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Buying on Amazon is becoming a real roll-of-the-dice. Last week I wanted to buy refill cord for my string trimmer (weed whacker, in local parlance). Listed among the third-party options was this apparently OEM part:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015T96KLO/

Many reviews say they received a knock off. I ordered from Home Depot instead. I don’t intend to use this right away and don’t want to be bitten later.

I reported this listing to Amazon, but it is still up. I assume this just isn’t a priority for them.



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