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spaceman_2020
on Dec 4, 2017
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Amazon, in hunt for lower prices, recruits Indian ...
I'm from Rajasthan. It's strange watching blankets I'd reject for being "not good enough" being sold for 10-50x their rates outside the state
happy-go-lucky
on Dec 4, 2017
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Itβs probably because you know their occupation really well, how these blankets are woven, quality of the material used etc. To the user or outsider, the details are hidden in plain sight.
cm2187
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But mostly because you have no way to tell a fake/low quality from the original/high quality on amazon.
happy-go-lucky
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Agree. You can't tell until the delivery :)
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