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There's a lot of counterfeit stuff on Amazon. I ordered a Pulltaps corkscrew and the chrome-plated metal part [1] was instead made of crudely bent sheet metal that didn't look remotely authentic. After that I mainly use Amazon for small household consumables. I also heard stories about counterfeit Mitutoyo calipers [2] so I didn't even consider trying Amazon for those.

[1] http://cellarsofwine.com/img/pulltex-pulltaps-double-hinged-...

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnDype-j3hk



> After that I mainly use Amazon for small household consumables.

I got fake Dove soap from Amazon.


Holy cow, I'd love to know what is in fake soap that is cheaper than real soap. Someone should do an in depth analysis on that.


No quality control and nobody checking that it's not going to give you chemical burns.


no marketing budget.




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