I have been purchasing more and more from Walmart. Initially I thought it was hopeless for Walmart to catch up to Amazon but counterfeits are destroying my trust in Amazon and Walmart has really stepped up their online ordering the last couple years. Amazon is feeling increasingly like eBay.
Amazon's policies promote counterfeiting
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#192I have all but stopped buying from amazon due to this problem. But I have to say, this part bothers me: "For the record, I love Amazon as a customer, I buy way too much stuff with Prime, I'm a long shareholder, and think they are on track to become the biggest company in the world (unless they get broken up for anti-trust reasons)." If you are actively losing money from this problem and still buy from them, you are a…
Show me who among us is not contradictory in our behavour.
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#193Apparently, the US Customs and Border Patrol is in charge of seizing counterfeit goods. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-interce... I wonder if contacting US Government representatives to ask them to have CPB investigate Amazon warehouses as a nexus of counterfeit goods would be useful. I bet if CPB officials raided an Amazon warehouse and went through and seized all counterfeit goods in the wareh…
> I bet if CPB officials raided an Amazon warehouse
ha.
This has about the likelihood of happening as DEA enforcement at Mar-a-Lago.
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#194Dear OP: I’d prefer a cheaper, “counterfeit” version of the product you discuss to the one you produce.
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#195I've basically stopped buying things from Amazon because it is so hard to tell where your goods are coming from. With co-mingling even if you buy from a legitimate seller it is impossible to ensure that you get a legitimate product.
I'd rather spend a few extra dollars and remove all of this hassle and buy directly, or from a more trustworthy place.
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#196Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's strange that a company sells its customers counterfeit goods, and we still praise them for "good customer service."
Is it? Customer service is independent from the primary business transaction being executed. They are fucking up but compensate through good cust. Service. Seems like a policy decision, as fighting it costs more than the break fix
It is borderline criminal. If they were not such a large organisation they would be charged with facilitation. They are knowingly allowing the sale of counterfeit goods.
You go down to a street corner and sell knock-off Prada bags and you will be arrested. You let someone sell counterfeit goods from your store and you are an accessory.
This will only change when Amazon are held accountable.
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#197My mileage apparently varies, because I've been shopping heavily on Amazon for years and have never had a counterfeit item show up on my doorstep.
The things which really get my goat are the awful-quality print-on-demand facsimiles I sometimes accidentally buy when I'm looking for an old book. Seriously putting me off Amazon. Nationalise and break them up already!
Try AbeBooks instead.
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#198Dear OP: I’d prefer a cheaper, “counterfeit” version of the product you discuss to the one you produce.
I can understand wanting to have a similar but cheaper product. Good enough is fine for most people. I don't understand why you'd want counterfeit branding too.
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#199Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a great option until you realize they can close your Amazon account for chargebacks, which in my case would mean the loss of thousands of dollars worth of Kindle books.
You know you can download them and remove the DRM.
Has the latest DRM been cracked yet?
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#200This is ruling out Amazon for so many categories of product and has been going on for years. Yet they don't seem to be bothered. So now I look on Amazon, then see if I can buy direct or from a different retailer.
Amazon isn't my first choice anymore.
Not just because of the risk of fake products (I buy from ebay and Wish). But also because of the incomprehensible range of "add on" only items; prime only items; and then variable prices for shipping.