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Does the guy who wrote this realize the more expensive listing is for a pack of 2 bottles? I didn’t see him mention that anywhere. It pretty much renders the second half of his argument useless.

Also, the lack of a per ounce pricing could be more of a programming thing vs some conspiracy. Maybe amazon doesnt do that when there are multiple items.



That combined with the hysterical writing style (what, he can't go to Duane Reade for a bottle if he really does have an infection?) really undermines what he's saying. If you go to Wal Mart or Duane Reade you will get Equate (the Walmart house brand) or the Walgreens brand respectively.

Go to an independent pharmacy (of which there are fewer and fewer) and you will probably get 1-2 choices maximum for hydrogen peroxide which is so low margin that there aren't many companies that want to invest in branding for such a commodity product.

This is one of the worst examples if you are complaining about Amazon search results. One of the more common complaints you'll hear is about generic headphones. You will get pages of crap unless you restrict the search to certain models and brands. With Hydrogen Peroxide it looks like ultimately he got many different choices (more choices than he would have at any brick and mortar store in America) at an awesome price.

There are so many better categories to complain about if he wanted to make a good complaint post.




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