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Re:The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @10:41AM (#43772783)
> I've bought two wrong things accidentally on Amazon as a result: After searching for a surge protector, i bought a power strip that lacked a surge protector because it was among the search results and i didn't notice it.

I have done exactly that. Some of the "mixins" are really strange, and have nothing at all to with what I'm looking for, so I have to assume that are paid keyword poisoning.

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Re:The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet by oyashirochama on Thursday April 24, 2025 @12:16PM (#43784479)
There's also the well known, name change that happens. Where the product used to be a different item/SKU tied to the product on Amazon. Used to poison ratings a LOT.
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