richard_smith237

Yes, I'm guessing, which is exactly what I wrote in my post. My guess is also based on a fair amount of knowledge of the aviation industry. If you have more, state it and give us some expert opinion. Add to to discussion rather slagging off others. Additionally, this is a forum. We post opinions, ideas and, yes, sometimes a load of "cr@p". If you've got a problem with that, I really don't care. Lots of interesting comments on here, with good opinions from some... ... I completely agree with your comment in response to scottiejohn... forums are designed for discussion and debate, which is the very thing he seems to be criticising.... ... Perhaps he'd be better off reading a news webpage instead of this forum - then he wont have to read discussions and opinion.

One is that some reviews are copies of earlier reviews, with the same photos. Secondly, there are some items (18650 lithium batteries) that I know are counterfeit, but I buy them and test them to verify that they are fake, and I post my review with receipts (photos of the testing). But fake reviews are posted claiming that the counterfeits are real, and those reviews are then re-posted periodically. He wouldn't believe many reviews are fake unless there was some form of proof... as we can't use intuition, suspicion or opinion to recognise fake reviews - wanna-be-lawyer, only wants to discuss provable facts... which is obviously impossible, yet many of us are well aware that many reviews are fakes and have learned how to identify such or become suspicious of such. https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/how-to-recognize-fake-online-reviews-of-products-and-services/ ... many of us are also aware of fake 'review factories'... -------- With this product - the ambiguity and scaling in the photo itself is a red flag for me... There is no doubt IMO the photo is misleading - the only question is if this is deliberate or through laziness.

erm.. sure it is. So you don't think the photo is deliberately misleading and are sticking up for the vendor and disagreeing with those who are voicing annoyance at the misleading tactics of many vendors on Lazada.... ... typical of you really.

All a bit vague then... The Op was based around the photograph being misleading... it is misleading. We've learned to have to dig deeper and triple check everything in detail, specs, reviews, seller ratings etc... becasue of so many dishonest vendors. IMO - this vendor is flirting with dishonesty in using that photograph - I agree with the Op.

I agree... as I mentioned, I wouldn't get caught out... ... But equally so, the photo is ambiguous... deliberately so I believe. IF you or I were selling this item, we'd do a better job of ensuring the photo made it clear what is being sold. In this case, the vendor has presented a photo which is misleading, yet, they've backed (protected) themselves with their wording (in Thai)... The vendor has either presented this photo to visually mislead the customer, OR they are just very lazy... Having witnessed very similar tactics in other items I'm looking for - the tactics of many vendors, particularly in china is one of 'trickery' rather than 'clarity'...

Where does the photo say the rifle is 9" ??... I agree with the Op, the photo looks misleading - as neither a rifle or pellets are being sold. The vendor could easily post a photo that makes it far more apparent that the item is a 'tin picture'... this is the Ops point.

The description specifically states what it is for sale. Who's ever seen a rifle that small? I wouldn't get caught out by it - but I understand how people find such deceit annoying... I also understand how someone less initiated with these tactics could be mislead. Its not just this one off example - but there are plenty of example of vendors using a photographs which is misleading. You may not think so... I but I suspect the vendors know exactly what they are doing when they post images such as this... they'd otherwise ensure any ambiguity in the image is removed. As you mentioned the description 'specifically' states what item is for sale - but thats not clear to non-Thai's unless using a translation app (which many of us should be using when looking at such sites).... The Ops point is how the image is misleading - I agree... You want to play 'lawyer' and defend the vendor... to be expected from you really...

100% agree... in many cases the wearing of a helmet is the difference between walking away from an incident with aches and pains... vs severe head injury and death... I worry for the daily potential of a motorcyclist pulling out without looking and he gets knocked off... in an accident they'd otherwise walk away from, but dies or is severely brain damaged because they were not wearing a helmet... This is why I have forward and rear facing dash-cams. BUT... If an accident was my fault, should I be accountable for the 'additional severity' of the outcome (i.e. head injuries or death) because that rider was breaking the law and not wearing a helmet ? (obviously I'm not talking about drink driving in this situation).

And was riding at night... and very likely without a helmet... Thats not to suggest at all that this wasn't 100% the Russians fault, particularly as he was reportedly inebriated... However with your implication of the elevated dangers of motorcycling, I would mention that riding at night is even more so... and then how a person rides, use of helmets etc is also a significant factor... I hardly ever ride at night for these very reasons (other motorists are more likely to be drunk and with the dark film everyone uses, visibility is also reduced).

C'mon... really ??... as if brianthainess' post is not enough of a give away... Kitty-Purse is obviously a euphemism given to the manner in which female carries drugs in her fuffuss...

I think thats a fair assessment... 95% are decent, but primarily because we have learned to be extremely diligent in our online shopping and have learned to pickup on these 'deliberately ambiguous' and misleading vendors.... Its almost like a game of cat and mouse when looking for some items.

This is a typical 'wanna-be-lawyer' approach to this issue... Defending the vendor when their photo is deliberately miss-leading... in other nations this could be a breach of trading standards... Its a PITA having to be so careful when shopping online on such sites...

It was deliberately misleading - its the online equivalent of 'bait and switch'... The vendor is clearly attempting to push the buyer into the assumption that he's either purchasing an air-rifle or a tin of pellets... The photo of the item is taken in a manner which deliberately hides the fact that the item is a 'tin-sheet with a photo on it'... but shows enough of the item to create a plausible disability of this. The vendor is being deliberately tricky, dishonest - they know exactly what they are doing. Does lazada have a report function?... to report such misleading vendors ?... and if so, does Lazada take action when a vendor applies a deliberate degree of ambiguity and trickery to mislead the customer ?.. Perhaps lazada doesn't care about the customer experience and just wants as many vendors on the platform as possible.

Something strange there - you should have got a refund.

I think there are enough of us who are fully experienced in online shopping to recognise that there are now vendors on Lazada who attempt to deliberately pull the wool over the the customers eyes... This 'never-happend-to-me' argument is rather broken..

Yep.. thats another tactic designed to deliberately mislead the shopper... The vendor 'names' and item in the header, but then has a selection of options, starting at a minimum piece of rubbish, we have to select the full item to view the actual price.... ... again IMO - this is deliberately misleading. Shopping on Lazada is becoming like trying to purchase a ticket on a budget airline - the process is getting filled with paranoia at ensuring the 'correct boxes' are checked and having to read and re-read to ensure we are not getting something we don't want because a deliberate layer of obscurity has been applied.

Its not so much Lazada as it is the dishonest and deliberately misleading vendors it allows on its platform - its extremely difficult for them to police the 1000's of such vendors. I have been ripped off in similar instances in the past - Purchasing a Metal Travel Cutlery set (during covid as I was sick being issued with plastic knives and forks during various quarantines while travelling) - I received what I'd ordered, but the size was only suitable for a child. - Purchasing 'zip up boot bag' (to put dirty shoes and boots in while travelling) - ( the bag was only big enough to fit children's footwear). While not specifically a scam, I suspect these vendors deliberately mislead the shopper - we have to be much more diligent and go to the reviews etc, then filter out the fake reviews - it gets to the point where we don't trust anything on the platform.

I'm noticing issues too... the pages are very slow to load... and when they do load, it loads some posts, then not others, and then jumps to the top of the page, I scroll down, more posts are loaded... the same thing happens for a few mins.. until the page fully loads... (it usually loads in seconds).

Of course it is... ..... a corrupt government selling (profiting) from 10 year old rice to an even more corrupt government.... Any tests carried out on the rice are of course carried out independently in a completely transparent manner... ... If your reading this from Nigera - its time to stock up on rice before this stuff enters the markets !!!

This is in the Offshore Workers Forum... ... If you don't know what these acronyms mean, then you don't need to... That said... Google is your friend... is a 10 second search to find out...

Strange how they drove to this house knowing there was underwear on the clothes line? Why assume they drove to the house ??... ... couldn't they have just driving past, and one mate said to another... "I dare you to..... "....

This is the points breakdown.. https://www.thaicitizenship.com/thai-citizenship-points-test/

You don't need to speak any Thai if you are married to a Thai, Citizenship is awarded based on a handful of parameters - 50 points out of 100 is needed to pass. Speaking the language is one facet worth 15 points maximum. https://www.thaicitizenship.com/thai-citizenship-points-test/

Sadly, I believe him.... His socio-phonetic cues indicate that he's not sharp enough to sustain such a long-running and consistent deception on this forum....

You put raw chicken on your chicken caesar salad ????