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

Prepping for a summer cookout? If you head over to Amazon right now, you can pre-order the retailers hottest new charcoal grill: the Google Pixel Buds Pro.

Yes, that sentence you just read didnt make a lot of sense, but Amazons search engine thinks it does! The algorithm has apparently decided that not only do the new charcoal colored earbuds count as a charcoal grill, theyve apparently been the best-selling product in that category for over 24 hours now (via Reddit and Mishaal Rahman) without Amazon doing anything about it.

See for yourself:

In general, I wouldnt read too much into any badges youd see on an Amazon product. As another example, did you know the Amazons Choice badge isnt a stamp that indicates any sort of quality whatsoever? Its algorithmically doled out to all sorts of products that you wouldnt think deserve it.

And dont get me started on Amazons user reviews though there, the company does clearly know it has a problem, and pursues large enforcement actions (like this recent crackdown on Facebook fake review groups) every year.

Last month, The Wall Street Journal wrote about the deluge of random-letter-generator Chinese brands that appear when you look for products. Its interesting to see how many of them rank in the charcoal grill list, too including such storied brands as RESVIN, Cecarol, Oilzz, YSSOA, and DOIT.

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Amazon's best-selling new charcoal grill is... the Pixel Buds Pro? - The Verge