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Re:Amazon builds property empire, quietly buying land across... by cryptoz on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @03:47PM (#31745026)
Are you sure you haven't received a fake product? How do you know? The fakes are so good much of the time that you may never know if you have received a fake.

I have received 5+ fake products and stopped ordering on Amazon a few years ago. Not worth it, too much risk. Would never, ever, order food from there, or anything you put on your body, or anything electronic, etc. Way too risky.

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Re:Amazon builds property empire, quietly buying land across... by ipaddr on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @04:05PM (#31745307)
If it is a fake and you cannot tell the difference maybe it doesn't matter.
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Re:Amazon builds property empire, quietly buying land across... by joe5150 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @04:17PM (#31745466)
The (legitimate) manufacturer will be able to tell the difference and won't service or provide support for counterfeits. And warranty claims are obviously out of the question.
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Re:Amazon builds property empire, quietly buying land across... by matsemann on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @05:11PM (#31746151)
It matters when it catches fire because they saved a few cents skipping some failsafe in the power supply.
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Re:Amazon builds property empire, quietly buying land across... by abawany on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @05:21PM (#31746254)
You are right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSE_Nm7pAw4 - this video from bigclivedotcom shows the unique failure of a usb-c power supply that also took out a MS Surface and associated monitor with it.
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