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"Rate your purchase" requests are getting out of hand.

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August 14, 2025, 07:47 AM
Mr.9mm
"Rate your purchase" requests are getting out of hand.
Amazon quit asking me for reviews after they begged me repeatedly for a review of the warranty I bought with a product. They didn’t want me to review the product, just the warranty. I guess they didn’t appreciate my sarcasm, because they haven’t me to review anything else.
August 14, 2025, 07:57 AM
sandman76
First thing I do when I'm shopping online is check the 5 star and 1 star reviews. Helpful when comparing products. Those reviews come from somewhere. That said, I don't do reviews that often and most requests for such go ignored.


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August 14, 2025, 11:02 AM
KP93
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
It's getting to the point where you can't buy ANYTHING on line without them begging for a "review".

"I recently got a free 5 gallon bucket with purchase at Horror Fright. What an AMAZING device. It's made of some sort of impervious material that allows you to carry virtually ANY material conveniently. I use it to transport Di-Hydrogen Oxide and it laughs at this highly corrosive liquid. I mean the stuff will dissolve STEEL and this honey badger of a bucket don't care! I've carried ammonium nitrate in it without incident and we all know how dangerous that stuff is! I don't know how I got along without this wonder tool. 5 stars (only because there's no option to select 10!)

Roll Eyes


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The East Germans would give it a solid 6.5 with a resounding BZ from this old Commodore!

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August 14, 2025, 11:17 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by sandman76:
First thing I do when I'm shopping online is check the 5 star and 1 star reviews. Helpful when comparing products. Those reviews come from somewhere. That said, I don't do reviews that often and most requests for such go ignored.


I do that as well, but with a grain of salt.

Some of the 5 star reviews are completely bogus, posted by shills.

Some (most?) of the 1 star reviews are from mouth-breathing toothless morons that have no idea how to use or what to expect from that product.

I do like to see the total of 5 and 4 star reviews over 85% and tend to avoid products with fewer than 100 reviews if there's another brand/model that gets more and better reviews.

Not fool proof, but helps to weed out the real losers.



Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
August 14, 2025, 04:17 PM
bronicabill
quote:
Originally posted by sandman76:
First thing I do when I'm shopping online is check the 5 star and 1 star reviews. Helpful when comparing products. Those reviews come from somewhere. That said, I don't do reviews that often and most requests for such go ignored.

I do the same; check the number of 5-star vs 1-star, and read what is written if too many 1-star reviews! I have changed my mind about a purchase more than once over those reviews, so they DO matter... I just don't want to write one for every bloody thing I buy! Some stuff, like ink pens work; no need to review them IMHO...


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August 26, 2025, 07:04 PM
ZSMICHAEL
When the dentist shoves an Ipad in front of you to rate your service it is time to leave. Locally I ask around. The stars mean nothing, the content maybe. The negative comments often dominate since people like to complain. Many of the reviews are bought and paid for, particularly on Amazon.