A viral article exposes how Amazon's new bargain bin, Amazon Haul, features stolen images and sells blatant duplicates of high-end clothing brands, raising concerns about intellectual property theft and ethical practices in the ultra-cheap retail market.
Browsing Amazon Haul, the online shopping giant’s new $20-and-under bargain bin section, I immediately recognize not just a product, but a specific image. The photo is on a listing for “Timeless Black Dress for Both Casual and Formal Gatherings,” and it is stolen. The image actually belongs to a New York-based independent brand called Mirror Palais, which sold the “Daisy Dress” for $545 a few years ago.
I’ve come to think of all of these ultracheap retailers as front doors leading to the same backend of suppliers and manufacturers, using the same set of lifted images — a Potemkin village of superstores operated across the globe, shrouded in secrecy. In many ways, online shopping has always required the shopper to suspend their disbelief: that donated clothing actually gets redistributed, that “free” shipping is real, or that a startup is using a magic AI tool to complete your purchases.
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