I tell my mom the same about Amazon (sans the CCP thing), but it's hard to argue someone out of very cheap stuff that arrives the next day.
It gets easier every time some piece of shit arrives that's not as described, or is incredibly low quality - but it also gets drowned out by all of the "good enough" stuff that arrives as well.
Yeah. It’s hard to argue with convenience. And yes Amazon is not much more than a western front for the same shitty products you can get directly from China. The way the system is gamed with fake reviews and SEO it makes honest businesses hard to compete. In some cases it’s even hard to find stuff on Amazon if you already know what you’re looking for!
It gets easier every time some piece of shit arrives that's not as described, or is incredibly low quality - but it also gets drowned out by all of the "good enough" stuff that arrives as well.