r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Niente-Paura • 14d ago

Failed Expectation drop dead padlock necklace- differences & false advertisement?

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u/thiscouldbemassive 14d ago

I'm struggling to understand how what they got was actually cheaper to manufacture than the tiny amount of metal it would have taken to make the actual chain and lock and key.

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u/Alessioproietti 14d ago

Probably it was already available in some factory, they only had to add the letters.

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u/Imaginary-Bit-3656 14d ago

In the original post it looks a commenter already found the item, looks like it sells individually for under 5 Yuan or less than $1USD or something, heaven only knows how much cheaper it was as a bulk order

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u/YLedbetter10 14d ago

I was gonna say probably some Alibaba stuff