If shopping on Amazon has become a bit difficult because you keep inadvertently adding knock-off brands to your basket, there’s now a Google Chrome extension to help.
Shared on X by creator Josh Pigford, once added to your browser, Knockoff.shopping declares the name of the brand on the listing. That means you no longer have to click in to verify it. It also greys out any brands that are not trusted or generally known for making knock-offs.
Pigford says “Sorry to brands like WNPETHOME, EHEYCIGA, YXYL, LU&MN, JOYIN, TOMY, GODONLIF, YOOJEE, LINGTENG, LANEIGE, VISCOO, BIODANCE, COOFANDY, BALENNZ, TOSY and LUENX”.
As you might be able to tell, the naming conventions are part of how people catch knock-off brands. All capitals, random letters, and otherwise nonsensical names are a dead giveaway.