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1 HN user recommended this in 2019, in one comment.
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1 HN user recommended this in 2019, in one comment.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Just today I was browsing for new wine glasses. I finally found the product that I wanted and checked out a couple of options on Amazon. The first two reviews for the pair[1] I liked were complaining that they received counterfeit items.
The reviews are verified reviews, but there's no way for me to know which third party they bought it from so I could avoid them.
I ended up buying them on the manufacturers website. The shipping might not be as fast, but I got a great discount by signing up on their newsletter and it ended being significantly cheaper than Amazon.
This isn't my first experience like this. The biggest pain point of shopping outside of Amazon is the checkout experience of a lot of smaller sites and slower shipping, but I would much rather get my items a couple of days later than have to deal with returning counterfeit items.
I'm surprised about how Amazon is dealing with this issue. It's the growth at all costs approach, taking care of this would hurt their sales numbers -- but that's a pretty myopic view of things. It's the kind of attitude that flooded Twitter with bots, since taking care of that issue would hurt their growth numbers that investors love.
I really hope Amazon fixes this since I like the idea of a one stop shopping experience, but maybe people buying from the manufacturers directly might be better for everyone involved. A universal checkout experience (one login, saves CCs and contact information) would make Amazon obsolete in my opinion.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Riedel-Burgundy-Cabernet-Merlot-Glass...