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Re: Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW

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Post by cheald » Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 7:31 PM UTC

OJFord wrote: post #275

cheald wrote: post #208

I've gotten to the point that if it's a nonsense all-caps name or has an item description in broken English, I just don't bother. It's gonna be trash. It'll fail in 3 weeks, there will be no way to get it returned or repaired, the company won't exist, and the product listing will be gone next time you come back to it.

> It'll fail in 3 weeks, there will be no way to get it returned or repaired, the company won't exist, and the product listing will be gone next time you come back to it. We're talking about Amazon though right? You can definitely return that, that's even inside the official return window (one month).

Okay, well, 5 weeks then :)

(Yes, if it's inside the Amazon time window, I could return that)

Re: Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW

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Post by account42 » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:49 AM UTC

Fnoord wrote: post #397

lph wrote: post #10

Pro tip: If you absolutely must buy the junk being sold by MOFFBUZW and other randomly generated drop-shipper brands, the exact same product is usually available on AliExpress for 10% the price.

Good point, its not just Amazon though. One time I ordered a case for my wife's new smartphone and it took more than a month till it arrived. Which sucks with the 2 weeks we got to send orders back in EU. I knew the case was more expensive than directly from China but I wanted to receive it quickly hence I ordered from a local shop. So we had to wait a month till she could use her new smartphone. After nearly month (…

At least here in Germany the 2 weeks for returns of items sold online only starts when you receive the item. Are you sure you couln't return it or did you just accept that blindly?

Re: Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW

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Post by account42 » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:52 AM UTC

somehnguy wrote: post #286

lph wrote: post #10

Pro tip: If you absolutely must buy the junk being sold by MOFFBUZW and other randomly generated drop-shipper brands, the exact same product is usually available on AliExpress for 10% the price.

Yup, excellent way to save money if you’re looking for a product that just seems to be cloned to death and without any big reputable brands having a superior version. I bought 3 automatic cat feeders from Ali for the same price as 1 from Amazon. Exact same product besides the logo being different.

> Exact same product besides the logo being different.

I wish they'd at lest truly make the product generic instead of placing a useless logo on it.

Re: Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW

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Post by account42 » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 10:14 AM UTC

bornfreddy wrote: post #416

astrange wrote: post #384

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amazon isn’t a monopoly, its competitors just don’t have good shipping or return policies. I got an empty box shipped to me instead of an SSD last week and got an instant refund for it.

I mean, sure, you got an instant refund... But, do you find it OK that you got an empty box shipped instead of an SSD? To me that is unacceptable.

That really depends how often it happens. You can't expect 100% reliability, especially for any processes that involve humans or physical items. And even if 100% reliability was attainable the cost would probably be astronomical so you have to make the tradeoff somewhere.

Re: Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW

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Post by Fnoord » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 12:15 PM UTC

account42 wrote: post #422

Fnoord wrote: post #397

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good point, its not just Amazon though. One time I ordered a case for my wife's new smartphone and it took more than a month till it arrived. Which sucks with the 2 weeks we got to send orders back in EU. I knew the case was more expensive than directly from China but I wanted to receive it quickly hence I ordered from a local shop. So we had to wait a month till she could use her new smartphone. After nearly month (…

At least here in Germany the 2 weeks for returns of items sold online only starts when you receive the item. Are you sure you couln't return it or did you just accept that blindly?

I received the smartphone within a few days (from Germany, as Google Pixel aren't sold in NL). Its the case which took 4+ weeks.

Re: Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW

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Post by nomel » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 8:30 PM UTC

astura wrote: post #300

nomel wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Well, I distrust Amazon for anything electrical I learned this the hard way when I received a counterfeit playstation controller, straight from the "Sony" store. For some reason, none of my reviews, even the positive ones, have posted since that one, which included pictures of a teardown.

Did it damage your playstation?

It was wireless and never connected to the machine, so I'm not sure it was capable of damage. But it also didn't have much of a chance since it would only stay connected for about 30 seconds, after pairing.