Unexpected Recommendation

Automated systems tend to produce unexpected, odd, and sometimes concerning outcomes. Amazon’s recommendations in the UK and US stores tend to be useful or even unnervingly helpful. I suspect the large volume of sales ensures the system has a good corpus of previous purchases to work with.

So, when Amazon.fr recommended a replica gun after we bought an induction hot plate, I have to wonder, how is the French store doing in comparison to the UK or US stores?

We have noticed Amazon.fr lacks the stock and competitive prices of other Amazon stores. The left-field recommendation only goes to reenforce my suspicions that local Internet shopping has not yet taken off for Amazon.