It's hard to believe the algorithms are that wild. They can't be blocking Russian-related vendors, can they?
Nope; asking for a balalaika returns an offer for a violin kit, followed by several for balalaika prima (and that blue kazoo again, and a ukelele). I guess the domra is just not weird enough for quick recognition, so it isn't so popular. Or that sponsored offers are shoved in anyplace they might be remotely relevant. But I still don't understand the blood pressure meters. Maybe they figure you'll need them after the interminable search for what you want.
UPDATE: "domra folk musical instrument" finds one, mixed in with with the kalimba and flute and wave bead ocean drum.
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I used to be pretty good on Amazon at using search operators to find items that had specific features that I wanted or did not contain features that would disqualify them for my use.
But they've made changes which defeat me, and I have to resort to guessing from pictures and titles which choices might be ok, opening some 30 or more product-page tabs so that I can investigate each result individually and close each page where the product is shown not to meet my requirements. Even then I often have to go to manufacturers' web pages to find actual specifications for an item, or even find and open the PDF instruction manual helpfully provided by a competitor vendor.
The most recent item where Amazon defeated me was looking for an audio "hum eliminator" that had XLR connectors for input but 1/8" jack for output --- to many lecture presentation rooms that I'm encountering have provision for audio input only from HDMI-with-video or a too-short cable intended for a laptop headphone jack.
Someone must be convinced that this sort of change to search helps their bottom line.
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