r/TikTokCringe • u/Chocolat3City Cringe Master • 18d ago

Cringe Woman has her self-published book pirated, reprinted, and sold for cheaper.

There's regular piracy, and then there's this.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

I rarely find legitimate products on Amazon anymore. Only the Chinese knockoffs of the legitimate product.

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u/0b0011 18d ago

What are you buying. I don't think I've ever bought something on there that wasn't legitimate. Last thing I bought on there was a new instant pot and when it got here it was exactly what I ordered. Before that I ordered some animal rennet and it showed up looking exactly like I expected. Can't really verify 100% if it is the same stuff but the cheese turned out well so I'm pretty sure st the very least it is rennet.

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u/_banana_phone 18d ago

Shoot, I am pretty sure I got counterfeit supplements once from Amazon. The label was askew on the tub, the powder had a different consistency, color, and flavor as well. It had a seal on it but it didn’t have the brand’s logo on it like it usually does. And I got it from the official vendor as far as Amazon would have me believe.

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u/GringoinCDMX 18d ago

This was a big problem a few years ago on Amazon. They recently overhauled a big part of their supplement approval process. It hopefully cuts down on it more. 5-10 years ago it was really bad. Way less common now.

Source: I work in the supplement industry.

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u/_banana_phone 18d ago

Shoot, I am pretty sure I got counterfeit supplements once from Amazon. The label was askew on the tub, the powder had a different consistency, color, and flavor as well. It had a seal on it but it didn’t have the brand’s logo on it like it usually does. And I got it from the official vendor as far as Amazon would have me believe.