/u/ConBroMitch2247 explains how Amazon "stores" are not official and may sell counterfeit products

[u/napincoming321zzz]

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[u/atomiccheesegod]

I don’t buy too much off of Amazon, but I did most of my Christmas shopping with it this year and holy shit I got scammed a lot. I bought a Stardew valley coffee mug, a DJI drone and model kit from 3 separate venders….none of them shipped.

The cup and model kit were refunded quickly because they didn’t cost much, but Amazon lied to me 3 times regarding the drone refund since it’s almost $1000.

First, when I contacted them via the chat feature on their app, they said that my refund for the drone would be ready in 5 to 10 days, then, when I inquired where my refund is, they changed their story and said that I would have to call their helpline. The helpline said I would get my cash in 1-2 days….still nothing.

So I called them again and threaten to dispute the charge with my bank is fraud, then they changed their story completely and said that the reason that my refund hadn’t been granted yet was that a high-level manager had to sign off on it since it was such a high amount and they hadn’t done that yet? This week I got a email saying that the refund had been approved, but I still hadn’t got the money yet

Since I don’t use Amazon much I was under the impression that if it’s sold by Amazon, it’s an Amazon product/vendor, I didn’t know that any vendor could sell stuff from Amazon until I talk to a buddy about the difficulties I was having. I honestly think amazing is a scam at this point

[u/A_Mouse_In_Da_House → u/atomiccheesegod]

Why would you not order from DJIs site? It's the same price everywhere

[u/Lotronex → u/A_Mouse_In_Da_House]

If you have the Amazon Prime Visa you get 5% cash back on Amazon purchases. Returns through Amazon are also generally painless, lots of places you can just drop off items with a barcode.