Re:Amazon recalls eclipse glasses
by MrRadar on Sunday August 13, 2017 @09:07PM
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This is exactly why I purchased my eclipse glasses directly from the manufacturer (American Paper Optical) even though shipping from them was very expensive (relative to the cost of the glasses). Even if I'd bought a reputable brand directly from Amazon (instead of a reseller) I had no trust that I wouldn't get a counterfeit commingled from an untrustworthy reseller inside Amazon's warehouse.
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Re:Amazon recalls eclipse glasses
by randycupertino on Sunday August 13, 2017 @11:27PM
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This is so frustrating to me. I want to buy makeup from amazon but there is no way to verify you're not getting fake products.
I can't find a link so not 100% sure it is a true story but I was told (from a normally reliable source) of a L'Oréal factory in Russia many years ago which was producing shampoo. Unknown to L'Oréal was the fact that at night the factory would run producing counterfeit shampoo with inferior products. L'Oreal found out when they started getting customer complaints from people losing their hair, and I think pulled from Russia.