It's because people buy Chinese shit en-masse from export sites like Alibaba, and ship it right to Amazon's warehouse to be sold through their Fulfillment by Amazon program. Basically using Amazon to dropship their shit. Literally any 12 year old with a keyboard and mom's credit card can do it, hence why it's now FLOODED with all this Chinese garbage.
Amazon never used to allow this type of stuff but in the last decade they've loosened up their seller standards, especially on the Fulfillment program, so what you see is what you get. I don't even use them anymore because of the exact reasons you said.
Ah, that makes sense. Yeah, it's 90% garbage now, reflecting what you posted above. I still have about $150 in gift card balances that I need to use up and then will end my membership. And their shipping went to total shit this year, too.
I pay attention to who is actually selling me stuff on Amazon - I think I've dodged many bullets that way. But it's no different than any big box or retailer - instead of buying it in person at Target, you simply pay an Amazon middle man. Who may or may not be around in a month due to bad reviews/ripping people off.
And, ALWAYS read the reviews. I was looking at something this weekend, and the comments were all "This is a knock off with a fake label of the real manufacturer".
It's because people buy Chinese shit en-masse from export sites like Alibaba, and ship it right to Amazon's warehouse to be sold through their Fulfillment by Amazon program. Basically using Amazon to dropship their shit. Literally any 12 year old with a keyboard and mom's credit card can do it, hence why it's now FLOODED with all this Chinese garbage.
Amazon never used to allow this type of stuff but in the last decade they've loosened up their seller standards, especially on the Fulfillment program, so what you see is what you get. I don't even use them anymore because of the exact reasons you said.
Ah, that makes sense. Yeah, it's 90% garbage now, reflecting what you posted above. I still have about $150 in gift card balances that I need to use up and then will end my membership. And their shipping went to total shit this year, too.
I pay attention to who is actually selling me stuff on Amazon - I think I've dodged many bullets that way. But it's no different than any big box or retailer - instead of buying it in person at Target, you simply pay an Amazon middle man. Who may or may not be around in a month due to bad reviews/ripping people off.
And, ALWAYS read the reviews. I was looking at something this weekend, and the comments were all "This is a knock off with a fake label of the real manufacturer".