Re:Which of these Amazon Prime purchases are real?
by jxramos on Monday February 24, 2020 @12:54AM
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I really believe these shady operations are ripe for satire and jabs in advertising. Much in the spirit of this one, just with teeth: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5c_Br-mO7Po
Re:Which of these Amazon Prime purchases are real?
by mc3 on Monday February 24, 2020 @04:52PM
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And also there are docos on netflix about the fake products problem, and they do scare you away from using certain large online marketplaces.
So if I were the big retailers and cosmetic manufacturers (etc.). I'd be banding together to help fund more docos like that on netflix and elsewhere.
That'll scare people over to physical retail without mucking the image of any specific brands.
Another advantage of physical is the great advice you get and being able to act straight away (tale the thing home.). For example for a DIY project you often realise you don't have something mid job, just go and get it, get some advice on how to install it, and finish the job off on the same day.
A real store with some special online exceptions, but those exceptions are never going to be Amazon or Ebay.
There are some shady real stores selling shit too of course, so I have to be choosy, but I'm feeling pretty safe at a national supermarket chain, or Kmart.