PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I figured as such when I noticed, on multiple occasions, prices for random products would just suddenly change, multiple times a week for different people I knew. And also how seemingly multiple different pages for the same product were available with a word switched here and there… friends got product page 1, I got product page 2. Same product different price. Amazon always seemed shady to me and was kinda surprised it was always the go to online store for people.
I could never trust a price on amazon, even though they were always almost always cheaper than local alternatives.
Raglan@piefed.social 1 day ago
It all started careening downhill when they swapped to whatever marketplace crap is in place now. OG amazon was a revelation back in the day.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I mean…Sold amd shipped by Amazon is still a thing.
But even they sell counterfeited items.
So the only way to get a 100% genuine item is through the manufacturer (e.g. Samsung and storage media) or hope and pray you don’t get a scam product/test it after receiving.
Honestly: Aliexpress at times feels more genuine than Amazon. If it wasnt for the 20 stores by the same authenticated seller (the seller page is more obscured than on Amazon)
treesapx@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Or I receive an already open item. I get those so much that that alone stops me from using amazon.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
At least with warehouse, you are already aware and prepared to receive it :p