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[–] solsangraal 15 points 1 month ago (16 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

How am I not surprised?

[–] solsangraal 1 points 1 month ago

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

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