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Food items can end up 2x+ times the price over a grocery store because there are hidden shipping costs. And many times the higher prices cause less people to purchase, so the item has a short experiation date.

And Im concerned about knockoffs as well.



Knockoffs of what food? Like selling not organic produce as organic?


NPR interviewed the author of Real Food, Fake Food. Basically everything is fake, olive oil, fish, Parmesan cheese

http://www.realfoodfakefood.com/real-food-fake-food-book-by-...


That's far from an Amazon problem. Olive oil fraud has been a thing since before Christ.


I used to hear about family members recieving fake ferroro rocher in America many years ago. But here is an recent example in china.

https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2017/02/08/Fake-Fe...

If there was any incentive to create and sell a knock off product, it is only increased when Amazon provides laxadasial environment.


If anyone buys a “ferroro” rocher instead of a “ferrero” rocher I would say that he is asking for a fake...


Looks like a loophole if you place it in small font: "Its not ferrero, its ferroro"


Fake bananas from Honduras?




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