Amazon’s best-selling new charcoal grill is… the Google Pixel Buds Pro?

Prepping for a summer season cookout? Should you head over to Amazon proper now, you possibly can pre-order the retailer’s hottest new charcoal grill: the Google Pixel Buds Professional.

Sure, that sentence you simply learn didn’t make numerous sense, however Amazon’s search engine thinks it does! The algorithm has apparently determined that not solely do the brand new charcoal coloured earbuds depend as a “charcoal grill,” they’ve apparently been the best-selling product in that class for over 24 hours now (through Reddit and Mishaal Rahman) with out Amazon doing something about it.

See for your self:

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On the whole, I wouldn’t learn an excessive amount of into any badges you’d see on an Amazon product. As one other instance, do you know the “Amazon’s Selection” badge isn’t a stamp that signifies any form of high quality in anyway? It’s algorithmically doled out to all types of merchandise that you just wouldn’t assume deserve it.

And don’t get me began on Amazon’s consumer critiques — although there, the corporate does clearly understand it has an issue, and pursues massive enforcement actions (like this latest crackdown on Fb pretend assessment teams) yearly.

Final month, The Wall Road Journal wrote in regards to the deluge of random-letter-generator Chinese language manufacturers that seem once you search for merchandise. It’s fascinating to see what number of of them rank within the charcoal grill listing, too — together with such storied manufacturers as RESVIN, Cecarol, Oilzz, YSSOA, and DOIT.