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Re:A Business with No End by holtalanm on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @05:16PM (#18547366)
looks authentic to me, but if it gets the job done, do I really care if it is authentic?

no. the answer is no.

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Re:A Business with No End by paulrpotts on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:17PM (#18547794)
Because a cheap knockoff device that plugs into AC current could kill you.

http://www.righto.com/2012/03/inside-cheap-phone-charger-and...

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Re:A Business with No End by jaggederest on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @12:45AM (#18549545)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hdn0MuCK_0 is another interesting example.
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Re:A Business with No End by paulrpotts on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @08:07PM (#18557293)
Hooo boy, that is scary!
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Re:A Business with No End by holtalanm on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @09:25AM (#18551653)
well, then, it wouldn't be getting the job done, now would it?
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Re:A Business with No End by acct1771 on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @01:54PM (#18554449)
.............
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Re:A Business with No End by whitepoplar on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @05:29PM (#18547461)
You're okay with paying a premium for what turns out to be a fake product? What if it ends up burning your house down?
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Re:A Business with No End by chenster on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @07:36PM (#18548252)
You can get a 6-feet lightning cable from Five Below b&m.
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