inferior goods; faulty item
Refers to products of low quality, often with defects or poor materials. Used in consumer contexts, complaints, or quality control.
この店は粗悪品ばかり売っている。
This store sells nothing but inferior goods.
粗悪品をつかまされた。
I was stuck with a faulty item.
粗悪品 carries a moral judgment about shoddy materials or workmanship, whereas 不良品 is a neutral, technical term for goods that failed inspection.
Compound of 粗悪 (そあく, 'coarse, inferior') + 品 (ひん, 'goods, article').