Well. This item on Amazon is exactly as advertised. However, the price (I purchased for $5.99) led me to believe (incorrectly) that this was a typically sized tube of toothpaste. However, if you've not already noticed, this is a 0.8 travel-sized container of Sensodyne. Why anyone would willingly pay 6 dollars for something they can grab for a buck at their local pharmacy is beyond me. What's maybe more strange is that the full 4 ounce product is actually cheaper elsewhere on Amazon. Because this was my error I could not send the little tube back for free shipping, since that would have cost just as much as the toothpaste itself (though I guess I could have lied for the free return postage).So, this is of course my mistake for purchasing the wrong size. But how many of us are cognizant of the actual number of ounces in our toothpaste tubes? I certainly am now!
This is probably another result of Amazon shifting from being an online department store to an online market place where vendors from all over the world use the website and Amazon serves merely as the storefront. Emphasis on 'front'. Heck, this toothpaste is being sold by an electronics company that sells jumbo remote television controls! (See link)I for one am becoming more and more suspicious that I'm buying more 'through' Amazon and less 'from' Amazon.
Is this a scam? Possibly, but just make sure you want an over-priced travel-size container of toothpaste when you purchase this.
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