Have you noticed an increase in generic junk products on Amazon?

Have you noticed that whenever you search for a given product on Amazon, the initial results are all these products with meaningless "brand names" in all caps like ZORXWO and STILVY and things like that? Apparently these are throwaway trademarks that Chinese factories create to conform to American law which requires products be sold under a brand name. And you have to scroll through a lot of this stuff to find any recognizable brands.

Amazon seems to have gotten really crappy recently. I ended up canceling my Prime subscription. 😕

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SW-User

Buyer beware... a lot of sites are not up to par... I have read that Etsy is being looked at for having imitation items sold and whatnot.

I can't say I've been too disappointed with items I buy on Amazon, but... I'm not looking for high priced name brands. I look for what will work for my purposes. If I'm not happy, I get a refund... probably faster and easier than some other places.

I try to do my homework about products and where they originate... whether it be Amazon, Walmart or some local place.