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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spjennifer · 61-69, T

Meh, this is nothing new, at the end of WWII it was anything made in Japan was cheap crap, then in the 50's and 60's it was made in Taiwan, 80's and 90's made in Korea (Samsung, Goldstar (now LG) and Hyundai). Most of what you see on Amazon has to do with American copyright laws that everything must have a Brand name. If you really want to blame someone, blame American manufacturers who moved their manufacturing to China and Mexico to avoid high wages, unions and benefits in order to increase profits, note that the prices didn't go down, did they? Most of the "Brand Name" stuff you buy in stores is made in China too, often in the same plant. Even such iconic American brands as Levis are made in Pakistan now... If it has to do with food, buy brand name, if it's a USB cable, go with the cheaper one, it's probably made in the same factory in China!