• lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s not just about the monopoly though. Their site is rife with counterfeits and is basically Wish now. Want a GE lightbulb? There’s a 50/50 chance you’re getting a counterfeit that isn’t UL tested so you don’t know it’s safe, and that’s if you can even find the product at all hidden between the random name generator company listings for random garbage that’s slightly similar to the search term you entered.

    • Refurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      And if there was a competitor that sold only legit products without having to compete with AmazonBasics (who just steals designs and sells them for a cheaper price) or from JSOIY (who also steals designs, and yes, I made up that name), people would use them instead of Amazon.

      A monopoly enables this behavior, since there are no other options.

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      1 year ago

      Don’t even get me started on phone chargers. Good fucking luck. The cheap knockoffs are such a fire hazard too I stg