Alexander's

I want a Polaroid PoGo printer.[^1]

It's a bit hard to get in Austria, but recently I found a great deal from an Amazon seller -- with 98% positive ratings -- so I placed my order at once.

When my long awaited parcel finally arrived the package inside was dirty and already opened. The printer was non functional and to top it off they shipped it with an english plug.

I wrote a searing review and sent the parcel back the very next day.

It was not until several days later that the lust for this printer overcame me again.

So I decided to reorder the printer -- from the same shop -- after all everyone deserves a second chance.

When it arrived I was overjoyed -- until I opened the parcel.

The packing was already opened, the printer was dirty and had an english plug. It seemed like only the scratches on the printer were different.

What were they doing? Sending all their returns out to other customers in hopes that some would just keep them?

Fuming I went online to really bust this seller's behind, only to notice that my last rating was removed.

Amazon takes the blame and you can't downrate anyone[^2]

Turns out that I'm far from the only one who's rating got invalidated. Many people are complaining about used, dirty and damaged items. They just don't show up in the statistics.

Amazon removes most of the bad ratings![^3]

I wish I could say this was definitely the last time I ordered something from Amazon, but next time they have a nice product for cheap I'll just click that damn "buy" button again -- After all they have a great return policy.

[^1]: or a Dell Wasabi I really don't care [^2]: this is a liberal translation from the German original [^3]: the text is still there, but the rating is not reflected in the statistic