The surprises of chinese upselling.

My mother has a hand vacuum. It stopped charging. She bought a new one, on the assumption that it would work just fine with the existing charging station. (same model, but without co-packaged charging dock, which was no longer available as a set)

Nope.

They actually produced two different versions, so they could save money on the two tiny metal contacts at the bottom.

#chineseengineering #cheapproducts #upselling #marketsegmentation

🚨OMG, a bureaucrat is shocked that some cheap products might be hazardous! 🎉 Welcome to #capitalism, where adults are surprised that "you get what you pay for" applies. 🛒✨ Maybe next time, they'll discover water is wet. 🌊
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/20/eu-commissioner-shocked-dangerous-goods-sold-shein-temu #bureaucracy #consumerawareness #cheapproducts #hazards #surprises #HackerNews #ngated
EU commissioner shocked by dangers of some goods sold by Shein and Temu

Michael McGrath awaits results of secret shopper investigation amid crackdown on Chinese retail platforms

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