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#124 The Magic Store

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Gimlet

Society & Culture, Documentary, Technology

4.729.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Sruthi asks a question “why does it seem like Amazon has suddenly gotten a lot sketchier?“ Alex investigates. Further Reading: Elizabeth Dwoskin on Amazon Buzzfeed's Nicole Nguyen on Amazon Fake Reviewers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From Gimlet, this is Rafael. I'm Alex Goldman.

0:08.3

And I'm PJ vote.

0:09.3

And we're in the studio with Shreethie Pitimanany.

0:15.3

Hey guys.

0:16.1

Hi. Hello.

0:17.5

You have summoned me and PJ to the studio to ask us for your help or something?

0:22.9

I have a question for you.

0:24.4

Um, I mean, I think it's a question for Alex specifically.

0:29.4

Uh, flattering.

0:31.5

This thing happened to me recently that I do not understand and I would like you to investigate

0:38.5

and then explain it to me.

0:40.6

Okay.

0:41.6

Okay.

0:42.6

So it has to do with Amazon.

0:46.7

What happened was in March, my dentist, or I should say my kid's dentist told me that

0:52.0

I should purchase for one of my boys an electric toothbrush.

0:56.7

And he was old enough to graduate to an electric toothbrush.

1:00.0

I have never purchased an electric toothbrush.

1:02.5

I know nothing about them.

1:05.5

So I went to Amazon and I was in a huge rush that morning.

1:11.2

I remembered that the dentist said something Philip Sonic hair.

1:14.4

I saw one that seemed as if it was made by Philip Sonic hair.

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