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Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:24 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:CAD
idiots or ignorants will take the reviews at face value, and suffer accordingly
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:27 am to CAD703X
It's still far and away the best repository of actual user reviews out there. But you do need to pay attention to the sources and exercise some judgment when using them.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:30 am to Layabout
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still far and away the best repository of actual user reviews out there.
Really?
Go look up any product category at amazon and look at top product.
Many times it's a no name product which somehow has 20x the number of reviews as the next one listed
How do you explain that?
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:32 am to boom roasted
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Good god this shite is getting old
So you want to place a bet that I'm wrong and amazon is not going to announce a major overhaul to their review system this year?
What's the bet?
This post was edited on 5/11/14 at 11:33 am
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:32 am to CAD703X
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Many times it's a no name product which somehow has 20x the number of reviews as the next one listed
How do you explain that?
Lots of people trying to save a dime, buying the cheap product, and sharing their experience about it so that others can experience either the joy of saving money responsibly or the horrors of cutting corners, whichever was their experience.
ETA: From experience, the majority of people trying to save a dime are the ones that are willing to give Westinghouse TVs (and other 'off-brands') a try, and they're also way more likely to follow up on reviews. They don't walk into a store and say "that one" and walk out, typically.
Just personal experience. By no means fact or accurate on a larger scale than people I know.
This post was edited on 5/11/14 at 11:34 am
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:33 am to Hopeful Doc
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Lots of people trying to save a dime, buying the cheap product, and sharing their experience about it so that others can experience either the joy of saving money responsibly or the horrors of cutting corners, whichever was their experience
Really? So you're saying that happened with this router too?
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:35 am to CAD703X
You asked for an explanation. I think it's a conceivable one.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:35 am to CAD703X
damn I bought that router a few weeks ago
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:35 am to CAD703X
Sure. If you're right, I will quit posting on the soccer board.
ETA: Someone bought this same router for me. I've been satisfied. I went back and got their USB wireless adapter. Been satisfied with it as well.
ETA: Someone bought this same router for me. I've been satisfied. I went back and got their USB wireless adapter. Been satisfied with it as well.
This post was edited on 5/11/14 at 11:38 am
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:35 am to CAD703X
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Many times it's a no name product which somehow has 20x the number of reviews as the next one listed
How do you explain that?
I don't deny that some vendors try to game the system, but if you see something suspicious then don't rely on it. Products that have been on the market for several years tend to have a lot more reviews than newly-introduced ones. What other retailer even approaches Amazon with the depth of its reviews?
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:36 am to CAD703X
I just got a mediabridge microSd USB charger that is badass.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:37 am to Hopeful Doc
I don't completely disagree with you. But something smells rotten in Denmark and I think this is the to of the iceberg. I bet we're going to have a major story come out this year about the review system at amazon
Like I said you can't even google a product these days without getting 2-3 pages of nothing but amazon reviews in your results.
This is going to be a big story.
Like I said you can't even google a product these days without getting 2-3 pages of nothing but amazon reviews in your results.
This is going to be a big story.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:37 am to Old Hellen Yeller
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damn I bought that router a few weeks ago
See???
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:38 am to Layabout
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What other retailer even approaches Amazon with the depth of its reviews?
...and that should scare the hell out of you
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:39 am to CAD703X
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Go look up any product category at amazon and look at top product.
Many times it's a no name product which somehow has 20x the number of reviews as the next one listed
How do you explain that?
bots
so i move on knowing that the product requires phantom reviews to appear appealing
hell i rarely even give any stock to 5-star reviews. i read 1/2 star reviews mostly
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:39 am to SlowFlowPro
Are you the average shopper?
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:41 am to CAD703X
Who the hell buys a random product based solely on Amazon reviews
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:41 am to CAD703X
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Are you the average shopper?
i don't care about teh average shopper
Posted on 5/11/14 at 11:41 am to fightin tigers
quote:OP.
Who the hell buys a random product based solely on Amazon reviews
He had a fantastic thread a few weeks ago.
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