How this site makes money.

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Here is what that does and doesn't mean:

• The commission never decides the recommendation. I link the part that I either purchased or would buy myself. When that part isn't on Amazon, I say so and link it anyway, commission or not.
• I don't link products I haven't used unless the text says exactly where the recommendation comes from — owner consensus or official guidance — and labels it that way.
• Prices quoted are what I paid, when I paid it. Amazon prices move; the linked page always shows the current one.
• No sponsored posts, no urgency banners, no fake scarcity. If a manufacturer ever gives me something free to review, the entry will say so in the first paragraph.

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