I used to post reviews, then they kept deleting them because somehow I was breaking community rules, even though I looked through the rules and couldn't find anything that applied to me. So I stopped. I'd say fuck Amazon, but gods only know what STDs they have.
@Jamileigh17 Once I posted a review on Apple's app store where I opined that some app's new icon looked like a "flaming colostomy bag". My review was soon deleted, and from that point on, I was on a "naughty list". Any review I write is delayed for days and if it's even remotely edgy or funny it gets deleted. Apple is no fun.
I occasionally post a detailed review. I try to be helpful.
My favorite kid of defective review (not a thing I do, by the way): The guy who rages in ALL CAPS but accidentally posts five stars. That guy is funny.
What's your favorite kind of worthless Amazon review?
@PocketBrain It hit me one day reading these multi-paragraph "box opening experience" reviews. Some have much more to say about the product than the OEM. I look at this one dude's screen-name.... he's logged in as: RetiredScientist . And that about says it all.
@PocketBrain Reminds me of a time when I used to work at mcdonalds and a manager was going through some online reviews from the week before (yes, they check those). My favorite read, "Had to wait forever and food was cold when I finally got it." Rating: Highly satisfied
@PocketBrain Other than stupid reviews, my favorite idiot on Amazon reviews is the guy who posts an answer to a question, "I don't know." Seriously, you see this all the time. They go out of their way to declare themselves ignorant. Seriously, sit down and shut up and nobody will be hip to your stupidity.
I was actually going to post a thread about this topic! I just signed up for www.amzreviewtrader.com, where you get free/discounted stuff in return for an allegedly honest review. My first item is arriving tomorrow (phone case), and I intend to give an honest review.
However, I notice there's a TON of these kinds of "sponsored" reviews on Amazon now, and i feel like it's diminishing the value of the star/review. Most of them seem very fake and formulaic to me.
So, should i continue to participate (free stuff!) or am I part of the problem now?
@DaveInSoCal that depends. If you find yourself giving out a lot of 5 star reviews, then yes. I think the sponsored reviewers suffer from a value added issue. If they paid full price, they may be less forgiving of flaws and give lower stars. They got the product for less or free, so for the price they paid, there was value added.
@DaveInSoCal The freebie teviews dont comparison shop, feel subtle obligations to be nice, and dont tell us whether we would want whatever if it were full price.
Go ahead and get your freebies and enjoy. Why not?
But i now head straight to the 1-stars. If i think they were a tiny minority experience, or were written by cranks or by people who dont understand the produce, i read up a few stars. If i'm still ok w the item, in the end i read some 5-stars before purchase.
I recently got a code from a seller on amzreviewtrader which didn't work. When I notified them that it didn't work, they responded that they were sorry, and if i ordered a particular item, and left a 5 star review (before I even get it) they would send me a gift code reimbursing me. Talk about breaking Amazon's rules. It reminds me of how it came out that certain sellers were including notes when they shipped items that if the buyer would leave a 5 star review, that's the order would be refunded (and the items would be able to be kept.)
@f00l I'm with you. Nowadays I always go to the negative reviews first on eBay (for sellers) and AMZN (for products).
I've noticed other sites like Home Depot and Lowes seem to copy reviews from the manufacturer website...I'm not sure what to do with those but there seems to be a lot of PERFECT reviews on manufacturer websites.
@DaveInSoCal Thanks, Dave. I'm in. I've reviewed stuff from a company called NewTrent before and only gave good reviews if they were deserved. I pointed out problems where they existed. I obtained a replacement (next generation, new size so I needed a new one) one of the best iPad keyboard/cases I've ever owned and probably the best iPhone case I've ever had for pennies this way.
@joelmw I'm only reviewing things I'm interested in and, for the most part, have some experience with (phone cases, screen protectors, car mounts, chargers, etc) but wouldn't mind other stuff.
@FroodyFrog They DEFINITELY track word count (I currently rate an "F" with an average word count of 49), but I don't care about that. I suspect I won't get picked for many reviews, but really, there aren't that many things on the site I really want anyway. Also, a lot of them just off discounts (not free), and it's not worth it.
@DaveInSoCal I've been on the review trader site for quite a while now- I'm almost at 200 reviews, and I've been honest on every one of them. So many people aren't, though- they are causing a general lack of credibility to those of us who do our best to provide helpful reviews. :(
@Pony i just reviewed my first item (phone case). Have a car charger on its way tomorrow, and a wireless charger arriving next week. This is fun! I loved the phone case (but not as much as a different one) and gave it 4 stars. Giving it to a buddy who needs a case.
@DaveInSoCal It is fun! I've gotten so many things I couldn't have afforded to buy otherwise, (or didn't know I wanted til I saw them!) and bunches of goodies for my hubby, too.
@DaveInSoCal I think my favorite thing so far is an $80 floor lamp I got for $7, followed closely by the $50 pillow I got for $1. And that kind of answers the second question- yep, I pay for stuff quite often, but only a couple bucks at a time, usually.
@Pony @DaveInSoCal When you review, pls tell the reader 2 things: 1 if you had to purchase this at regular price, would you? Would it fit into your life so that you'd actually buy it normally instead of something else or buying nothing? If you spent normal $, if)s that what you'd want taking up space? Think you'll still be using it in a few years? 2 if you needed/wanted one of whatever, is this the one you would get, in the price range? Or would you get another one, or shop down, (too many features, why bother?), or up (it leaves out something you'd want to have)?
@f00l That's great feedback. On my last review (for a car charger) I checked out the prices of comparable items to make sure mine was priced appropriately.
I've reviewed two items so far (phone case and car charger) and have two items coming (screen protectors and wireless charger).
I've posted a few reviews on Amazon (under my actual name). I review things only when I think that what I have to say will be useful or interesting, and only if it seems that there aren't many other reviews (or that they are all glowing, or hateful).
I doubt I've posted more than a scant few (I could check, but find it unimportant). I do appreciate a well written and thoughtful review, though, and will click the magic "yes, this was helpful" button for them. I'll also click the "nope" button for those reviews that see to be of the phony variety.
@Shrdlu I do try to reward the good reviews. These are not normally the reviews from freebie or discount situations.
When i'm shopping, if there's a zillion things from China, all similar, i wont even look at anything unless it has a lot of reviews, hundreds or thousands. With much of that junk, 30 5-star reviews just means it's junk.
@Shrdlu Now Amazon only shows the number who rated a review "Helpful" but not the number who downrated it. If 90 of 100 people found it unhelpful, the line just says: "10 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No"
I rarely post Amazon reviews because I think I should use the item for at least a few months first, so I can comment about whether it is durable and efficient, and whether the batteries last long. (if it uses batteries) By the end of that time, I'd have forgotten to go back to the item page on Amazon to write my review. Oh well.
@mortonfox Well your heart's in the right place. I like reading reviews about durability. At least you don't do what some reviewers do that makes me nuts: write a review in the first week, and say something like "I'll definitely post an update in 6 months regarding durability." The review is over a year old and no followup, and numerous people have replied to the review with "did it hold up? Would love to know if I should buy this thing."
I've posted a bunch of reviews, some for phone cases and Bluetooth keyboard iPad cases and stuff I've gotten for pennies. I try to post honest reviews and make them entertaining, but lots of the stuff I buy and have reviewed is sort of resistant to in-depth reviews. Like a set of brake rotors. They installed like I expected, the car still stops, what more can I say in a review? I gave them five stars because what could I possibly dock them for? Too Heavy! 1 Star! Maybe I should have gushed about how shiny they were? That sort of thing. Maybe I'm not discerning enough and should care more about the coloring of my Lightning cables. Are these Anker cables TOO red? Never mind if they charge the phone. How do they make me feel?
It's good that amazon offers customer reviews (unlike pot luck eBay) once you get past the wussies who whine because THEY ordered the wrong color, size or product and naggers who generally nit pick on anything, after careful screening you can determine if you really want that knob buffer or stick to your out of date 1970's expandable back scratcher.. I wasn't one who generally sounded off one way or the other with what I purchase knowing it was nobody's b'ness whether I loved it or was scammed by it but my own, then slowly I began to spread my feelers over the web to anybody and his/her mama and eventually I was inundated with free or reduced offers to give an unbiased review on someone's startup product and wow! Suddenly I began acquiring all kinds of useful (and useless) do-dads.. It was neat and all for free or pennies on the dollar but I had to be selective so I created my own rule of thumb, after all who would heed the opinion of a good ole southern boy who was reviewing say, tampons?? So even I have my limits because when I give something a four - five star I want the reader to know that I'm qualified to offer those prestigious stars.. As for the slew who does this just for the hell of it or because it's the only way they can get back for the pathetic life their living, I say bum'um off. (comments paid for and approved by: the birds of paradox, LLC).
I post reviews when Amazon or the third party seller request one, IF I'm in the mood to write something about the product. I don't always respond as quickly as they request. I like to use the product for a while to find out if it is any good or not. But I try to be as honest as possible.
I post pretty detailed reviews when the mood strikes. If an item has no or very few reviews and has something that isn't clear from the description or photos, I'll review it. If an item significantly impresses me (or depresses me), I'll review it. If it was a regular item that just did its job, I probably won't bother.
I post occasionally, especially after I've received a follow up via email by the seller (after a decent time has elapsed) asking how I liked the product, etc... However, the last review I posted was about a purse I purchased for full price - not a member or a fan of those freebie review clubs- and after leaving a two or three star detailed review (which was generous), I started getting emails pleading for a better review in exchange for a partial refund. I was intrigued and responded that I would be open to amending my review on the basis of their customer service, but refused to say the purse had magically grown better qualities. They insisted that I change my review of the crappy purse, THEN they would refund. I said screw it and refused. They kept sending emails pleading that I was ruining their companyuntil I threatened to report them to Amazon.
I've only posted reviews when I've loved a product so damned much that I feel the irrepressible need to gush. I'm that five star review that goes on for five paragraphs about how the cheap-o hair brush ~*Changed My Life!*~ I dunno, I just don't have the impetus within me to post the negative review about the piece of shit thing that broke upon first use. It sucked, I'll ask for my money back, make a mental note to avoid, and move on. But when something is awesome? I want everyone to know and get it and love it, too. I've had reviews questioned for being overenthusiastic / fake. But what can I do? Shrug, eh.
I post verbose, rambling, overly-detailed, inappropriately personal reviews--randomly, as far as I can tell, but often when I feel really excited or really pissed off about a product, its design, its potential impact or whatever. Sometimes I get pissed off at other reviewers whom I think are whiny and/or full of shit or ignorant or pathetic shills. Occasionally I'll post something uncharacteristically brief and to the point. Often I'm just too damned lazy or disorganized and don't get around to it.
Pretty much I guess that's my social media MO. Amazon reviews are really just another form of social media, IMO.
I'll go through moods where I want to write reviews on everything (RottenTomatoes, GoodReads, Amazon, Yelp), and they are usually pretty in-depth and detailed. I was taught how to write a persuasive essay in my educational career, so that's usually my baseline (been trying to get more brief on Yelp).
For Amazon, I'll usually only leave one if the product is amazingly bad or doesn't already have hundreds of reviews saying the same thing I'm planning on writing. It's a waste of my time to add another 5-star text review to a product that has a 4.7 average unless I feel I can highlight a feature that hasn't been covered, so I'll just star it.
App I was just playing will be getting a one star. It's a hidden object but it's almost impossible since you have to touch bellow and to the SOMETIMES to get the click. It's Madness I say MADNESS!!
I have more than 1,200 people voting my reviews are helpful. But I am not in the "elite" category of reviewers, just the top 1000. While I try to stick to photo, audio and coffee-related items, I get endless requests to review phones cases. No, I don't ask for them. I also get requests to review nursing bras and binky holders, which I am not qualified to review. I've also been offered sex toys and nipple chains (????), which I decline. But a decent Fuji retro rangefinder digital camera or a PC on a stick? Nope, just the B-list items.
I love reading 1 star reviews, "movie sucked, only watched five minutes." And the clueless mommy who bought a $49 WinCE laptop and gave it 1 star because her daughter couldn't play her favorite games and was "crying on Christmas morning." Where the h-ll were WinCE laptops crawling out of????
I write long, thoughtful reviews and end them with a vague comment about a feature the product doesn't have ("Battery life is about what you'd expect" for a product that has no batteries) so that you have to go re-read the product description and try to figure out if my helpful review was for a completely different item.
2 to 4 degrees south of the Equator . . .
I used to post reviews, then they kept deleting them because somehow I was breaking community rules, even though I looked through the rules and couldn't find anything that applied to me. So I stopped. I'd say fuck Amazon, but gods only know what STDs they have.
@Jamileigh17 Once I posted a review on Apple's app store where I opined that some app's new icon looked like a "flaming colostomy bag". My review was soon deleted, and from that point on, I was on a "naughty list". Any review I write is delayed for days and if it's even remotely edgy or funny it gets deleted. Apple is no fun.
I occasionally post a detailed review. I try to be helpful.
My favorite kid of defective review (not a thing I do, by the way): The guy who rages in ALL CAPS but accidentally posts five stars. That guy is funny.
What's your favorite kind of worthless Amazon review?
@PocketBrain It hit me one day reading these multi-paragraph "box opening experience" reviews. Some have much more to say about the product than the OEM. I look at this one dude's screen-name.... he's logged in as: RetiredScientist . And that about says it all.
@PocketBrain Reminds me of a time when I used to work at mcdonalds and a manager was going through some online reviews from the week before (yes, they check those). My favorite read, "Had to wait forever and food was cold when I finally got it." Rating: Highly satisfied
@PocketBrain Other than stupid reviews, my favorite idiot on Amazon reviews is the guy who posts an answer to a question, "I don't know." Seriously, you see this all the time. They go out of their way to declare themselves ignorant. Seriously, sit down and shut up and nobody will be hip to your stupidity.
@PocketBrain
Not to mention wasted time. Taking up space w that?
I was actually going to post a thread about this topic! I just signed up for www.amzreviewtrader.com, where you get free/discounted stuff in return for an allegedly honest review. My first item is arriving tomorrow (phone case), and I intend to give an honest review.
However, I notice there's a TON of these kinds of "sponsored" reviews on Amazon now, and i feel like it's diminishing the value of the star/review. Most of them seem very fake and formulaic to me.
So, should i continue to participate (free stuff!) or am I part of the problem now?
@DaveInSoCal that depends. If you find yourself giving out a lot of 5 star reviews, then yes.
I think the sponsored reviewers suffer from a value added issue. If they paid full price, they may be less forgiving of flaws and give lower stars. They got the product for less or free, so for the price they paid, there was value added.
@DaveInSoCal
The freebie teviews dont comparison shop, feel subtle obligations to be nice, and dont tell us whether we would want whatever if it were full price.
Go ahead and get your freebies and enjoy. Why not?
But i now head straight to the 1-stars. If i think they were a tiny minority experience, or were written by cranks or by people who dont understand the produce, i read up a few stars. If i'm still ok w the item, in the end i read some 5-stars before purchase.
@DaveInSoCal - I'd be interested to know if they allow you to stay in the program and keep getting free stuff if you give poor reviews.
@KDemo
They give Amazon profiles a grade based on word count (and such I think).
While they probably wouldn't throw someone out, sellers would probably be less inclined to give codes to people with weaker reviews.
@DaveInSoCal @Thumperchick @f00l @KDemo
I recently got a code from a seller on amzreviewtrader which didn't work. When I notified them that it didn't work, they responded that they were sorry, and if i ordered a particular item, and left a 5 star review (before I even get it) they would send me a gift code reimbursing me.
Talk about breaking Amazon's rules.
It reminds me of how it came out that certain sellers were including notes when they shipped items that if the buyer would leave a 5 star review, that's the order would be refunded (and the items would be able to be kept.)
@FroodyFrog that breaks amzreviewtrader rules too. Report the seller and they'll be booted.
@Thumperchick that's a good point. I'll make sure to take the actual sales price into account when i review.
@f00l I'm with you. Nowadays I always go to the negative reviews first on eBay (for sellers) and AMZN (for products).
I've noticed other sites like Home Depot and Lowes seem to copy reviews from the manufacturer website...I'm not sure what to do with those but there seems to be a lot of PERFECT reviews on manufacturer websites.
@DaveInSoCal Thanks, Dave. I'm in. I've reviewed stuff from a company called NewTrent before and only gave good reviews if they were deserved. I pointed out problems where they existed. I obtained a replacement (next generation, new size so I needed a new one) one of the best iPad keyboard/cases I've ever owned and probably the best iPhone case I've ever had for pennies this way.
@joelmw I'm only reviewing things I'm interested in and, for the most part, have some experience with (phone cases, screen protectors, car mounts, chargers, etc) but wouldn't mind other stuff.
@FroodyFrog They DEFINITELY track word count (I currently rate an "F" with an average word count of 49), but I don't care about that. I suspect I won't get picked for many reviews, but really, there aren't that many things on the site I really want anyway. Also, a lot of them just off discounts (not free), and it's not worth it.
@DaveInSoCal I've been on the review trader site for quite a while now- I'm almost at 200 reviews, and I've been honest on every one of them. So many people aren't, though- they are causing a general lack of credibility to those of us who do our best to provide helpful reviews. :(
@Pony i just reviewed my first item (phone case). Have a car charger on its way tomorrow, and a wireless charger arriving next week. This is fun! I loved the phone case (but not as much as a different one) and gave it 4 stars. Giving it to a buddy who needs a case.
@DaveInSoCal It is fun! I've gotten so many things I couldn't have afforded to buy otherwise, (or didn't know I wanted til I saw them!) and bunches of goodies for my hubby, too.
@Pony what's your favorite thing that you've reviewed from the site? Do you only do free stuff, or sometimes pay?
@DaveInSoCal I think my favorite thing so far is an $80 floor lamp I got for $7, followed closely by the $50 pillow I got for $1. And that kind of answers the second question- yep, I pay for stuff quite often, but only a couple bucks at a time, usually.
@Pony
@DaveInSoCal
When you review, pls tell the reader 2 things:
1 if you had to purchase this at regular price, would you? Would it fit into your life so that you'd actually buy it normally instead of something else or buying nothing? If you spent normal $, if)s that what you'd want taking up space? Think you'll still be using it in a few years?
2 if you needed/wanted one of whatever, is this the one you would get, in the price range? Or would you get another one, or shop down, (too many features, why bother?), or up (it leaves out something you'd want to have)?
@f00l That's great feedback. On my last review (for a car charger) I checked out the prices of comparable items to make sure mine was priced appropriately.
I've reviewed two items so far (phone case and car charger) and have two items coming (screen protectors and wireless charger).
I've posted a few reviews on Amazon (under my actual name). I review things only when I think that what I have to say will be useful or interesting, and only if it seems that there aren't many other reviews (or that they are all glowing, or hateful).
I doubt I've posted more than a scant few (I could check, but find it unimportant). I do appreciate a well written and thoughtful review, though, and will click the magic "yes, this was helpful" button for them. I'll also click the "nope" button for those reviews that see to be of the phony variety.
@Shrdlu
I do try to reward the good reviews. These are not normally the reviews from freebie or discount situations.
When i'm shopping, if there's a zillion things from China, all similar, i wont even look at anything unless it has a lot of reviews, hundreds or thousands. With much of that junk, 30 5-star reviews just means it's junk.
@Shrdlu Now Amazon only shows the number who rated a review "Helpful" but not the number who downrated it. If 90 of 100 people found it unhelpful, the line just says: "10 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No"
I only post reviews when I ordered the wrong item, or the color of the item I ordered doesn't match my paint.
@thismyusername
Sarcasm?
@FroodyFrog
Or normalcy.
@f00l
But what IS "normal" ?
Now if you don't mind, it's time for me to give a duck a bath since it's part of my routine. (For me it's completely normal.)
@FroodyFrog
For @thismyusername, perhaps, normalcy is to be s crank reviewer on Amazon. Seems pretty common.
Happy duck bath time. That normalcy i like.
@FroodyFrog yea meh really needs the sarcasm font.
I rarely post Amazon reviews because I think I should use the item for at least a few months first, so I can comment about whether it is durable and efficient, and whether the batteries last long. (if it uses batteries) By the end of that time, I'd have forgotten to go back to the item page on Amazon to write my review. Oh well.
@mortonfox Well your heart's in the right place. I like reading reviews about durability. At least you don't do what some reviewers do that makes me nuts: write a review in the first week, and say something like "I'll definitely post an update in 6 months regarding durability." The review is over a year old and no followup, and numerous people have replied to the review with "did it hold up? Would love to know if I should buy this thing."
@gregormehndel BTW, I'm not perfect.
I've posted a bunch of reviews, some for phone cases and Bluetooth keyboard iPad cases and stuff I've gotten for pennies. I try to post honest reviews and make them entertaining, but lots of the stuff I buy and have reviewed is sort of resistant to in-depth reviews. Like a set of brake rotors. They installed like I expected, the car still stops, what more can I say in a review? I gave them five stars because what could I possibly dock them for? Too Heavy! 1 Star! Maybe I should have gushed about how shiny they were? That sort of thing. Maybe I'm not discerning enough and should care more about the coloring of my Lightning cables. Are these Anker cables TOO red? Never mind if they charge the phone. How do they make me feel?
It's good that amazon offers customer reviews (unlike pot luck eBay) once you get past the wussies who whine because THEY ordered the wrong color, size or product and naggers who generally nit pick on anything, after careful screening you can determine if you really want that knob buffer or stick to your out of date 1970's expandable back scratcher.. I wasn't one who generally sounded off one way or the other with what I purchase knowing it was nobody's b'ness whether I loved it or was scammed by it but my own, then slowly I began to spread my feelers over the web to anybody and his/her mama and eventually I was inundated with free or reduced offers to give an unbiased review on someone's startup product and wow! Suddenly I began acquiring all kinds of useful (and useless) do-dads.. It was neat and all for free or pennies on the dollar but I had to be selective so I created my own rule of thumb, after all who would heed the opinion of a good ole southern boy who was reviewing say, tampons?? So even I have my limits because when I give something a four - five star I want the reader to know that I'm qualified to offer those prestigious stars.. As for the slew who does this just for the hell of it or because it's the only way they can get back for the pathetic life their living, I say bum'um off.
(comments paid for and approved by: the birds of paradox, LLC).
I post reviews when Amazon or the third party seller request one, IF I'm in the mood to write something about the product. I don't always respond as quickly as they request. I like to use the product for a while to find out if it is any good or not. But I try to be as honest as possible.
I post pretty detailed reviews when the mood strikes. If an item has no or very few reviews and has something that isn't clear from the description or photos, I'll review it. If an item significantly impresses me (or depresses me), I'll review it. If it was a regular item that just did its job, I probably won't bother.
@djslack Yes, this. Occasional reviews when something stands out (good or bad.)
I post occasionally, especially after I've received a follow up via email by the seller (after a decent time has elapsed) asking how I liked the product, etc...
However, the last review I posted was about a purse I purchased for full price - not a member or a fan of those freebie review clubs- and after leaving a two or three star detailed review (which was generous), I started getting emails pleading for a better review in exchange for a partial refund. I was intrigued and responded that I would be open to amending my review on the basis of their customer service, but refused to say the purse had magically grown better qualities. They insisted that I change my review of the crappy purse, THEN they would refund. I said screw it and refused. They kept sending emails pleading that I was ruining their companyuntil I threatened to report them to Amazon.
I've only posted reviews when I've loved a product so damned much that I feel the irrepressible need to gush. I'm that five star review that goes on for five paragraphs about how the cheap-o hair brush ~*Changed My Life!*~
I dunno, I just don't have the impetus within me to post the negative review about the piece of shit thing that broke upon first use. It sucked, I'll ask for my money back, make a mental note to avoid, and move on. But when something is awesome? I want everyone to know and get it and love it, too. I've had reviews questioned for being overenthusiastic / fake. But what can I do? Shrug, eh.
I post detailed, thoughtful reviews whenever I get off my lazy ass and actually do so. Which amounts to a fraction of what I actually buy there.
I post verbose, rambling, overly-detailed, inappropriately personal reviews--randomly, as far as I can tell, but often when I feel really excited or really pissed off about a product, its design, its potential impact or whatever. Sometimes I get pissed off at other reviewers whom I think are whiny and/or full of shit or ignorant or pathetic shills. Occasionally I'll post something uncharacteristically brief and to the point. Often I'm just too damned lazy or disorganized and don't get around to it.
Pretty much I guess that's my social media MO. Amazon reviews are really just another form of social media, IMO.
I'll go through moods where I want to write reviews on everything (RottenTomatoes, GoodReads, Amazon, Yelp), and they are usually pretty in-depth and detailed. I was taught how to write a persuasive essay in my educational career, so that's usually my baseline (been trying to get more brief on Yelp).
For Amazon, I'll usually only leave one if the product is amazingly bad or doesn't already have hundreds of reviews saying the same thing I'm planning on writing. It's a waste of my time to add another 5-star text review to a product that has a 4.7 average unless I feel I can highlight a feature that hasn't been covered, so I'll just star it.
I post occasional reviews for products I have used. I don't think I've ever posted an entirely negative review.
I give it a 5/7.
@momojiri I give it a 7/5.
App I was just playing will be getting a one star. It's a hidden object but it's almost impossible since you have to touch bellow and to the SOMETIMES to get the click. It's Madness I say MADNESS!!
I believe that whatever review I leave is directly related to my medication at that time.
For your mostly-relevant entertainment, I managed to find the first Amazon review I ever wrote.
@harrison That's so cute!
@harrison
Someone didn't find your review helpful :O
@FroodyFrog that was at 8/8 when i posted it! Someone here is a jerk.
@harrison
2 people are jerks.
:'(
I have more than 1,200 people voting my reviews are helpful. But I am not in the "elite" category of reviewers, just the top 1000. While I try to stick to photo, audio and coffee-related items, I get endless requests to review phones cases. No, I don't ask for them. I also get requests to review nursing bras and binky holders, which I am not qualified to review. I've also been offered sex toys and nipple chains (????), which I decline. But a decent Fuji retro rangefinder digital camera or a PC on a stick? Nope, just the B-list items.
I love reading 1 star reviews, "movie sucked, only watched five minutes." And the clueless mommy who bought a $49 WinCE laptop and gave it 1 star because her daughter couldn't play her favorite games and was "crying on Christmas morning." Where the h-ll were WinCE laptops crawling out of????
@radi0j0hn IIWM I'd stop turning down the sex toys and nipple chains and use them to barter here.
@Pavlov
@radi0j0hn
Or perhaps the sex toy stuff can be used to distract zombies and politicians in an emergency.
I write long, thoughtful reviews and end them with a vague comment about a feature the product doesn't have ("Battery life is about what you'd expect" for a product that has no batteries) so that you have to go re-read the product description and try to figure out if my helpful review was for a completely different item.