Amazon's Unbearable Quality...
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2024
- For quite some time now, most of Amazon has been filled up with a bunch of garbage. Usually, you’re paying markups of 80-90% because most of the cost is just going toward convenience and logistics. If you buy directly from suppliers through platforms like Alibaba, you’re usually able to find the same products for a mere fraction of the price. For years, consumers put up with this quality control issue because it just didn’t make sense to shop through Alibaba given that you had to buy in bulk and all orders had to be directly negotiated. Temu, however, has completely changed the game when it comes to buying goods directly from manufacturers. They successfully eliminated all the middlemen along the journey leading to unbelievably low prices. This video explains how Temu has changed the game for dropshipping and Amazon FBA and how this will affect Amazon.
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0:00 - The State Of Amazon
2:02 - Amazon Breaks In
5:19 - Garbage Piles Up
9:19 - The Great Cleansing
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Mid 7-figure Amazon seller here. Yes, everything in this video is true. Its a giant sh*tshow. I would NOT recommend anyone start selling on Amazon in 2024 UNLESS they have a completely unique, fresh and patent-able idea. Amazon is always losing stuff, and the return scams are huge. Best thing I do is basically scream on all my product listings that we are an American company (ie, not cheap Chinese junk).
You should sell Amazon courses! :p
@@cbhlde Plenty of those around on the internet now, since selling on Amazon FBA is more and more difficult and less and less profitable, a lot of sellers have moved to telling others what to do (which probably is getting more and more difficult for them too). As mentioned in the video and by msau ... it has to be a new product ... and those are not easy to come by these days. Been looking into it for a year now and each time I thought I came up with something, sooner or later you find out it's already out there ... either selling well or not at all. Starting to think private label will have to wait and reselling brand name products might be a good first entry into Amazon
@@cbhlde lol my course would be like “amazon sucks. They destroy your margins. They treat sellers like garbage. Stay away.”
@@msau9747 I bet that would sell! Countermarketing to those dropshitting gurus! :) Have a great day!
@@msau9747 Mid 7 figures means $4-8 million per year.
Amazon has definitely gone downhill. I feel like cutting Prime is going to be the new version of cord cutting in 2024.
I just stopped my Amazon prime account last week. For whatever I need, I don't need to have it the next day. I can wait for it. This way I shop less as well.
Hahaha, let’s see
@@LogicallyAnsweredI feel as if Amazon has been trying to get users from Temu and it’s been a race to make the most trash products snd most cheap products
scamazon & xxxtweets are like iphones gucci premium brands that only ever worked for the rich
Well they already started by showing ads on Amazon prime videos now
I use AliExpress and don’t have to buy in bulk. Very cheap. I don’t understand why use Amazon. Just a middleman with huge mark ups.
Depend on the product you buy. Eg. If I want to buy sdcard 1Tb sandisk, better then if i directly buy via their officials store.
Much faster shipping would be one of the reasons, although quite a number of AliExpress sellers are setting up warehouses outside of China to alleviate that a bit...
@@zwerko yes. Many items have domestic sellers.
But I had to 3-4 months for parts to fix my Ikea sofa as the original European manufacturer only sold them in 100’s. Chinese equivalent I could buy in 10 packs.
Searching on Amazon is like dumpster diving 😢
You finally made a video about this issue.
Branded items are sometimes counterfeits.
The counterfeits can be just as good though.
yes i have gotten Counterfeit / fake - low quality
@@TheBooban not for Levi’s jeans. They smell like chemicals probably cause cancer
That's why I never buy from 3rd party sellers. Products sold directly by Amazon are not counterfeit.
@@TheBooban Not if they're electronics.
I’ve had 2 used products sent to me since I became an Amazon customer in 1997. Both of those were sent to me in the past few years, and I got a refund for both, no problems. The biggest thing I hate now is the ton of sponsored ads for utter garbage when I am searching for a specific branded product that I know I want. As it costs mental energy to wade through the sponsored crap, I now buy about 50% of my online purchases with the brands directly now (provided they have the option in the UK with their own store).
it's inherent to the way the amazon algorithm works ... keywords and searches ... to be sure to push their product a maximum additional keywords are added even if only remotely connected to the product, in the hope of selling a bit more ... which also explains why you get so much crap results for a specific search. The system is so perfected it's completely rotten (not that Google searches these days fare any better). Maybe next there might be jobs for people looking for targeted and pertinent results instead of algorithms and pseudo AI junk online
This is one of the reasons I rarely go to Amazon anymore, and I have used Amazon since 1999. It is painful trying to find something on Amazon now. Many stores have excellent online shopping now and I find it easier to go elsewhere now.
The poor search returns, the 85% of companies registered in China (or feels like it on the UK site), and ridiculous reviews like 10,000 5 star reviews for a box of paperclips...Amazon should be nervous to be compared to the steaming pile of 💩that is Temu. There will be few tears shed if Amazon experiences a contraction in its market share
i mean i guess the ads are to help try make it somewhat profitable
Thank you for your research. I find your videos are well done. RIght now I'm keeping an eye on Eledator
Straight to the point… no stupid intros..just straight to it. Nice
Louis Rossmann talked about the high costumer service in regards to easy returns have pushed cheap garbage through while quality products avoids Amazon.
My neighbor is customer service for Amazon USA (we are in South Africa)
That guys shift is busy!
yea sure all the major brands are on amazon
@@admiralkaede it is for non high tech products like a fuse won't blow at the spec it was advertised to blow at but way higher.
@@AndersHass never tried that
As someone with a background in online sales, logistics and residential shipping is the most expensive, it's usually more expensive to ship the product than the product itself, so when I see big items on Amazon I know the quality has to be low low.
The vast majority of products are crap in general. Amazon simply makes it easier to buy them.
Was going to say. Even in shops, they also source made in China junk. You just never know what quality it is and once good brands suddenly suck so bad.
Most normal stores have SOME quality standards.
@@thewhitefalcon8539 Chinese manufacturers cheat after a while and lower the quality without the brand even knowing. Find your perfect T and then next year it doesn’t last long. You just don’t know anymore.
@TheBooban , no the brand wants to keep their competitive prices, so they agree to the alternative quality. China offers all quality tiers and companies chose what they want.
@@tonymouannes that also exists. But what I said is also true.
No idea what you’re talking about. I’ve had issues with Amazon maybe twice in well over a decade of using them.
I agree. They are _crazy_ good at what they do.
Louis Rossmann has a similar video. I think his goes into more detail of the exact problem.
I never buy anything without at least 200 reviews, and always double check who is selling it. The same happened with eBay before, filled with crap.
I also have upper limits on number of reviews. If I'm looking for shoe laces I don't expect to see 15,000 reviews for a pack of £2 shoe laces, especially if every item from that 3rd party seller has 10,000 reviews. And the company is registered in China
@@anniealexander9911 lol, yup! you also have to look out for those fake reviews. Many people still think they are buying from Amazon, don't even notice the actual seller name.
@@anniealexander9911 I hate to break it to you, but western companies are using bots too.
That said, when I still used them I had very strong opinions on shoelaces. So strong I eventually phased them out of my life entirely and converted to slips.
I went from using brick and mortar stores as a gallery and just buying the products from amazon to using amazon as a gallery and just buying the products from the manufacturer websites
I have stopped buying from Amazon years ago. From packages going missing to paying extra for things that are in store. It’s literally my last choice.
I remember Amazon suspended my account when I made a credit card chargeback on a fradulent sale, so I started buying off of eBay, Walmart, Newegg, and any other retailer instead. Amazon immediately welcomed me back when I requested to reactivate my account two years later.
I can do this all over again if I want to.
Yep. Go to brick and mortar retailers that allow physical testing of products before buying on or offline. Pay for quality and craftsmanship whenever possible.
Amazon is greedy af
Not really they have super low margins on their retail e-commerce business
Bruh they don’t make any money on ecom
They make money on cloud nothing else lulz
aren't all capitalists?
not really that area of amazon looses money
Always buy from the manufacturer. They make more money due to less fees, you don’t have to deal with drop shippers.
I actively avoid “sponsored” results when I search for something mainly because my perception is that someone is paying to see it, not because it’s any good.
Overall, I avoid Amazon if I need something of more-than-shot quality and find out what a local Walmart or Best Buy have in-store today.
I have usb c dongle you showed 😭
Same, like 5 times lol
Louis Rossman says hi!
Really? That’s crazy
Oh shit, tell Mr. Rossman I said hello!
I got a alarm clock on Amazon for my birthday it almost started the fire
I'm gonna be honest, most products online are trash and is so easy to distinguish them, so, I do blame costumers for this. Like, use a little bit of your brain and stop compulsive buying!
Anyway, I just stopped buying online, just occasionally buying on other sites when I genuinely can't find it locally.
True, I rarely have an issue with stuff I buy online. I just do proper research and don't buy things that are too cheap to be true. Even on Temu, there is a certain expected price range, items that are a lot cheaper then similar items are a red flag.
Literally 2 or 3 days ago my wife and I were talking about what company from our childhood is most likely to go bankrupt.
I said “unpopular opinion but I think Amazon. Specifically their storefront, not the AWS stuff”
And here you drop this video so I’m taking that as a win lmao.
I NEVER had any issue with stuff i bought with Amazon.
Same tbh. Ordered probably $10k worth of stuff from them over the past decade and the quality has been great. Return process has been amazing as well. Certain things will be overpriced when you consider the effort it would take to ship them. Just use common sense for those and check retail stores for the same item.
I usually sort item throough online opinion and never had an issue before
Hi Jeff.
same tbh never had a problem with anything from there my PC monitor was from amazon as well its been years still works perfectly fine too
@@viktorakhmedov3442 jeff isnt even the CEO of amazon anymore he stepped down
As an Amazon FC associate, I can confirm that a lot of the stuff Amazon sells is cheap garbage or stuff that comes up broken or busted.
Amazon is just a more expensive Temu.
Yws
Though with better customer services and faster delivery
@@LogicallyAnswered You sure Temu didn't pay you off? You know how much money are they losing on airmail? Once they try to make a profit and stop offering free shipping, they'll be more like AliExpress, which was not able to dethrone Amazon. Without a doubt, Temu is better than AliExpress, but you can't compare the current Temu to Amazon. It's going to be a profit-driven Temu vs Amazon, and it's not going to be as clear-cut who wins that one.
Temu is losing Billions of dollars so the great deals might be temporary
@@johnl.7754well Amazon never made money them self so that's just a "who has the deeper pockets" game.
Amazon might be Greedy but I love Amazon Shopping
Amazon needs to go back to having quality products
They exist. Do your research.
Amazon definitely has its uses but the cheap pseudo-branded garbage is a real problem
That first sentence to start off the video really sets the tone nicely. 👌
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FACTS!!!!!! OMG at my job, we were just talking about this. The vast majority of what Amazon sells is Dollar Store quality.
Pretty much
Regarding branded items, there are fake branded items on Amazon. For certain there are fake 18 volt tool batteries
Basically the situation is similar to aliexpress
For this reason I never buy batteries and flash drives on such sites.
Amazon gets huge discounts from the postal service. That’s one of the reasons the postal service is doing so bad they literally losing money on every Amazon package they deliver. They pay like $3.xx watched a congressman questioning about it in a hearing.
Old news. They built their own logistics fleet and it's now bigger than UPS
@@QuakerPop usps not ups and ifs not old news they still send a large majority of their packages through usps. That’s how they ship to really rural areas. Where I live the post office gets a pallet of Amazon shipments daily. Then a lot of those are delivered rural route drivers costing more just for that part then they pay total.
A all of them do its called BULK discounts temu gets those rates all of them do 2 without amazon and them the postal service would be needing a bailout people just do not send many letters anymore how do they "loose money" those routes are already being served also USPS has to take any route even ones that loose money honestly congress shouldnt have a say USPS does not get ANY tax money so i think USPS knows best not some congressman
@@Thumper68 would those drivers not need to drive that route anyhow
@@Thumper68 I know the difference. What I am saying is that Amazon now ships most of its packages itself. It has far less reliance on third parties including the usps
Oof, I bought that exact USB-C hub. It worked well for about a year, and then had some glitches when more than 3 or so ports were used.
I make the vast majority of my purchases on Amazon and have been fully happy with the products I got. Yes, I had to do research and read reviews, but it wasn't difficult.
Amazon really pissed me off when the price billed to my credit card was higher than the order price. I now shop at Walmart or Home Depot, both often have free shipping and items are delivered fast.
Na, all usb and rj45 plugs come from the very same factories in Dongguan. I doubt you can buy better hubs elsewhere at a non-crazy price. They are the very same plugs which are used in professional server racks.
valid points lol I disagree with this video to some extent :)
The only thing I had a problem with was the sata to usb adapter, probably due to the horrible controller.
I also have a sd hub that cost as much as he voiced in the video and haven't had any problems with it, it's a very basic hub and it does its job and doesn't fall apart.
i agree also a cable is a cable not a whole lot to cheap out on and they are already dirt cheap to make its like that whole tuna thing with subway when tuna is a cheap fish
I get that Amazon's kind of shitty, but are you really trying to push the idea that TEMU is any better?
i love temu, i know the ccp is watching me through the spyware they put on the mouse i bought from there
@@Yummynomnom123you are getting social credits before benovelont ccp takes over the world.
@@Yummynomnom123why not AliExpress?
Maybe@@Yummynomnom123
No, he literally said that the price matches what you get, $5 vs $20
"You can't slap your logo on some random Chinese product, mark it up a bunch, and sell it to western consumers." Thank you my dude.
I read the reviews on Amazon before I buy anything the good & the bad reviews helps me make purchasing decisions
If it's on Chinese products sold by Chinese resellers those might not even be correct, smaller resellers cannot do it but those Chinese "come and go" stores definitely rake in a huge amount of (illegal) ratings and reviews very quickly. So quickly it's not organic normal feedback. It's so bad Amazon is stepping up actions against it, but the Chinese have so much resources paid for by the CCP it's not going to have much effect I'm afraid.
Unscrupulous people have had legit items with good reviews and simply changed the title and pictures to a totally different product keeping the reviews and star rating intact.
For example selling a netbook at cost for a few months and then switching over to counterfeit Del Aplitudes and hoping nobody notices.
Oh, I love you guys, the best market analysis! Seriously, why not mention Eledator?
Funny, I got that exact USB hub from Aliexpress for $7. By the way its not crap, it works fine. Its just a USB dongle after all, there's not many things that can go wrong.
A small electronic item (such as charging cable) cost 10 Hong Kong dollar on taobao while costing Canadian dollar on Amazon.
lol Temu is junk too.
You assessment is correct, i have good experience in amazon but i only buy branded stuff and mainly electronic so refund and return are seamless.
Yes. I am sick of the garbage on Amazon.
Omg that intro almost killed me🤣
Lots of counterfeit products on Amazon as well. I ordered accessories for Fluke testing equipment I use for work because Amazon had the lowest prices. Fluke is known for making high quality products and in many cases, they're the industry standard. The items I received from Amazon were nowhere near the type of build quality I would've expected from a reputable company like Fluke. I thought either Fluke has had a significant drop in quality control or the items were counterfeit. Suspecting they were counterfeit, I ordered the same items directly from Fluke, which of course were much more expensive. Lo and behold, doing a side by side comparison, my suspicions were correct. I left a negative review on Amazon noting that I believed they were counterfeit. Some time later I checked Amazon reviews to see if anyone else had the same experience and found that the item was no longer listed. Cheaper isn't always better.
Yep. I’ve been a customer, gosh for so long. Enough where it was about 600 individual orders a year. I know, it was a problem. In 2021 I noticed the quality shifting and quit cold turkey and just go to the store now, but that has also really cut down on my spending in general too
Their basics line is usually good quality. It is an open marketplace, so it's important to remember their brand isn't affiliated with most products.
Opener to this video was a certified jumpscare 😂
I've been watching your channel for a while and normally agree with you. The problem I have with this video is the umbrella you are automatically sticking everyone under. Anyone who can't tell a fake review from a real one deserves to get ripped off. You can make this identical video on hundreds of companies. I have bought thousands of products on Amazon and not once have I got a Temu or Wish quality piece of trash. Maybe my experience is extremely rare but with the amount of shopping I have done it's more likely common sense and knowledge.
TEMU is being sued for having malware and spyware in their app. BE CAREFUL!!!
any evidence? a lawsuit means nothing google would have taken it down if it did like the other app as for spyware meh about the same as the rest
Amazon paid ads are a bit of a spoof. As a customer I am keenly aware by now that if I scroll once or twice down the page, the same item will show for 10-20% cheaper than the promoted item. Its obvious to me Im paying the marketing cost in that difference.
If you need to "promote" your item on Amazon that just means that someone else is definitely selling the same item for cheaper, otherwise you would have no reason to promote it for the most part
Amazon can't ship liquid Tide detergent to save their lives. 100% of my multiple attempts have ended up with a shattered and leaking mess every single time. And it's not like this is an insurmountable obstacle. They supply those plastic air pillows for a lot of packages i get from them. Why not this particularly fragile item? They claim to be so great at logistics, so why do they sometimes fail so badly at it? I mean, if they constantly get feedback about certain items breaking, maybe that should be a huge red flag to do something different with their packaging?
or it should be a huge red flag to you, where you spend your money and what you get in return.
But I suppose making multiple attempts within the same environment and expecting to get a different result makes more sense to you lol :)))
@@moetocafeI wanna learn how to be passive aggressive like you one day
Some items just shouldn't be shipped. Buy the powder or pods.
@@Coder-jy5ih 😅
@@moetocafe Eh, it actually didn't cost me anything as I always got a full reimbursement from Amazon, but the environmental toll of all that waste from the literal spillage of the material to the energy that was burned to transport it was enough for me after three attempts. And if I can't trust Amazon to get that particular shipment right, that really calls into question anything they sell.
Do you think shipping is just an inefficient system what makes it so expensive the cost of gas or labor? Are we gonna go back to physical stores for everything?
The reason I end up most of the time on Amazon is simple, they have everything. I needed a Blind, in my town the shop has blinds in two sizes of which none was what I needed.
If it isn't sold direct by Amazon, or I found it from quality review sites I won't buy it.
The small business I work for sells quality electronics in a specific vertical market. Our products for consumers start at $600 and go as high as $2,000. Amazon has hollowed out our business in recent years selling what we refer to as "cheap Chinese crap" for under $200 that doesn't perform nearly as well, isn't FCC approved, and has zero technical support. You get what you pay for, folks.
I'm not sure how if the thing on Amazon is bad getting it direct from the manufacturer fixes that. You paid less, waited two months, and still got junk.
Add always, your video is very good. BUT for me the problem is, that in the last years I wasn't able to buy high quality products in certain categories AT ALL. I tried, for example, to get flicker free LED panels or USB switches. It wasn't possible to find any non-Chinese, non-crap products on Amazon.
Long-term hold belief: Revux fundamentals are rock solid!
You left out the part above overcharging for digital goods, especially books. We're talking about something that has close to ZERO unit production and delivery cost. I have seen titles with Kindle edition prices higher than for paperback. They may be dealing with some legal problems over this.
Also, AWS provides a nice income stream.
I have had good luck with Amazon. I do shop more on Aliexpress too though
The last time I bought something from Amazon it didn't even show up at all. I haven't bothered buying anything from them ever since then and very likely never will.
I have to agree, very hard to find good small business products with so much crap flooding amazon (we all know where most of that crap comes from), I only get branded or direct. Will take a look a temu.
When it comes to photography stuff like tripods or grip equipment, I end up looking on Adorama or something. Much fewer options and kind of pricey but I don’t have to spend as much time sifting through trash.
Setting the bar: Revux security features are unmatched!
Best intro statement to a video I've heard in a long time. 👏
Does this mean we will stop seeing those stupid ads stating "pay me to tell you how you can make passive income on Amazon..."?
I've bought products from Amazon for years. Majority of what I received works.
The number of products I had to return this year is impressiv. I had to order three pliers from three different known brands, just because the quality was so shitty that they just could not do the job they were intended for. Or lightbulbs that should emit warm white light and were in fact green. Or defected RAM. I wonder when they gonna close my account because of this
I ordered a micro hdmi to hdmi adapter yesterday and I also added in $2.99 overnight delivery (3AM - 7AM) It still hasnt shipped... Or left a facility
Oof hahaha
If it's not shipped in time (and with overnight delivery I assume that it should be delivered within 24h) you can just refund the item with reason "delivery not in time".
Chances are you can even keep the item.
Yeah, that's 2 out of 3 things I've ordered in the past 3 months before I canceled my Prime and gave up on them.
This is the first time I feel compelled to argue with Hari. I spend a _ton_ of money on Amazon, and they basically never let me down.
Just do your research, read the reviews carefully and make shrewd buying decisions. It's still the best place to shop by a wide margin.
I liked this episode because it revealed some of Logically Answered personal background, that he has attempted doing ecommerce on amazon fba
One problem: Returns for defect/not as advertised on TEMU? You probably just eat the loss.
Exactly. Even if I get trash on Amazon, I will get it replaced without questions. I got 4 USB-C dongles replaced from Amazon. Good luck with that on Temu.
WTF are you talking about? Temu has the same 30-day return policy. You print the label and take it to the UPS store. Done.
You can return items on Temu, but most of the time it's no5 worth it. Also Temu is much better than Amazon at showing the exact specs and usage examples. Everything I've got from Temu so far was as expected. Also for the reduced price, I can easily absorb the cost of a defective product from time to time and still have a good deal.
It's never worth it to pay 3× more for a more lenient return policy.
"Amazon are not the bad guys!"
CONTROVERSIAL AT BEST.
I ordered a bicycle light and the most important item didn't ship the light. Then customer service told me they would send it and didn't
Amazon is like a tool. You can't use a butter knife for every use for a screw driver or scraper. For example my cloths dryer broke down. I opened it up and found out the rubber belt broke. I looked at the dryer model number and the part number on the broken rubber belt. I was able to order the part and the belt arrive the next day, installed it and got it working. Amazon saved me time looking and driving around to hardware stores or appliance repair shops. Know how to use the tools properly.
Disagree with the premise in this video. You can get any product at any price point. If you just pick the cheapest item- you will get the crappiest item. Amazon’s retail model is similar to most other online marketplaces
Criminalize shoplifting with a mandatory minimum of six months in prison so that there's even an option to avoid Amazon.
Don't be so sure that the name brand item (particularly TV) is the same you see on the manufacturer website. Companies (Samsung included) are known for selling TV's that have the same model number in two different stores but are very different in terms of performance. Do research first, make sure Amazon isn't creating deals with manufacturers to make a lesser quality product under the same model for less money. The best indicator for this is price, if you see a TV for below MSRP of the manufacturer website, it is likely NOT the same TV you saw on the manufacturer website.
Say what you want about BestBuy, but from my findings, BestBuy pretty much sells the exact model you see on the manufacturer website.
I've started shopping exclusively at specialty shops for this exact reason. Especially when it comes to electronics and furniture, Amazon is just a complete crapshoot.
can you do a video on CNBC or wall street journal, since they cover everyone except for themselves
Thanks for the suggestion man!
Great suggestion
Stopped shopping Amazon years ago because they didn't honor their guarantees AND lots of duplicate scam listings
Amazon will die sooner than later or get restructured into.a different dropship company that is not anything close to the way it is now.
Only ordered two thing from Amazon the last year, and both times the packaging and padding was subtandard, despite the cost of shipping being more than the item.
Then when i wanted to complain in the item review, the review was rejected because you arent allowed to criticise the vendor for that.
Thankfully in Asia there are plenty of options, so ill never order from them again. Garbage platform.
For me the key advantage of Amazon is the super easy to return policy.
Mr. Bezos really pulled a "XD" in the thumbnail.
I try and buy as little as I can from Amazon. Usually only books and a few brand name items I can't reach the free shipping amount on from the brands homesite.
Amazon is a vicious predator.
I’m happy to live in a country where Amazon is not the biggest and still has some serieus competition.
Sweden doesn’t have Amazon. Amazon had to shut down here. We just go to different sites and buy stuff.
@@TheBooban How are things going in Sweden? In Germany, Amazon is the biggest player, but they have excellent customer service and next-day delivery.
@@huckleberryfinn6578 Sweden was online shopping long before Amazon so we have all our shopping sites and Amazon couldn’t compete. AliExpress is one of them so I don’t know why bother with Amazon, Temu or anything else. Delivery takes months though. But who needs next day delivery? It’s not a requirement for me. And I’ll never forget when American Amazon kept bothering me for my passport or they’ll shut my account. I said no. And reported them to their customer service. They kept trying. I ignored them and I still have my US account.
Only buy brand name items...example John Deere D125 oem oil filter is $19.95 at Home Depot...exact same product on Amazon sold by a hardware store $7.50 inc free shipping...BTW, Amazon delivery has gone downhill since USPS stopped delivering their items (I can't believe I'm defending the post office). Items get lost frequently, called Amazon they said can you look around the neighborhood for it, seriously.
Oh please...this is a plug for Temu and everyone knows it...what is being said here about Amazon goes TRIPLE for Temu, who just wants American dollars going to a Chinese (PDD Holdings) version of a mega dollar store....I detest this type of marketing strategy...it lacks integrity and so does Temu's products....
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Is this a re-upload? I feel like I've already seen this on your channel...
"Sellers are not trying to screw you over with low quality goods..."
Wow, that is a ridiculously naive statement to make, especially when it comes to Amazon. Most of the sellers selling cheap, generic Chinese crap and slapping their own brand name on it are trying to do *exactly* that. For years they've preyed on the fact that most people are too lazy to do any research (even to read the reviews on the product page, in many cases), and will always go for the lowest price even if it seems too good to be true.
Solid x100 potential: Revux should be on every radar!
From what I know, pretty much every item is pretty much almost the same, and competing in sells. I have learned that, yeah products are more expensive but ordering online is always a choice people like to chose because its so simple and open. Every thing, every tool, every piece, amazon could sell it. and with the benefit of 2 day or overnight shipping, people wont hesitate to buy it. Quality isn't entirely an issue, look through reviews and make sure its good, they have a system where it takes in all the things people said and summarizes it to be either good or not. Example, there's a cool headset that has 2k reviews on 4 stars, but looking at what they say, its summarized as, low build quality, low battery, Mid sound quality, and Great comfort. That you can see which part of a product is made for and succeeded in and if something like a 4 star 2k reviews is summarized as good on all ends, then most likely its a good product.
Amazon Sellers and Amazon in general seem to imply they just don't care. The situation is far more worse in countries like India, where Amazon has insanely stringent policies that ONLY protect the company. Amazon seems to be trying to screw suppliers and consumers. It has become a online marketplace giant that is ruling like a dictator.
Prices have skyrocketed, and keep climbing rapidly. However, the quality has been declining steadily.
Lately, the company has even stopped packaging items. They merely slap a label on the product and ship, calling it "OwnBox" and claiming it is eco-friendly.
On top of it all, if ANY product or seller becomes popular, Amazon instantly copies the product, slaps Amazon Basics label, slightly lowers the price, and starts pushing the same.
It has now become imperative to first look for local alternatives, and buy on Amazon ONLY if there are no local sellers.
That's less of a quality issue & more of a price for that quality issue. Unless we're going to bring manufacturing back to the US (or other countries who produce good quality), we're not getting quality. At that point it's a cost-benefit analysis like anything & time spent is a factor in that equation.