SarsaparillaOrdered 20+ groceries from Amazon on Prime Day. Today my order arrived with each item packaged separately.
ZloubidaI find it mildly infuriating that people still buy on Amazon 😅
Refurbished RefurbisherIt shouldn’t be on the individual consumers to avoid monopolies; we need antitrust enforcement; we need to break up Amazon.
It’s not just about the monopoly though. Their site is rife with counterfeits and is basically Wish now. Want a GE lightbulb? There’s a 50/50 chance you’re getting a counterfeit that isn’t UL tested so you don’t know it’s safe, and that’s if you can even find the product at all hidden between the random name generator company listings for random garbage that’s slightly similar to the search term you entered.
And if there was a competitor that sold only legit products without having to compete with AmazonBasics (who just steals designs and sells them for a cheaper price) or from JSOIY (who also steals designs), people would use them instead of Amazon.
A monopoly enables this behavior, since there are no other options.
Ok fair point.
Don’t even get me started on phone chargers. Good fucking luck. The cheap knockoffs are such a fire hazard too I stg
Anker…?
That’s actually my go to a lot of the time now lol
Same. I use their chargers, cords, ear buds, and speakers and all have worked great with no issues.
danAs with all electronics, just look for products with UL or ETL certification and you should be OK.
Thanks I’ll keep that in mind for the future