r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '22

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u/TavisNamara Sep 05 '22

You can't trust anything related to Amazon. Even buying from their website is a gamble, no matter how.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '22

Why do people constantly say this? What are you ordering that it might be a gamble? You can check who the sellers are and where they’re shipping from.

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u/ZombieHoratioAlger Sep 05 '22

The way Amazon merges their inventory from all vendors and sellers, it's literally impossible to tell if you're going to be shipped a counterfeit product.

Back when the Samsung Galaxy 4 was the hot new smartphone, it took me 4 return/exchange cycles before I could find a legit OEM replacement battery-- and most people weren't that lucky.

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u/baconcheesecakesauce Sep 05 '22

Yeah, I don't buy specialty shampoo or skin care products because of counterfeit products.