[six2seven]

Sadly, on contrary, I avoid amazon in UK as much as possible. I just had too many adventures. This includes being sent e.g. a fake product in a box of dimensions resembling the ordered expensive one (at least the refund is instant). Or long discussions turns-out-scamming sellers who "dispatch" products not giving any tracking information (finally getting a refund after weeks). The last straw were pretty often just bad quality products sold by sellers who are advertised as Amazon's "Top Choice", etc. Amazon has just became a cheap quality bazaar for me and if I need to spend time to cherry pick a possibly fine quality product, then, no, thank you.

I just try to search and order from local UK websites or stores. These often offer comparable or even better prices (esp. books), plus good contact with the seller and very often a better quality. Amazon just being either my last resort if I cannot buy a product in a local mom and pop store. With possibility of not even receiving a genuine product I prefer to buy, especially electronics, just directly in normal shops.

[PUSH_AX]

I use fakespot, plus I avoid anything not fulfilled by Amazon. Had no issues really with the UK business.

[eganist]

Amazon commingles all their merch when they're fulfilling a purchase, even when they're the seller.

Best to avoid buying any items sold both by Amazon and a FBA seller; they're nearly guaranteed to be commingled, running you the risk of getting a third party's FBA counterfeit. But that'll probably get rid of a large chunk of your shopping list.

[gambiting]

>>Amazon commingles all their merch when they're fulfilling a purchase, even when they're the seller.

I've seen proof this happens in the US, I'm yet to find any that this happens in the UK as well.

[cgriswald]

https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/external/G2001414...

[gambiting]

Right, ok, that's pretty definitive then, thank you.

[gambiting]

I have no idea why some people have such vastly different experiences shopping at Amazon UK. I've made 242 orders with them last year(pandemic, locked up in the house, don't judge), didn't have a single problem with any of those 242 orders. Few times I wanted to return something they just refunded me and I didn't even have to send it back. Compared to buying from anywhere else like Currys which is a shit show, I'd purchase from Amazon over anyone else.