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by renegade-otter 895 days ago
Big-ticket items are easily bought directly from the brands.

I had the choice of buying my 65" LG from Amazon, sure, I have an account already. But someone (Reddit?) suggested to buy directly from LG to make sure you get a factory-fresh box. Seeing all the Amazon shenanigans, it was an easy decision. 10 minutes and I checked out the new TV from LG directly.

I buy small household items from Amazon, floor wipe refills, batteries - and these are not at risk of being scammy products in the first place, unless someone is a total dolt.

As for return policies - that's just a matter of doing your homework. I don't think I ever returned anything to Amazon.

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Batteries on amazon? you would be surprised how many are fake
Absolutely. Batteries, bulbs, you name it. Items with good margin that are trivial to copy.