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[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 months ago

can't speak for the quality in recent years, but i bought a amazon basics laptop backpack some years ago and it's held up better than some "name brand" gear i've had.

[-] Stamets@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

It goes one way or the other for me but nothing in between. Either it's better than the others or absolute garbage that falls apart almost immediately. It's a bit of a mindfuck

[-] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 48 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A lot of it is because Amazon is known for stealing designs from innovative, small companies and running them out of business to sell their stolen designs under the Amazon Basics brand. Usually they do so by decreasing the quality of materials and relying on their own supply chain to keep prices low.

Link to an article from 2021

Edit: Also found this Youtube video by Peak Design, who are very well known for their high quality gear. It's about Amazon ripping off their sling bag design.

[-] Stamets@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

How am I not surprised?

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

the led zeppelin of retailers...just like any other seller that's made it big

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

when going generic, i've found it's best to stick with supplies that don't really matter and easy to replace if it sucks--aluminum foil, trash bags, etc

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 16 points 3 months ago

basically Amazon looks at what sells well, then they go to the source and nudge them into making the product under their white brand: https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-paradox

[-] lone_faerie 5 points 3 months ago

AmazonBasics is just dupes of popular products. They see what sells the best on their website, copy them, and sell them for a slightly lower price.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

meh. everything is "duped" from something else. https://youtu.be/bH1akL3SZiA

if you want to pay extra money to buy the "real" product from the actual brand's website to avoid giving amazon any money, then go ahead. i'll buy the cheaper thing that works just as well

[-] lone_faerie 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I mean dupes exist for a reason, because it works. Amazon has done far worse things to dislike them for.

[-] dan@upvote.au 1 points 3 months ago

When did we stop calling these "clones" and start calling them "dupes"? I guess I'm not up to date on my lingo.

[-] lone_faerie 1 points 3 months ago

Calling them "dupes" is the lingo used in fashion and makeup, idk about elsewhere. I think the distinction is that a dupe is a knockoff instead of a counterfeit.

[-] smort@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah I’ve had great experiences with amazon basics hoodies and phone cables

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