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User ID: 71630411 United States 09/03/2022 06:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I look at how many stars and read a few good ones plus the 1 and 2 stars. You have to watch on Amazon though. A lot are fake reviews. Quoting: Paranoiaaaaa I left a 1 start for something a long time ago. The company actually offered me a $20 gift card to change the review! Did you change it?? i found that out a few years when i gave a review on an Air Fryer and it was not a good review, but it was honest and in detail why i thought so, two days later it was removed and so were all the other low reviews on that same product. would rather have it & not need it then need it & not have it |
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Catseye
User ID: 78379678 United States 09/03/2022 06:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I learn a lot from Amazon reviews when people go out of their way and offer other related information, it has helped me a lot around the house and some are just hysterical, there was the story about the gummies for losing weight, hilarious, I think it went viral Forgive your enemies, it messes with their heads. Thoughts create, mind them well. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78261532 United States 09/03/2022 06:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I don't have much to say about this. Quoting: ThirstyMarlin! But I am curious if I'm not normal. Hence, the need for this poll! It's for my benefit (and maybe yours too) How much is too much? Am I an over-analytic review reading freak? Or, is reading Amazon reviews all-day not a good hobby? I know jerking-off, all-day, although excessive, is most certainly normal. Right? I also have a ton of shit in my shopping lists I also loved looking through the JC Penny and Sears Catalogs. The Christmas Edition especially. Anyone remember the Toy Soldier Mountain with Cannon. The back side was access to a Normandy style German bunker? It was huge...for a kid. Like 3 feet tall! Now, my 'Toys' and 'Hobbies' are much more expensive. I really like high quality optics...glass I don't know why Binoculars, scopes, micro and macro Anyway....cough it up! Answer the POLL! :wEird sHit::Phil doctor craz::chrimera3: I read a lot of reviews. I start with the one star reviews to see if any of them seem legitimate. Many times one star reviews are nonsensical but some are legitimate. If I make it past that stage I move on to the 2 star reviews and so on. I’m very analytical. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76540354 United States 09/03/2022 06:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There are always one reviewer who states they found a better one but don't say the name..and checking their review history shows the current review and no review for their better find. also now that you can't respond to a reviewer it's harder to find the correct info. But I'm retired and read all comments sometimes go to recent comments to see if there is a change to let's say a supplements ingredients. |
SoulWinner
User ID: 84074439 United States 09/03/2022 07:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great point. Milwaukee or DeWalt power tools have never disappointed me. They're worth 2x the price of knockoffs, especially for longevity. Do you have the Review Data to support that BOLD claim? What does Amazon have to say about this? And e-bay too. What about the manufacturer's website? Hummm...... Those are a little bit fishy....don't you think? In this case, what I posted is the review data. So, yes. ...Loving souls, starving trolls... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 84126307 Switzerland 09/03/2022 07:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | these days, reviews must be deciphered and carefully read to glean truth. Quoting: Jay3 how many reviews has that 5 star reviewer done. often, if it's a fake, they have very few reviews that they wrote before. but that's only the start. how many people have time to write a review, and what was their motivation? often, i have found, people write reviews when they are pissed off about something. after that, the second reason is that a person wants to reward for great service or product. but the whole review system is so fucked up, it starts to be very difficult to know what is true and real. with that said, reading enough, and spending a lot of time, can sometimes give you a decent overview, if you know what to look for in the reviews. I start with the bad reviews.... saves time |
SugarSand
User ID: 77504359 United States 09/03/2022 07:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I read a sampling of the bad and a sampling of the good. If they generally line up with each other and my expectations, I give them more weight in the process. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
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User ID: 30776013 Canada 09/03/2022 07:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Keep in mind that money can buy fake reviews. It can pad a review section with good reviews, or sink a competitor with bad ones. It's hard to tell what's real and what isn't these days. People get paid to shill for crap products probably more than you think. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. |
hellno2
User ID: 83788134 United States 09/03/2022 07:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You have to be careful because some sellers will sell a cheap and popular item for years like an air filter or a plastic doodad, then once it has accumulated lots of good reviews they will switch out the description and images with a completely different much more expensive item. I almost bought some wireless headphones with many 5 star reviews when I looked closely and saw that all the reviews were for a cheap air filter. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 84125542 United States 09/03/2022 08:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I don't have much to say about this. Quoting: ThirstyMarlin! But I am curious if I'm not normal. Hence, the need for this poll! It's for my benefit (and maybe yours too) How much is too much? Am I an over-analytic review reading freak? Or, is reading Amazon reviews all-day not a good hobby? I know jerking-off, all-day, although excessive, is most certainly normal. Right? I also have a ton of shit in my shopping lists I also loved looking through the JC Penny and Sears Catalogs. The Christmas Edition especially. Anyone remember the Toy Soldier Mountain with Cannon. The back side was access to a Normandy style German bunker? It was huge...for a kid. Like 3 feet tall! Now, my 'Toys' and 'Hobbies' are much more expensive. I really like high quality optics...glass I don't know why Binoculars, scopes, micro and macro Anyway....cough it up! Answer the POLL! :wEird sHit::Phil doctor craz::chrimera3: Dont buy anything on line, never have and never will. And i have everything i could possibly ever need. |
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User ID: 81097814 United States 09/03/2022 08:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i always sort reviews by newest to see how the latest build is Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76423614 sometimes a decent product has recent issues so i'll wait or keep looking Me too. I often wonder how many of the reviews are fake/inflated BS etc. Probably most. I guess it just makes me feel better to see other people support a product even if its crap anyways. |
Louis in Richmond
That is my arm now; broken for 7 months User ID: 73929620 United States 09/03/2022 08:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I saw my Ego Power Self-Propelled Electric lawn mower had over sixteen thousand five star reviews and like only four one star troll reviews. Quoting: Louis in Richmond I knew it was the lawnmower for me! Isn`t that the one that cut all those peoples toes off? I can't find anything online to that effect. All the reviews were by registered owners of the mower with toes. I have two 10 Amp batteries with mine. [link to youtu.be (secure)] Last Edited by Louis in Richmond on 09/03/2022 08:34 PM Until your military service has required you neutralize enemy combatants and invaders in the defense of your country, don't presume to tell us that have defended you that you don't support every shot we fired to eliminate that enemy. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 82845546 United Kingdom 09/03/2022 08:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'll read several, may even watch a few video reviews BUT I have a rule not to buy anything for at least 2 weeks, since I started doing that I barely buy anything because I usually realise I don't really need/want it. Try it, it works. |
Louis in Richmond
That is my arm now; broken for 7 months User ID: 73929620 United States 09/03/2022 09:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'll read several, may even watch a few video reviews Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82845546 BUT I have a rule not to buy anything for at least 2 weeks, since I started doing that I barely buy anything because I usually realise I don't really need/want it. Try it, it works. That works for me except at the grocer. Everytime I'm food shopping I see things that I absolutely must have that I didn't even know I needed when I left home. Until your military service has required you neutralize enemy combatants and invaders in the defense of your country, don't presume to tell us that have defended you that you don't support every shot we fired to eliminate that enemy. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 71159160 United States 09/03/2022 09:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i only buy real things,needed that cannot get in stores,important things so yes, all real things, need lots of info. , too important, get all the info. you can, read a lot, , research and ask lots of questions, people on amazon who give honest feedback are, great., but look all over for , many reviews you can get., most of these posts are silly, yours is not. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 76670303 United States 09/03/2022 09:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For example, I was looking for a new faster NVR (network video recorder). After reviewing the stats on various products, I found one that I thought would meet and exceed my requirements. However, right out of the gate when this product was released there were just 6 reviews. All were negative. I read these reviews and, frankly, it didn't sound like these people really knew what they were doing. While reading their reviews, it seemed to me their problems were related to something else, such as choosing the wrong type of ethernet cable, data errors, an overload switch elsewhere in their network, unrealistic expectation, incorrect parameter settings, inexperienced, etc. But on the other hand, it was a new product at the time of their review. Could have been a few bugs too. But that was over a year ago. Surely this manufacturer has corrected any bugs by now. Anyhow, I took the chance and order the thing. Once it arrived, I hooked up my 4k optical PTZ AI cameras to it using quality Cat 7 cables, used a quality intelligent programmable PoE switch, and configured everything. It all worked like a champ. I'd give it 5 stars for meeting all of my requirements. But I'll probably give it 4, because they could have designed the AI interface to be a bit more user friendly and not so cryptic. I did notice a few minor bugs but nothing critical. But, before that I've been looking for a new snowblower. Found one that mentions everything I was looking for in a snowblower. There were 12,000 reviews, averaging 4.5. I thought that might be the one. And, as usual, I begin reading the negative reviews first. And all of them mentioned the same thing. It's difficult to control over anything other than an absolutely smooth surface. It pulls one way or the other. Well shit, that not my LONG driveway. It's your typical country packed gravel and dirt driveway. In the end I decided my best bet would be to probably buy a pickup truck and put a plow on the front. But, in going to do some more looking before I commit to anything. I almost never make a bad purchasing decision. When I do decide what to buy, I will know for sure it's the right thing. There's also those brands I fully trust without question. Took me 15 minutes last month to decide which Kubota zero-turn 52" walk-behind/standing-ride-behind zero-turn mower I wanted. $7.5k (for a new unused 2019 model they found hiding in their warehouse that wasn't entered into their stock computer - compared to $10k for a new 2022 model) and I was hauling it home an hour later. Love the thing. Mowing is fun again. Didn't need anyone's review on that decision. It was a Kubota. |
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Dogsbollocks
User ID: 79380926 United Kingdom 09/03/2022 09:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I only read negative comments. You are thinking how dumb is that ? Let me explain.A lot of companies have employees spam big sites with positive comments. How wonderful a product/service is blah blah blah. If you are reading the comments section prior to making a purchase you are already pretty much going to buy the product. You will get a few thousand reviews up votes confirming how wonderful product/service is. Go to the negatives where you find consistencies in the feed back from customers. For instance hypothetically speaking Say Mr Smith bought a Phone from said company,and 6 weeks later the back detached.Below his comment, is another comment saying pretty much the same.And a few more comments saying there are quality control issues with the hand sets. They all say when they purchased they read only the thousands of positive comments made by Spam Bots in China. Never fully trust positive feedback .It is no longer 100% a reliable method. Go to negative comments see if what you are buying will be problem free.And not fall apart down the line. Companies can spam positive feedback for sure.They can not stop the trustworthy negative comments though :-) Dogsbollocks |
ThirstyMarlin!
(OP) User ID: 78110098 United States 09/03/2022 10:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I saw my Ego Power Self-Propelled Electric lawn mower had over sixteen thousand five star reviews and like only four one star troll reviews. Quoting: Louis in Richmond I knew it was the lawnmower for me! Isn`t that the one that cut all those peoples toes off? Last Edited by ThirstyMarlin! on 09/03/2022 10:46 PM Marlin! |