffs now. My Chipotle meal cost $17 yesterday. It used to cost $8. The $9 difference is going to come out of my budget to buy authentic brands and buy local stuff. If you don't like it, make my Chipotle meal $8 again or double my salary, reduce my taxes, and don't pull random geopolitical shit that crashes the S&P500 every ot…

That is because the value of the dollar is half what it used to be. In other words, inflation has been 20% per year for 5 years.

So why do they keep telling us it's 4%?

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Post by TylerE »

pocksuppet wrote: post #56
delichon wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bought a weed whacker directly from the maker about 5 years ago, and since then have received literal tons of their catalogues in my tiny mailbox. They send > 80% of all the mail I receive. I've regretted it ever since. Now I feel like I need to keep my address a secret unless there's a good reason not to. Amazon has had it since the last century and has never abused it. I'd buy more from such if it was easy to hid…

Can't you get a few thousand dollars by suing them for spamming you?

Not for physical mail.
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