Re:An example of how brands build fake reviews on Amazon
by 6chars on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @07:21PM
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I've lived by this rule too ever since I got a bottle of "One A Day" multivitamins that invariably made me vomit 10 minutes after taking one. (Embarrassingly, I didn't give up on them until maybe the fifth time it happened.)
Re:An example of how brands build fake reviews on Amazon
by wombat-man on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @05:29PM
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I don't buy much from amazon these days, but yeah, definitely bought some higher end shaving cream that I later realized was probably not authentic. It's getting easier to buy direct from brands, and I feel safer buying this kinda stuff from target or whatever locally.
Re:An example of how brands build fake reviews on Amazon
by rightbyte on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @05:02PM
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How about eg. phone chargers or toasters? Cooking pots? The list of things that can seriously hurt you far extend edible goods.
Re:An example of how brands build fake reviews on Amazon
by scrooched_moose on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @08:15PM
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I'm to the point I only buy things on Amazon that have no foreseeable downsides if they are counterfeit. Based on some recent purchases I made:
Fake tent stakes or juggling balls? Who cares.
Camping grill or coffee grinder? Not taking the chance when propane/fire or odd chemicals touching my drink could be involved.
> I don't buy anything I'll put in/on/around my body on Amazon (e.g. Vitamin supplements, Lotion/face sunscreen, Protein powder)
Even if the brand is legit, I'm still not 100% confident that Amazon's co-mingling stock and switcheroos that can happen in the long supply chain will result in a "real" thing arriving at my door