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Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016) by jghn on Monday May 10, 2021 @10:45PM (#27113655)
I take the approach of how big a deal it is if I get a counterfeit. If not a big deal and/or it’s likely all coming from the same Chinese factory anyways I just go through Amazon. If I want to maximize the chance that I get the real deal I try to get as close to the source as possible
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Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016) by callmeal on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:57PM (#27121284)
>I take the approach of how big a deal it is if I get a counterfeit.

You could lose your global entry / TSA precheck privileges.

[0] https://www.racked.com/2018/1/8/16849298/amazon-counterfeits...

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