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Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by mrweasel on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:43AM (#44440830)
I kinda dropped using Amazon, both on principle, but also because they can't compete anymore.

Amazon isn't exactly cheaper anymore, certainly not when you factor in shipping, their shipping times are awful, typically a week or more and you can't trust the reviews. They do have the larger selection of stuff, so if you can bundle a whole bunch of things it might still make sense. The problem is that you can't really find anything anymore and a large percentage of the stuff that you can only get on Amazon does not ship to your country.

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Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by throwaway173738 on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @09:38AM (#44443596)
Yeah my partner and I quit using them because we’d buy like 5-10 things and return them all because of issues like not matching the product listing or being garbage quality. The last straw was when they clawed back a return refund 4 times on the same return. Each time she would have to call them to get it reinstated.
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