Hello SM,
>I'll disclose that I have been interviewed about
>technical matters by the journalist. As the
>journalist has been courteous I believe that it
>would be inappropriate if I don't extend the
>courtesy to the person. For what it is worth, I
>also do that for journalists from another newspaper.
Interesting to know that you are fair when helping journalists from different newspapers.
>You raised a good point about the logo. It
>should be the same as the one on www.amazon.co.uk
>if the site is an Amazon web site. Amazon would
>have mentioned the site on its website if
>amazon-mauritius.fr was an affiliate of
>Amazon. In the last paragraph of the news
>article, Défi Quotidien actually asked a good
>question. From past experience, I'd say that the
>journalist does some research. However, I don't
>know about the level of research for the news
>article which you mentioned. I read about the
>information which is found in the comments
>section of the news article after I received the
>question from Ish. :-) I found it odd that the
>company's activity is described as "Travaux de
>maçonnerie générale et gros oeuvre de bâtiment".
I may be wrong but the whole 'ensemble' looks fishy to me. It reminds me of the launching of tropical miss Mauritius shopping website.
>It is usually like that in Mauritius as there
>usually isn't any information on the web to
>determine whether the company actually offers good service.
Yes, and this is when some people usually go through reviews before purchasing. In this case, amazon-mauritius.fr is new and there are no reviews.
>Is ambassador another word for describing a
>vendor? :-) There are plenty of fake products
>online. How does the vendor ensure that the
>product is not a fake? I suggest reading
>http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37715531
Yes, I agree that it is difficult to ensure that a website is selling 100% genuine products. I will still take Tropical miss website as an example.
>That is a good point. The web site does not
>provide "NOS COORDONNEES". However, it does
>provide some contact information. I am not sure
>whether it is due to lack of experience of the
>web developer or because of another reason.
Amazon-mauritius.fr has a Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/AMAZONMAURITIUS/ and they have managed to post some pictures related to comments made after the defi article has been published. I also found this:
http://amazon-mauritius.fr.hypestat.com
>The web site does offer "https" for its shopping
>cart. Part of the web site is hosted on
>my-eshop.info which is located in Germany.
My bad, the connection is secure. You are right.
Kind regards,
Shelly
________________________________
From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 11:55 PM
To: Shelly Hermia Bhujun
Cc: mauritius-internet-users_at_lists.elandnews.com
Subject: Re: Press says Amazon dedicates a branch to Mauritians
Hi Shelly,
At 11:06 10-04-2017, Shelly Hermia Bhujun wrote:
>I am just getting involved because I saw the
>word online shopping and I would like to write a
>blogpost about it. However, I would like to know
>more about it before I start drafting my blogpost.
I'll disclose that I have been interviewed about
technical matters by the journalist. As the
journalist has been courteous I believe that it
would be inappropriate if I don't extend the
courtesy to the person. For what it is worth, I
also do that for journalists from another newspaper.
>I have purchased items from Amazon.uk and this
>amazon Mauritius website does not look Amazon
>enough to me. It looks more like a fake website.
>Why is the logo different? Why didn't Amazon
>mention it on it's website or on FB, Twitter? If
>it was a real Amazon Mauritius website, I would
>expect amazon.mu since there is amazon.fr ,
>amazon.uk etc. Did defi make enough research on
>the website before writing about it? You can
>read the comments section of defi regarding that
>article. There are quite some questions and
>people seems to be skeptical about whether this
>is a fake website or a genuine one?
You raised a good point about the logo. It
should be the same as the one on ww.amazon.co.uk
if the site is an Amazon web site. Amazon would
have mentioned the site on its website if
amazon-mauritius.fr was an affiliate of
Amazon. In the last paragraph of the news
article, Défi Quotidien actually asked a good
question. From past experience, I'd say that the
journalist does some research. However, I don't
know about the level of research for the news
article which you mentioned. I read about the
information which is found in the comments
section of the news article after I received the
question from Ish. :-) I found it odd that the
company's activity is described as "Travaux de
maçonnerie générale et gros oeuvre de bâtiment".
>Now, the article mentioned that it is a reseller
>but the website does not look convincing enough to me.
>
>
>'Amazon Mauritius est l'E-Boutique numéro 1 à
>offrir une livraison rapide et sûr vers l'île Maurice.'
>Everyone offers number one service in Mauritius! Come on!
It is usually like that in Mauritius as there
usually isn't any information on the web to
determine whether the company actually offers good service.
>'Une diversitée de produits européen certifiés pour répondre à vos attentes.
>
>Ce site a été crée afin de facillité l'achat sur
>internet. Nous garantissons des produits de
>qualité authentiques et originaux destinés pour
>la vente en France. Nous garantissons une
>livraison à votre domicile en moins de 15 jours
>ouvrés. Nous avons aussi plusieurs ambassadeurs
>de notre site sur tout le territoire mauricien
>où vous pouvez regler vos achats en espèces.
Is ambassador another word for describing a
vendor? :-) There are plenty of fake products
online. How does the vendor ensure that the
product is not a fake? I suggest reading
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37715531
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http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37715531>
Apple complains Amazon's US site is selling fake products ...<
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37715531>
www.bbc.com
Apple has complained of a "flood" of counterfeit goods masquerading as its products being sold on Amazon.com. The claim relates to items sold via Amazon's "fulfilment ...
>I can't find any additional information on the
>website. How do you expect me to shop if I can't
>even read more about the conditions.
That is a good point. The web site does not
provide "NOS COORDONNEES". However, it does
provide some contact information. I am not sure
whether it is due to lack of experience of the
web developer or because of another reason.
>How do you expect me to shop online without
>seeing an https:// next to the domain name in
>the address bar? Isn't that supposed to be important?
The web site does offer "https" for its shopping
cart. Part of the web site is hosted on
my-eshop.info which is located in Germany.
Please send me an email if you have any more questions.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Tue Apr 11 2017 - 05:07:14 PST
