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How much stock do you put in Yelp reviews?
Posted on 10/19/18 at 7:58 am
Posted on 10/19/18 at 7:58 am
Just curious. They only real negative ones I see seem to be made by those who just like to complain or have expectations far beyond required service.
Positive ones are prob from the business owners friends and family. I doubt many logical people put forth time and effort to play on the internet reviewing every service they receive.
What you think about this OT?
Positive ones are prob from the business owners friends and family. I doubt many logical people put forth time and effort to play on the internet reviewing every service they receive.
What you think about this OT?
This post was edited on 10/19/18 at 8:01 am
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Posted on 10/19/18 at 7:58 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Welp....not much
Posted on 10/19/18 at 7:59 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Don't trust reviews. Complainers complain, and many review sites can be paid to boost reviews.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:01 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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Positive ones are prob from the business owners friends and family.
Depends.
If I see a place average 4.5 stars on like 600 reviews, then you can safely assume that the place is worthy of 4.5 stars.
ETA: But I typically only use Google for reviews.
This post was edited on 10/19/18 at 8:04 am
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:01 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Zero. I will use google reviews at times. You can pick up a pattern if a place really sucks.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:03 am to RogerTheShrubber
On Amazon, I generally trust the one star ones to be accurate, if they are insightful and/or numerous.
Yelp can be a lot of friend and family type cheerleader reviews that you have to discount, for sure.
Yelp can be a lot of friend and family type cheerleader reviews that you have to discount, for sure.
This post was edited on 10/19/18 at 8:03 am
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:04 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:07 am to castorinho
Amazon, I read the reviews. Yelp not at all. Zero trust in Yelp outside of picking a nearby restaurant and even then I don’t read the reviews.
Yelp is a scam.
Yelp is a scam.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:11 am to PortHudsonPlaya
It depends on the tenor of the review for me.
Just like on the Food and Drink Board.
Hyperbole is off putting.
"Food was indebible"
"Waited half and hour for our drinks"
Most of that sort of stuff is b.s.
Edit: If there are hundreds of reviews and 90% are 4 and 5, I trust the overall. Same with the other side.
Individual reviewers not so much.
Just like on the Food and Drink Board.
Hyperbole is off putting.
"Food was indebible"
"Waited half and hour for our drinks"
Most of that sort of stuff is b.s.
Edit: If there are hundreds of reviews and 90% are 4 and 5, I trust the overall. Same with the other side.
Individual reviewers not so much.
This post was edited on 10/19/18 at 8:21 am
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:12 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I trust them to determine if something is bad, not necessarily good, though. If that makes sense. For instance, I'm not going somewhere that is a 2 star, but I'm also not automatically trusting that somewhere is good if it's 4+.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:14 am to PortHudsonPlaya
IF, and it’s a big if, you bother to check the reviewer you can quickly tell if it is real or not. Reviewer who only gives one great review? Owner or employee of the place. All negative reviews? Someone who is a troll and doesn’t like anything. Tons of positive reviews? Paid individual or company.
Multiple reviews talking about the food and service with varying ratings? Someone who is into food and eating out and likes the app. Listen to that person.
But that is a lot of work just to pick a place. When Yelp started it was legit but it has been co-opted by people who have learned to game the system and the app owners extorting restaurants for high ratings.
Multiple reviews talking about the food and service with varying ratings? Someone who is into food and eating out and likes the app. Listen to that person.
But that is a lot of work just to pick a place. When Yelp started it was legit but it has been co-opted by people who have learned to game the system and the app owners extorting restaurants for high ratings.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:17 am to Bullfrog
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On Amazon, I generally trust the one star ones to be accurate
I usually don't. The photography stuff I buy, the one stars are so unrealistic. It's usually stuff that the average user wouldn't be bothered by. They'll bash an entire system based on something like battery life.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:20 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Review sites are like call centers. Nobody will tell you when things are working well, but they sure raise hell when something isn't right.
Positive reviews I generally question their genuineness.
Positive reviews I generally question their genuineness.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:26 am to jbgleason
Yeah but who's reviewing the reviewers of the reviews? That's the key question here
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:43 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I had an ex that reviewed every place she'd go (until we got serious). I'll add either really good, or really bad reviews to Google. Medium-level service doesn't get a review.
I review 90% of stuff on Amazon
I review 90% of stuff on Amazon
This post was edited on 10/19/18 at 8:44 am
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:45 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I only somewhat believe reviews that have over several hundred entrants
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:45 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Amazon
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They'll bash an entire system based on something like battery life.
My favorites are the ones where some $20 product only lasts a few years.
"Bought this tarp to cover my boat which sits outside. Started disintegrating after 2 years"
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:50 am to Tigertown in ATL
I saw one for shampoo the other day. This woman gave it three stars because the 8oz bottle didn't last as long as it should've. She liked the shampoo though 
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:52 am to Tigertown in ATL
Almost every time I buy something on Amazon, I get offered a discount or product sample to leave a review.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 9:03 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Zero.
In fact, I hate Yelp. Always among the first hits if I google something like a restaurant. I would so rather get the restaurant up first and not wade through Yelp and copycats.
In fact, I hate Yelp. Always among the first hits if I google something like a restaurant. I would so rather get the restaurant up first and not wade through Yelp and copycats.
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