I bought a mouthguard a while back from Kogan, thinking I’d support a ‘local’ business. It was more expensive than from Amazon, but you know, local.
It arrived in a box with an Amazon docket showing the lower price kogan got it for, prior to the markup I paid. Bloody Kogan, never shopping from them again (and don’t get me started on the resulting spam)
So I bought something from an aussie supplier on ebay
I get a notice it’s coming from china
so it was just a drop shipper
should I assume the seller has checked the product for safety? No. What would happen is I would be told to get a refund from paypal/ebay
I paid an extra $35 over what I could have paid on aliexpress
You’ll still get a refund via paypal/ebay.
Leave a review saying they’re a drop shipper and not an aussie based supplier.
Predatory tactics, so fuck’em and report.
too late now
i only found out when it was pretty much on my door step
but I’m going to be more careful now
I bought a mouthguard a while back from Kogan, thinking I’d support a ‘local’ business. It was more expensive than from Amazon, but you know, local.
It arrived in a box with an Amazon docket showing the lower price kogan got it for, prior to the markup I paid. Bloody Kogan, never shopping from them again (and don’t get me started on the resulting spam)
it also bothers me on an ethical level, there are people who don’t want to trade with certain companies and yet we get shenanigans like that