News Forum - Shocking find: Police zap unsafe electronics sold at bargain prices

[Thaiger]

The Thai authorities successfully seized a large number of unsafe electronics, including substandard power banks and adapters, which were being sold at suspiciously low prices both in physical stores and online. This crackdown took place yesterday, with authorities aiming to prevent potential explosions and fires often associated with these unsafe products. Head of the Consumer … …

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[Ramanathan.P]

a large number of unsafe electronics, including substandard power banks and adapters, which were being sold at suspiciously low prices both in physical stores and online.

So, it is the low prices that leads to this confescations. Next time they should not sell for extremely low price. May be can give 20% discounted price. 

[ChrisS]

Made in China????

[WilliamG]

43 minutes ago, ChrisS said:

Made in China????

Are most electronics made there these days?

[ChrisS]

1 minute ago, WilliamG said:

Are most electronics made there these days?

I merely ask because a while back there was a similar problem in the UK and the unsafe equipment all came from China.

[WilliamG]

28 minutes ago, ChrisS said:

I merely ask because a while back there was a similar problem in the UK and the unsafe equipment all came from China.

Most mobile phones, hi-fis, car electronics etc etc are made in China selling all over the world. 

Some is safe, some is not. You get what you pay for.

[Khunmark]

It’s one thing I’ve become aware since moving here. You can buy things really cheap here. And the really cheap things are absolute rubbish- landfill grade rubbish. Which begs the question as to why they were manufactured in the first place.

[WilliamG]

14 hours ago, Khunmark said:

It’s one thing I’ve become aware since moving here. You can buy things really cheap here. And the really cheap things are absolute rubbish- landfill grade rubbish. Which begs the question as to why they were manufactured in the first place.

To make the manufacturers, importers and sellers a lot of money.

Bugger the safety of the customers.

[ChrisS]

21 hours ago, Khunmark said:

It’s one thing I’ve become aware since moving here. You can buy things really cheap here. And the really cheap things are absolute rubbish- landfill grade rubbish. Which begs the question as to why they were manufactured in the first place.

Because apart from a few well publicised seizures such as the one reported here the Thai authorities are very lax on the safety of good sold in Thailand and there is a lot of money in producing cheap crap for sale here.