> its a hellhole just to finda good router for example
Unless you think Amazon is compromised, it's pretty easy to search on there, and order by average customer rating. That's pretty much the only way I buy things now.
Amazon's product search must be a textbook example of dysfunctional. I always search elsewhere first, because unless I know exactly what I want (or am just browsing), it's hardly possible to narrow down based on product characteristics (there are a few filters, but far to few to really work well).