Anonymous
Post 06/01/2016 10:50     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I saw an awesome deal on a pillow cover when I was on Amazon, I bought it even though the delivery would take 3-4 weeks coming from China. It turned out to be so crappy, and now I understand why:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/25/amazon-counterfeiters-wreak-havoc-on-artists-and-small-businesses.html


I just had this very experience!
I ordered a body pillow cover with a pretty ocean/nautical design on it. It was not blurry in the picture, but it is on the product that I received.

When I went back to check on the item and how it was pictured on Amazon it had been taken down.

The company - Cukudy - was listed as having 100% positive reviews. Yeah, right - odds are they wrote those. And now they will change their company name again
I'm sure.

So, I go to return this strange item (it's blurry) and they have me send them endless pictures of the item and then they claim that this is the item that I ordered.
I just filed an ABC claim with Amazon - but they should not be selling this crap on their website. It shouldn't take several days of back and forth with some crazy
counterfeit seller to learn that they won't accept the item back.

Yes, the item came straight from China. I wonder whose cute artwork they stole and plastered onto a pillow. I will post pictures of the whole thing later if I can get
that to work.


And thanks for the link now I know where to get the real product at least. Geez....
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2016 10:46     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:I saw an awesome deal on a pillow cover when I was on Amazon, I bought it even though the delivery would take 3-4 weeks coming from China. It turned out to be so crappy, and now I understand why:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/25/amazon-counterfeiters-wreak-havoc-on-artists-and-small-businesses.html


I just had this very experience!
I ordered a body pillow cover with a pretty ocean/nautical design on it. It was not blurry in the picture, but it is on the product that I received.

When I went back to check on the item and how it was pictured on Amazon it had been taken down.

The company - Cukudy - was listed as having 100% positive reviews. Yeah, right - odds are they wrote those. And now they will change their company name again
I'm sure.

So, I go to return this strange item (it's blurry) and they have me send them endless pictures of the item and then they claim that this is the item that I ordered.
I just filed an ABC claim with Amazon - but they should not be selling this crap on their website. It shouldn't take several days of back and forth with some crazy
counterfeit seller to learn that they won't accept the item back.

Yes, the item came straight from China. I wonder whose cute artwork they stole and plastered onto a pillow. I will post pictures of the whole thing later if I can get
that to work.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2016 08:04     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only buy things sold directly by Amazon. Anything else is 99% from China in suspect packaging, counterfeit or used.


THIS. I only buy directly from Amazon or reputable companies that have Amazon shops. I never buy from a company I've never heard of without doing research.


The first thing I do when shopping for something on Amazon is to set the filter so it will only show items that are sold directly from Amazon.


How do you do that? I was just trying to use the filter. I see options to select departments, whether I want prime shipping, by brand. But I don't see an option to choose direct from Amazon.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2016 16:15     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only buy things sold directly by Amazon. Anything else is 99% from China in suspect packaging, counterfeit or used.


THIS. I only buy directly from Amazon or reputable companies that have Amazon shops. I never buy from a company I've never heard of without doing research.


The first thing I do when shopping for something on Amazon is to set the filter so it will only show items that are sold directly from Amazon.


Annoying though you have to choose department before seller filter is there. Why??
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2016 10:27     Subject: Re:Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
When I shop for pillows Amazon does not come to mind. I like to to go Crate and Barrel or even Target. Kirklands is good too.
doodlebug
Post 05/27/2016 14:53     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:I am actually trying to stop shopping at Amazon. It sucks now.
Exactly. It's the next business to go. ebay used to be great and now it's overrun with stolen goods or chinese junk that's it's hard to find anything worthwhile (though it can be done.) Amazon is turning into the same thing. I almost never buy anything there any more. I've had too many issues with delayed shipping, astonishingly high prices (like 5 times more than normal retail for something like TP or cat litter) that it's just not worth it anymore. Someone needs to come up with an online retailer that sells American made goods from American sellers and filtered so you get the items closest to your zip code.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 14:15     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:If you are looking for a particular product, check the company's site to see if Amazon is an authorized seller. Many skin care products on Amazon are diverted products--expired, counterfeit, diluted. Even ones shipped and sold by Amazon may be diverted. For example, Amazon is listed as an unauthorized retailer by Dermalogica and yet you can find several dermalogica products shipped and sold by Amazon.


Jeez, if I have to do that much vetting to save $5 I may as well trot to the store.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 13:38     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
If you are looking for a particular product, check the company's site to see if Amazon is an authorized seller. Many skin care products on Amazon are diverted products--expired, counterfeit, diluted. Even ones shipped and sold by Amazon may be diverted. For example, Amazon is listed as an unauthorized retailer by Dermalogica and yet you can find several dermalogica products shipped and sold by Amazon.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 12:28     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only buy things sold directly by Amazon. Anything else is 99% from China in suspect packaging, counterfeit or used.


THIS. I only buy directly from Amazon or reputable companies that have Amazon shops. I never buy from a company I've never heard of without doing research.


The first thing I do when shopping for something on Amazon is to set the filter so it will only show items that are sold directly from Amazon.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 12:19     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
I am actually trying to stop shopping at Amazon. It sucks now.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 12:01     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:Only buy things sold directly by Amazon. Anything else is 99% from China in suspect packaging, counterfeit or used.


THIS. I only buy directly from Amazon or reputable companies that have Amazon shops. I never buy from a company I've never heard of without doing research.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 11:34     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:I've seen little notes popping up on some beauty items now that says something along the lines of "Amazon cannot verify the authenticity of this item. Please be aware that it may be a counterfeit good."

I mean, if they have to put that little warning up, why not just suspend their seller account? Usually the items with those messages will have several negative reviews about the item indeed being fake.

I generally don't buy anything that's not Prime or at least shipping domestically. [/quote

Exactly! Close those stupid stores. I shop online to save time, I don't have time to filter out the real from the fake. I may as well just go to a B&M to get what I need.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 11:10     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:
This is why I love Amazon reviews.



Exactly. The reviews are spot on, and the return policy is good. No sympathy for trigger happy buyers.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 10:41     Subject: Re:Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
I've gotten fake seed packets (who knows what the seeds really are) and most recently beauty implements.
It's blades for a callous shaved, supposed to be from a German company but they are flimsy , ill fitting and very fake.

I ordered a body pillow cover and I'm waiting 3-4 weeks to get it - ruh-roh.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 10:38     Subject: Beware of counterfeits on Amazon.com
Anonymous wrote:
This is why I love Amazon reviews.



A lot of reviews are fake now, too. Look how many of them include "I received this item for free for my fair and unbiased review."

I NEVER buy products that have reviews like this. If you have to bribe people to review your product favorably, it's probably pretty awful.