Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought a spool of Hatchbox white PLA back in 2017 and it was great. One of my favorite brands. After using up that spool, I went to buy another and noticed it had dropped from $30 to $20 which was great. But it seems there was a reason. I assume they switched manufacturers or suppliers, but the new spool, which I just opened, is terrible. Diameter fluctuates by around 0.06mm pretty regularly and it gives under extrusion issues constantly, causing noticeable banding throughout the print and poor layer adhesion. It's also my h more brittle than the older stuff. The original Hatchbox had some flex. This new stuff just snaps. I thought my printer was having issues so I printed test objects all day, replaced my PTFE tube, replaced my nozzle, cleaned out the hotend. Nothing fixed it. I finally decided to try a spool of known good PLA and it printed smooth again. Switched back to the Hatchbox and prints returned to terrible. I hate to condemn a brand from a single experience but I'm not really sure I want to buy anymore from Hatchbox now and I used to recommend them to everyone.