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Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by 40four on Friday July 31, 2026 @01:57AM (#49119490)
I don’t disagree, Costco has a reputation for selling well vetted products, but that’s not a good comparison. I trust Costco (even their online only sales), but in no way do I trust the other merchants listed.

We’re specifically taking about merchants that have a super shady online presence. They will basically sell you anything and everything and don’t care if it harms you.

The ones mentioned (Amazon, Best Buy, New Egg), it’s going to be hard to argue they vet (or care about vetting) the digital products they sell. You might as well throw Walmart into group too, their online offerings have gotten super sketchy if you really do into it.

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Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by Uvix on Friday July 31, 2026 @08:10AM (#49122102)
Target as well. It was one thing when it was just Amazon acting as a sketchy third party storefront, but now everybody’s doing it.
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Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by SoftTalker on Friday July 31, 2026 @12:42PM (#49125496)
And third party listings on Walmart or Target (and throw eBay in here too) often end up being fulfilled by Amazon. These sellers just list their stuff on all the sites and effectively use Amazon as their drop shipper.
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