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Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by mrandish »

paxys wrote: post #85
kjellsbells wrote: post #5

Cuts two ways. Why should I pay $200 for a BigBrand dog bed if this knockoff site shows SHRDLU has the same thing for $40? We all know that BigBrand gets it from the same supplier. The real knockoff problem I see is that you buy what you think is BigBrand and get shipped Knockoff because someone is mingling inventory.

“Knockoffs” can be of many different types: - Coming from the same factory line with the same quality control, just rebranded (Costco famously does this a lot) - Factory seconds, goods with very minor defects (sometimes not even in the product itself but in the box etc) - Manufacturers copying specs and running illicit production lines without the company’s authorization - Complete knockoffs, where the external desig…

> battery operated electronics ... burning your house down

Unless it's high-power LiPo or Li-Ion, that's extremely unlikely.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by dceddia »

jareklupinski wrote: post #78
BeetleB wrote: post #76

I should check my purchase history, but I probably use Amazon more for buying stuff that they would classify as a "Knockoff", but isn't (i.e. there is no established brand they are knocking off). Because for legitimate brands, I try to simply buy elsewhere. This is an example: https://www.amazon.com/MiiKARE-Universal-Rotating-Adjustable... You'll find lots of different manufacturers selling this on Amazon, but there…

> This is an example: https://www.amazon.com/MiiKARE-Universal-Rotating-Adjustable ... i wonder if it would be faster to 3d print that gadget than amazon prime it

The plastic parts almost definitely, but this seems like it has a couple springs and hinges that make it more of a pain.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by knowaveragejoe »

alt227 wrote: post #99
kjellsbells wrote: post #5

Cuts two ways. Why should I pay $200 for a BigBrand dog bed if this knockoff site shows SHRDLU has the same thing for $40? We all know that BigBrand gets it from the same supplier. The real knockoff problem I see is that you buy what you think is BigBrand and get shipped Knockoff because someone is mingling inventory.

Why not go down to your local independent pet store, keep your money local and support your neighbours instead of giving it to directors and shareholders sitting on beaches in French Polynesia?

That sounds virtuous, but there's no real way to know that the way you're spending your money is ending up the way that you're describing.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by binarysolo »

idopmstuff wrote: post #62

I own a dozen Amazon brands that are probably largely of the kind that OP would want this to get rid of (sourced from China, not name brands by any stretch, only sell on Amazon). For the most part I would say this extension is not a great idea (obviously very biased!), since I purchase brands that have high quality products that typically have pretty poor branding/online presence that I can improve. My stuff is very…

Another PL seller here with a few brands and a couple hundred products:

"No brand name" flag is tricky because the Amazon catalog team actively does A/B tests to hide brand names as part of their goal of commodifying all the sellers to increase price competition, when they see you're selling a commodity item.

Same goes to wellknown brands that get caught in the crossfire because they're using their brand name from another language but don't make sense in English.

Agreed that it's an interesting idea, but execution has a LOT of false positives.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by lifeisgood99 »

alt227 wrote: post #92
BeetleB wrote: post #76

I should check my purchase history, but I probably use Amazon more for buying stuff that they would classify as a "Knockoff", but isn't (i.e. there is no established brand they are knocking off). Because for legitimate brands, I try to simply buy elsewhere. This is an example: https://www.amazon.com/MiiKARE-Universal-Rotating-Adjustable... You'll find lots of different manufacturers selling this on Amazon, but there…

Such a shame that easily broken and disposable pieces of plastic are shipped around the globe in huge numbers, all in the name of selfish first world comfort. How future generations will look back at our convenience online ordering practices and be absolutely horrified at how we thought it was no issue to get some bit of plastic made in Asia and shipped over to US or Europe, then next or same day delivered just for f…

The ships are already making the trip carrying cars, furniture, medical equipment, and all kinds of critical things. The drop shipped trinkets basically hitch a ride for free.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by mindslight »

ssl-3 wrote: post #84
mindslight wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you enjoy eating just rice wrapped in a tortilla or something? Burritos are a harsh illustration of the economy of scale. Doing a quick tally with sale prices, and I'd think buying all the ingredients to make one single burrito would be upwards of $20-25, at least. Never mind the time to cook each ingredient that needs to be cooked. And most of these supplies and prep are going to last what, ~4 days before they sp…

I see what you're doing, and you're completely correct. It's expensive to make meals solo. But it's an uphill battle and you won't win. Nobody cares that buying new ingredients to make tacos for a party of 1 is expensive. If they aren't doing it yet, they will soon be telling you that you aren't holding it right, wherein: You should enjoy leftovers. You should embrace and cherish the idea that electing to have some t…

The funny part is that I'm currently at the home-centric cook-for-multiple-people end of the spectrum. But burritos are just such a comically bad example of things to make at home to save money. Switch to pasta or basic sandwiches and then there is a point.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by chris-mosley »

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...

AmazonBrandFilter dev here.

Yeah. I don't know. I don't love that they're just ripping the list like that, I wouldn't mind as much if they at least helped contribute to the list. That is far and away the hardest part of this thing.

But it is what it is, I'll be more peeved if they monetize it (which I'm unsure if they're doing).

Maybe I should put one of those buy me a coffee links on the repo, I'd probably be better about focusing on it then.

Re: Amazon without the knockoffs

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Post by delichon »

malfist wrote: post #8
kjellsbells wrote: post #5

Cuts two ways. Why should I pay $200 for a BigBrand dog bed if this knockoff site shows SHRDLU has the same thing for $40? We all know that BigBrand gets it from the same supplier. The real knockoff problem I see is that you buy what you think is BigBrand and get shipped Knockoff because someone is mingling inventory.

> We all know that BigBrand gets it from the same supplier We don't know that. Look at Project Farm's review videos, he tests a lot of knock off and brand name products and it's almost always a get what you pay for situation. Knockoffs look similar, but use cheaper materials almost always. The question is almost always, do you need the quality that you get from name brand. Not "why can I get name brand quality of hal…

I love that guy's reviews for the thought and detail he puts in them. But his voice is like nails on a chalkboard. I'm looking forward to AI letting me swap it with James Earl Jones.
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