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My own personal rule is now: > I don't buy anything I'll put in/on/around my body on Amazon (e.g. Vitamin supplements, Lotion/face sunscreen, Protein powder)

My own personal rule is now: > I don't buy anything I'll put in/on/around my body on Amazon (e.g. Vitamin supplements, Lotion/face sunscreen, Protein powder) Even if the brand is legit, I'm still not 100% confident that Amazon's co-mingling stock and switcheroos that can happen in the long supply chain will result in a "real" thing arriving at my door

rightbyte 6y ago
How about eg. phone chargers or toasters? Cooking pots? The list of things that can seriously hurt you far extend edible goods.
- alexanderdou 6y ago
  I hadn't considered that! How are you thinking about danger from those types of items? Now that you've got me thinking, maybe like faulty wiring and my apartment burns down?
wombat-man 6y ago
I don't buy much from amazon these days, but yeah, definitely bought some higher end shaving cream that I later realized was probably not authentic. It's getting easier to buy direct from brands, and I feel safer buying this kinda stuff from target or whatever locally.
- alexanderdou 6y ago
  Yeah, I think I'm noticing more brands offering direct purchasing on their own ecommerce portals. They're almost always worse experiences* but I figure it's worth it to support companies as they try to prop up retail channels other than Amazon. * Long aside: For example, I'm dipping my toe into learning how to write Python scripts and I wanted to write one to check if Cookies and Cream flavor was In Stock on Optimum Nutrition once a day or so, but I'm pretty sure the website doesn't work (or maybe just every flavor is out of stock)
6chars 6y ago
I've lived by this rule too ever since I got a bottle of "One A Day" multivitamins that invariably made me vomit 10 minutes after taking one. (Embarrassingly, I didn't give up on them until maybe the fifth time it happened.)
scrooched_moose 6y ago
I'm to the point I only buy things on Amazon that have no foreseeable downsides if they are counterfeit. Based on some recent purchases I made: Fake tent stakes or juggling balls? Who cares. Camping grill or coffee grinder? Not taking the chance when propane/fire or odd chemicals touching my drink could be involved.

rightbyte 6y ago

How about eg. phone chargers or toasters? Cooking pots? The list of things that can seriously hurt you far extend edible goods.

alexanderdou 6y ago
I hadn't considered that! How are you thinking about danger from those types of items? Now that you've got me thinking, maybe like faulty wiring and my apartment burns down?

wombat-man 6y ago

I don't buy much from amazon these days, but yeah, definitely bought some higher end shaving cream that I later realized was probably not authentic. It's getting easier to buy direct from brands, and I feel safer buying this kinda stuff from target or whatever locally.

alexanderdou 6y ago
Yeah, I think I'm noticing more brands offering direct purchasing on their own ecommerce portals. They're almost always worse experiences* but I figure it's worth it to support companies as they try to prop up retail channels other than Amazon. * Long aside: For example, I'm dipping my toe into learning how to write Python scripts and I wanted to write one to check if Cookies and Cream flavor was In Stock on Optimum Nutrition once a day or so, but I'm pretty sure the website doesn't work (or maybe just every flavor is out of stock)

6chars 6y ago

I've lived by this rule too ever since I got a bottle of "One A Day" multivitamins that invariably made me vomit 10 minutes after taking one. (Embarrassingly, I didn't give up on them until maybe the fifth time it happened.)

scrooched_moose 6y ago

I'm to the point I only buy things on Amazon that have no foreseeable downsides if they are counterfeit. Based on some recent purchases I made: Fake tent stakes or juggling balls? Who cares. Camping grill or coffee grinder? Not taking the chance when propane/fire or odd chemicals touching my drink could be involved.