Comment by Raphmedia
7 years ago
This year, I bought a lot of cosmetics and hair products from Amazon Canada. Most of what I received was fakes and knockoffs. Now I know that every time I buy a product, I have to look first at the 0-star reviews.
It seems that sellers first build a reputation and then move on to counterfeiting. As a result, product listings have excellent reviews, even when they are clearly false. I'm talking things like a cream shampoo, brown water instead, etc.
I have practically given up buying these products on Amazon. Instead, I pay the manufacturer's small additional shipping and handling fees.
Interesting. I guess I always check for zero stars, so maybe that's how I avoided it.
Would it be clear the branding was different? Like, the brown water didn't have an immaculately reproduced shampoo bottle? Thinking of supplements, where it can be hard to tell what a legit one should look like.
I think they either use old empty bottles, dilute genuine product or steal the content for themselves and then refill the empty bottles.