Looks like I’m spoiled for choice. Temu has exactly the same for 11.29. Not that I’d be purchasing from either place; it’s just another example of Amazon’s enshittification.

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      It’s because of the US patent and trademark office. Not many people are competing with those who slam their heads on the keyboard for their brand names.

      Amazon required a US trademarked brand name after the first bout of “el cheapo boot leg” products hit the news cycle (the pajamas on fire and hair curlers that would kill you), so we had these alphabet soup brand names ever since.

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        Amazon does not require a brand but having a brand allows the seller better access into amazing seller’s tools.

        Amazing incentivizes this shit and does not give a fuck about it. They could be easily detecting this using LLMs but they don’t because they only care so it profits.

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      CTIRCHIU is definitely the most premium brand judging by that price, truly a name you can trust

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      My favourite one so far is “Hoement”

      “CTIRCHIU” sounds like an eldritch god

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      There’s a reason for them! I can’t find the original video I saw about it, but this one explains it pretty well:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UrqlMfwUC4

      I also like how sarcastic this person sounds (at least to me) during their sponsor segment.

      edit: Removed the timestamp from the YouTube link.