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Re:Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switc... by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:59AM (#25582762)
What I like, are the companies that create a separate listing for every variant of a product, within a price range, so searches get overwhelmed.

A couple of weeks ago, I was looking for a Mag-Safe stand for my new iPhone 12 Mini. When I searched for it on Amazon, look at what the search returned[0]. Now, scroll down, until you get to the "Cheetah" pop stand.

Keep scrolling.

But don't touch that dial! It goes on for 400 pages![1]

Note they raise the price slightly, so they "sort."

I ended up giving up, and getting one straight from the manufacturer.

Oh...BTW. Those stands have this little gem in their description:

> (Not compatible with Apple MagSafe wireless charger or MagSafe wallet.)

Great that they overwhelm a search that is, explicitly:

magsafe iPhone stand

[0] https://www.amazon.com/s?k=magsafe+iPhone+stand&i=mobile&s=p...

[1] https://www.amazon.com/s?k=magsafe+iPhone+stand&i=mobile&s=p...

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Re:Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switc... by quitethelogic on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @12:51PM (#25583949)
That is certainly a suboptimal shopping experience. One page with variants wouldn't seem to work very well for this either, with nearly 10,000 variations.

Interestingly, they are all sold by amazon directly and are printed on demand so it doesn't seem to be a case of a 3rd party trying to game the site.

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Re:Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switc... by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @12:55PM (#25584006)
> Interestingly, they are all sold by amazon directly and are printed on demand so it doesn't seem to be a case of a 3rd party trying to game the site.

Eek. I didn't even notice.

That makes it even worse.

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