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1 HN user recommended this in 2022, 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.
Here's one example I noticed recently. These appear to be the same product. The second URL mentions "value", so perhaps there's a quality difference? In any case, the local store may want to use both ASINs to match both products since these are likely equivalent to consumers.
* https://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Freezer-Bag-Gallon-Count/dp/B0... * https://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Freezer-Bags-Value-Gallon/dp/B...
Amazon also has some strange item counts. I'd expect a local store so carry a low count and a high count. Amazon has some interesting clustering of counts: [24, 26, 28, 30], [60, 72, 75, 80] [144, 152, 160]. This made it harder to cost compare boxes.
I suspect ASINs are mostly unique, but manufacturers will have some incentives to flood the space with many slightly different products (each correctly with a different ASIN).
Amazon's search is pretty terrible for stuff like this. There's room for someone to build a better system. Why can't I search for `bag count > 10 and < 30` `sort by lowest unit cost` `type: freezer`? Amazon doesn't even implement the price filter correctly... try `price < $25` and you'll still see stuff for $30. Presumably high profit items Amazon is tricking you into buying.