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What's a current or growing trend only you seem to have concerns about? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is "smart" nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn't require any of that before.

What's some things currently making you ramble like an old man?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Some of the Chinese stuff is good, particularly if you get a name brand (Aqara, Sengled, Sonoff, etc). I've got a bunch of Sengled smart plugs and they all have proper ETL listing. A lot of US-based brands are manufactured In China too. It's just hard to separate the good from the bad sometimes though :/

[–] Corkyskog 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My unpopular opinion is Alibaba is better than Amazon. Not only is it typically cheaper, the listings are generally more honest. I have rarely been surprised by an Ali purchase. And if you want quality you have to know what you're looking for no matter which platform you use, so why use the more marked up one with inaccurate product details?

Although the search function is a little wonky, but you get used to what words to use after a while.

(Also no one should be using Temu, it's hot garbage. Essentially it's just Wish, but your credit card might get stolen)