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My own personal rule is now:

> I don't buy anything I'll put in/on/around my body on Amazon (e.g. Vitamin supplements, Lotion/face sunscreen, Protein powder)

Even if the brand is legit, I'm still not 100% confident that Amazon's co-mingling stock and switcheroos that can happen in the long supply chain will result in a "real" thing arriving at my door



I've lived by this rule too ever since I got a bottle of "One A Day" multivitamins that invariably made me vomit 10 minutes after taking one. (Embarrassingly, I didn't give up on them until maybe the fifth time it happened.)


I don't buy much from amazon these days, but yeah, definitely bought some higher end shaving cream that I later realized was probably not authentic. It's getting easier to buy direct from brands, and I feel safer buying this kinda stuff from target or whatever locally.


How about eg. phone chargers or toasters? Cooking pots? The list of things that can seriously hurt you far extend edible goods.


I'm to the point I only buy things on Amazon that have no foreseeable downsides if they are counterfeit. Based on some recent purchases I made:

Fake tent stakes or juggling balls? Who cares.

Camping grill or coffee grinder? Not taking the chance when propane/fire or odd chemicals touching my drink could be involved.




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