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minus-squarelone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoAmazonBasics is just dupes of popular products. They see what sells the best on their website, copy them, and sell them for a slightly lower price.
minus-squaredanAlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhen did we stop calling these “clones” and start calling them “dupes”? I guess I’m not up to date on my lingo.
minus-squarelone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoCalling them “dupes” is the lingo used in fashion and makeup, idk about elsewhere. I think the distinction is that a dupe is a knockoff instead of a counterfeit.
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minus-squarelone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, I mean dupes exist for a reason, because it works. Amazon has done far worse things to dislike them for.
AmazonBasics is just dupes of popular products. They see what sells the best on their website, copy them, and sell them for a slightly lower price.
When did we stop calling these “clones” and start calling them “dupes”? I guess I’m not up to date on my lingo.
Calling them “dupes” is the lingo used in fashion and makeup, idk about elsewhere. I think the distinction is that a dupe is a knockoff instead of a counterfeit.
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Yeah, I mean dupes exist for a reason, because it works. Amazon has done far worse things to dislike them for.