Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by wlesieutre on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:19PM
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I wouldn't call that a counterfeit, that's just cheaper generic brand products in the same vein as grocery stores have been doing for decades.
If I know that I'm buying a "Great Value" branded product, that's fine. If I go on Amazon and spend $30 on an official Apple USB charger and get a fake one instead (still with an Apple logo though), then I've got a problem. The manufacturer of these are doing them at even lower quality/safety than the cheap brands like Anker, since they don't have to worry about damage to their own brand when it burns someone's house down.
Amazon has a huge problem with fake products being sold as name brands. Inventory from different sellers gets comingled, so you can't even avoid it by buying from a particular store.
If I know that I'm buying a "Great Value" branded product, that's fine. If I go on Amazon and spend $30 on an official Apple USB charger and get a fake one instead (still with an Apple logo though), then I've got a problem. The manufacturer of these are doing them at even lower quality/safety than the cheap brands like Anker, since they don't have to worry about damage to their own brand when it burns someone's house down.
Amazon has a huge problem with fake products being sold as name brands. Inventory from different sellers gets comingled, so you can't even avoid it by buying from a particular store.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3133627/technology-law...
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/20/birkenstock-quits-amazon-in-... [autoplay video warning]