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Amazon sold items at inflated prices during pandemic according to consumer watchdog
Amazon has been accused of price gouging on essential items like toilet paper and antibacterial soap in a report by consumer rights group Public Citizen. The report analyzed over a dozen products, including those sold by third-party sellers and items listed as “sold by Amazon.” It found that between the months of May and August, prices on some items more than quadrupled in price, seemingly breaking Amazon’s own Fair Pricing Policy.
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Does this really surprise anyone? Sadly, during every crisis there are those who exploit it for their own gain.