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Report Cannabis Clash: Small Businesses Fear Monopoly Under New Rules
It would be nice to know the THC content and that there aren't as my harmful chemicals in the product. If it's about 12$/ g in Colorado it can easily be produced at less cost in Thailand. -
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SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Is Caused By Vaccines
Did your parents do everything you wanted? You are emotionally invested. I'm not. -
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Report Dubious Products Removed from Thai Online Shops
Anyone who is stupid enough to think that they can get an original for a fraction of the original price of a branded product...has only themselves to blame...greed makes you blind🫣🤪 -
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SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Is Caused By Vaccines
And are also there to help people with their research, which makes one happy their research saved lives. In the beginning, money wasn't as much a factor as now. The greedy got greedier over time. It's not gullible when you want to live longer and not succumb to diseases that have killed millions over the years. -
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Report Dubious Products Removed from Thai Online Shops
Caveat Emptor - Buyer Beware. If the prices of a product are too good to be true? Then they are too good to be true. Use your brain. Some of the cheap stuff I'm perfectly fine with. Like 150 THB "Fender" guitar cables. They ain't Fender. But? Do they work? Yeah, they work find. I have the real-deal as well and can't tell any difference in the sound quality. Same with some other electronics I've bought like hubs and cables. Then there is just plain cheap cr*p. But I buy it knowing full well it's plain cheap cr*p but it serves a purpose. I bought a garden sprayer for 46 THB. It showed up broken. Not even worth sending back at that price. Just bought another from a different vendor. Works fine for my purposes. When you get into higher end stuff it can be different. Get to know the vendors and their reputation. I've bought guitars online (I'd like to try before I buy but here in the LOS is sometimes impossible unless you live in BKK to find the make and model you want anywhere but online), but they were sourced from well know music vendors in BKK and as soon as I got them I verified their serial numbers. Caveat Emptor. If a product's manufacturer has a website to verify the authenticity of a product - then use it. Personally I don't want the government to get too involved in policing sites like Lazada and Shopee. If I CHOSE to buy cheap-assed products with a clear mind knowing full well that they are probably knock-offs - well - Caveat Emptor...that's my decision. Now if you're buying high-end products online, and you don't take the time to vet the product, vet the vendor, check it's authenticity, and verify it's real - and you get burned? That's just stupid. I've bought tablet computers, guitars, amplifiers and the like from Shopee and Lazada and upon receiving them checked to make sure they were real. For example, I had a question about the authenticity of a guitar strap I bought. I took pictures including serial numbers and sent it to the company's customer service center in the US. They verified that my purchase was authentic. Easy. However, I've also have bought items I'm sure are knock-offs like a well known manufacturer of Bluetooth speakers which was recommended by our good friend @BritManToo. There are three types of products in this category: real for sure (super-expensive), quality knock-offs (mid-priced), and complete knock-off (super-cheap). I bought a medium priced speaker and was so happy with it that I bought another one as a gift for a friend of mine. The brand name means nothing to me. It had great sound for the price. That made it a winner. So one more time! Caveat Emptor - Buyer Beware.
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