Whose advice do you trust the most when considering a big purchase?

mediocrebot wanted to know what you think said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 12:00am ET

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bluejester said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 12:05am ET:

My Magic 8-Ball has my back on most major decisions, purchase or otherwise.

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tonylegrone said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 12:19am ET:

I like to look around at best buy for items that i'm going to be looking at or touching to determine quality for myself. if I can't find it there or at walmart, I'm left trusting online reviews :/

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unkabob said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 1:18am ET:

My wife's and she says I damn well better (she might own the last word but at least I have the option to pick 'n choose).

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kdemo said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 1:42am ET:

1) Consumer Reports, 2) CNet, 3) Amazon reviewers 4) Totally not rigged games of chance.

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- And how could I forget Jason's meh product write-ups?
  
  kdemo said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 10:20am ET
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- @KDemo congratulations winners!
  
  JonT said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 11:11am ET
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ceagee said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 1:47am ET:

Some combination of most of the above.
Plus I ask Irk.

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dealle said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 7:18am ET:

Jesus!

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jimmyd103 said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 7:29am ET:

1) Consumer Report, 2) Engadget, 3) Amazon customer reviews, 4) banter on deal sites like; deals.woot, slickdeals, and dealnews.

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TheBear said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 9:05am ET:

Normally someone I know owns the product already so either I ask them about it or try it out. If not then I'm probably an early adapter and taking the risk on something I can't afford.
Bendgate.

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- @TheBear I had to read the first line of your comment a couple times because I kept coming up with "someone I own knows"
  
  chellemonkey said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 10:06am ET
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eazyrider said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 10:09am ET:

i do the...eenee meeneee miynee mo thingy..it never lets me down..MEH!

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SSteve said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 10:14am ET:

I've had great results going with The Wirecutter. Amazon reviews are hit or miss. You have to do a lot of reading between the lines.

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editorkid said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 11:16am ET:

If I weren't swayed by whim, I'd never order anything here or from Woot.

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barnabee said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 11:35am ET:

My mother. Mom always knows best.

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redcoates7 said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 11:51am ET:

So many customer reviews on big e-Com are either supplier-sponsored, or straight up supplier written that it's tough for me to trust them. Friends and family usually do right by me...

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PocketBrain said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 12:59pm ET:

Reviews, research, and calculations.

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olperfesser said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 1:53pm ET:

I get a better idea on what NOT to buy from friends and relatives. Their judgement isn't always the best.

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gilar1ja said Thu, Oct 2nd 2014 at 10:49pm ET:

I consult the entrails. You find a she-ram of no more than 10 moons then offer her to a shaman with a link to the product on amazon. I feel the rest is self explanatory.

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