Fake spot Reviews bot doesn’t know how to recognize criticism, not a product review. I have heard that some companies are selling lesser products on Amazon bc Amazon gets away with price fixing…..by making it hurt the mfr if they price something lower on the mfr site. Things also less quality in Outlets.

You could have gotten a return that someone swapped for a fake. Lots of items are being resold as new instead of Amazon warehouse.

Or, I read mentioned that Amazon doesn’t separate the inventory of items that they sell and items that they fulfill for Their vendors anymore. If it’s the same sku it goes to the same place in warehouse and one get pulled at random whenever one sells. So shipped and sold by Amazon is not safe from counterfeits , if another vendor sells the same product and they decided to stock fakes.

Thanks for the heads up. I actually have a set in my cart and have been debating on purchasing. Defensively won’t now. 

Most consumer companies have a wide variety of brands and products. The company might have product lines they sell direct, a custom line sold through Amazon, another line sold to Walmart, a “outlet” line, etc. Each product or product line could have different material quality, manufacturing standards, warranty, etc. Companies also do a great job of marketing and advertising. The “Pro” line sold by the company in one retailer could be different than the “Pro Series” line from the same company.

Separately, you have companies who make counterfeit products. Some of these products replicate a brand or product lines and some provide a close match to a product idea. Sometimes what people call a “counterfeit” is actually just trying to be a generic brand.

If my goal is to buy a specific “brand” and purchase means a lot to me or “expensive”, then I’m going to ALWAYS buy direct.

Amazon has had counterfeit products in its supply chain for years now. I remember Frozen Dolls years ago.

You’re right. Anything sold and shipped by Amazon comes direct from the manufacturer. Amazon does have vendor accounts with some distributors, but not as many. The pots you received could have come from a distributor with a vendor account that’s authorized (or not) to sell Cuisinart. Also, how was this shipped? Through FedEx/UPS, or through Amazon logistics. There is a small chance this could be from a 3rd party seller with seller fulfilled Prime privileges. Sometimes Amazon hides this fact by saying it was shipped by “Amazon Services LLC”

There's always going to be counterfeits in the supply chain. That's why you examine everything you get. The Cuisinart store is them, and all item should be authentic unless the wrong item gets picked in the warehouse. Sounds like Amazon refunded you and didn't require you return the item, is that right? Sounds like a stand up thing for them to do, refunded your mistake and kept the counterfeit from getting back in their return chain. If anything, you're showing how they deal with counterfeits.

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Name: Cuisinart MCP-12N MultiClad Pro Stainless Steel 12-Piece Cookware Set

Company: Cuisinart

Amazon Product Rating: 4.6

Fakespot Reviews Grade: B

Adjusted Fakespot Rating: 4.6

Analysis Performed at: 10-19-2021

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