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A free browser extension that helps shoppers find things on Amazon without house-brand knockoffs. People praise the original idea and the ongoing maintenance, and no recurring criticism appeared.

A free browser extension that helps shoppers find things on Amazon without house-brand knockoffs. People praise the original idea and the ongoing maintenance, and no recurring criticism appeared.

7 people gave an opinion

recommend it
7
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works

What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Thanks for ongoing work and maintenance

    “actually doing the important maintanance task”

    Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Amazon Without the Knockoffs”

    “TIL, thanks for your work!”

    Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Amazon Without the Knockoffs”

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The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

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What people said

6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Great original idea, BTW.”

RecommendsComment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Amazon Without the Knockoffs”

“Just installed the plugin, hope it will ease the pain of finding things on Amazon.”

RecommendsComment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Amazon Without the Knockoffs”

“It is cross browser but it started Firefox first.”

RecommendsComment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Amazon Without the Knockoffs”

“TIL, thanks for your work!”

RecommendsComment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Amazon Without the Knockoffs”

“The most difficult to duplicate component is MIT.”

RecommendsComment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Amazon Without the Knockoffs”

“actually doing the important maintanance task”

RecommendsComment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Amazon Without the Knockoffs”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.