When I look for electronic stuff, that’s exactly what happens. It turns out some of it is good, some of it is awful, but there’s absolutely no way to tell.
_____@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Amazon Canada is just a bunch of no name brand Chinese shit.
the hilarious part is that there is genuinely good Chinese products in 2024 but it’s almost like Amazon wants to flood their store with over priced junk instead
davidagain@lemmy.world 1 month ago
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Just go to AliExpress, same shit, half the price. Bonus points that while their initial results may not be exactly what you want their recommendation engine usually gets you there quickly enough.
Dhar@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Maybe it’s just my experience, but I have yet to find something on AliExpress for cheaper than somewhere else.
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 month ago
There might be a bit of a knack to it. Anything brand name or bulk generally there aren’t a lot of savings. With the right search terms you can usually uncover third shift items, whether that’s you’re thing or not. Anything you see on Amazon sold by companies with names like HSUUEHE are often 20-40% cheaper. You might need to dig a little, there may be 20-30 listings of the same product from different sellers, some just list things at the same price you’d see them on Amazon. Anything that looks mass produced on Etsy can usually be found as well.
Dhar@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Guess I gotta develop the knack. Thanks for the input!