The Chinese have RUINED shopping on Amazon

It's so true. I liked amazon initially b/c you could count on quality and honesty, unlike e-bay. But now? There's no difference. It's saddening.

Maybe you should stick with brand name (made in China) products instead of obscure brands you never heard of (made in China) products, the problem is not really where they are made or from, it's the product quality, and since pretty much all consumer products are made in or sourced from China, blame China doesn't really make sense or make any difference, they make junks but they also make iPhones and DJI drones, time to learn how to be a smart shopper online!

You need to use an extension like Fakespot.

Just don't buy discount crap on Amazon, or, if you do, be aware that it is likely crap

I use it to buy pretty much any non-perishable item, everything from light bulbs to laundry detergent to batteries.

The advantage--in addition to being able to buy things at any hour without leaving the house--is that you are guaranteed the item is in stock. Nothing worse than making a trip to the store for something and finding out they are out of stock.

^^but I am always buying brands I know, so GE light bulbs, Tide detergent, Duracell batteries, etc.

Gross exaggeration. If you're not senile, you know to buy items "Sold by Amazon" when you care about the brand. Most of the Chinese off-brand stuff works fine.

I received an item last month and inside the packet was a little note telling me that my item would be payed for if I only let them a five star review with at least two pictures. That pissed me off and I told Amazon about the little note. The people at Amazon showed actually great concern about the whole story: "fake reviews are a very serious issue to us, because it taints and contaminates the whole purchasing experience at Amazon."

R3 Imagine I'm an idiot, it isn't hard to do–can I use an extension if I'm using the amazon app?

I like the knockoffs I find on Amazon.

For example, I was looking for a specific brand of sweats during the pandemic. They are a ridiculous $125. Amazon has Chinese made sweats that look exactly the same for $25--and they're great.

I have better luck. buying straight from CHINA on WiSH for example. If you need crap from china, then the price is right. No middleman. You have to have a bit of sense to see if the item is pure crap or if its western market quality. I'm talking 1-9 dollar crap, nothing too complicated.

r8, I use Amazon primarily through a browser and have never used the app. Here's a link if you want to try it.

I once left a negative review on a toiletry bag because of poor design/materials, and got an e-mail from the manufacturer offering me something (Can't remember if it was a gift certificate or discount) if I removed the review. I never responded. They kept sending e-mails. I ignored them. A month or two later, I started getting tons of telemarketing calls on my phone. I suspect it was retribution.

I’ve returned more stuff from Amazon lately because of poor quality. I won’t but from obscure companies. I’ve been shopping other places. Cancelled my prime too.

I've started going directly to the company/brand's website to buy things even if it's more expensive. There are counterfeit items aplenty on Amazon and you can't trust the reviews anymore, obviously. You also have to take time to read through the page describing the item. Grammar and wording matter and if poorly done, I consider it a red flag.

R14, I do the same. I rarely buy anything from Amazon.

But Nike on Amazon, they're fakes made in Mexico. Buy Crocs on Amazon, same thing. And don't get me started on live plants from these shitheads.

Some negative reviews, however, are so nitpicky. I will take a month to decide which product to buy because every product has a combination of great and terrible reviews. Then you get the product and realize the negative reviews were just idiotic.

[quote] But Nike on Amazon, they're fakes made in Mexico. Buy Crocs on Amazon, same thing.

Are they truly fakes or are they those brands made in Mexican plants?

Don't give that mother fucker Bezos any more money than he already has. Get in your god damned car and go get that shit at a local store.

Between Musk and Bezos, I don't know who is the bigger asshole. Here's hoping they both get in a SpaceX rocket and it explodes in midair..

I buy most of my stuff from Amazon. It's easy to spot fake reviews. They lack detail, no photos, etc. No idea what OP is going on about.

Great seller! Great product! Fast delivery!

Come on, at least the fake reviews could be more original. They're usually the same. Over and over.

I've been trying Walmarts' website and delivery. They have stuff that's not in my local store. For name brand sweats, light bulbs, paper towels and other basics it's not bad.

And you don't have to fight your way through the usual herd of cattle.

A very similar thing happened to me r12. Left a low review for a crappy product (that had over a thousand positive reviews) explaining why I was giving it 2 stars. It was fair and honest. Received multiple emails asking me to remove the review for a 25$ refund. Ignored them. By the 3rd or 4th email I replied that my review was fair and I wasn’t deleting it.

Later my email began getting spammed. Thousands a day do I had to close it out. I was really surprised as that had never happened to me before, but now I’m thinking that it was probably that seller. I had t made the connection till I read your post.

I dropped Prime after getting an obviously ripped off Champion “sweatshirt” that was about as thin as a T-shirt that Amazon more or less said “it’s Champion, it says so on the label.” Nowadays I use Temu for low-price online crap and Ali Express for some pretty decent fashion items. You have to spend more on line checking every detail and wait ten days for it to arrive but WTF, it’s a lot cheaper. They take Pay Pal so there’s no cc risk and for stuff like socks and underwear it’s all made in places like “People’s Undergarment Factory Number 39” anyway whether it’s sold in Macys or online.

I love the Chinese shit. They’re excellent at copying the more expensive brand names and sell them at half the price.

OP don’t blame China. Blame late stage capitalism.