Have you? I read a lot of product reviews on shopping sites, and I've started noticing more and more that just make scratch my head and say "huh?"

For example, I was just looking at a laser boresighter on Sportsman's Guide, and one of the reviewers gave it 3 out of 5 stars, and his entire review I quote:

"got the brass laser boresighter - have not used it yet."

How the hell do you give something a poor review that you admit you haven't used? And I've seen more and more, good and bad reviews, that the reviewer admits to not using. Or giving bad reviews while admitting in their verbiage that they were using the product wrong. Etc., etc.

I'm talking about sites like Amazon, Cabelas, and Brownells.

I know this post could go in "What's your deal", but I'm not really as pissed off as I am just curious. Have these people all had head injuries? Something in the water?

At Lowes the appliance ratings seem to be all 4 stars or higher...no way to trust them.

I like the guys who give a one-star rating because the box it came in had a dent in it.

I was looking at something on Amazon (Charbroil Big Easy) and one lady gave it one star because her husband had a hard time putting it together.

Really??? If that was difficult, you need to just eat out lady. Wonder the two of you don't starve.

The Q/A section on Amazon is even worse.

Someone will post a question, and one or more jackasses will respond saying "I don't know, I bought this as a gift".

Why bother even responding?

They post this shit becaause they're hoping for a participation award. LOL

Fakespot.com has been extremely useful in spotting Amazon products with fake reviewers. Look at a product, check fakespot for the review grades, find out 40% are fake, move on to the next product.

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Originally posted by bald1:
They post this shit becaause they're hoping for a participation award. LOL

This. Everybody needs to feel special.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
I like the guys who give a one-star rating because the box it came in had a dent in it.

That one gets me as well as the ones where the product dimensions are given, like as 4" x 6", and the reason for the low rating is because "it's smaller than I thought it'd be".

Or the "one star" rating with a glowing review of how happy they are with the product. WTF?

When I read most negative/1 star reviews, I find the consumer is using the product nowhere NEAR for its intended purpose. Like buying a butter knife to use as a screwdriver and then giving the knife a bad review. We live among idiots.....and they breathe our O2 and vote.

I know what you mean. Been looking for CDs on Amazon, older stuff, and read the reviews in an attempt to find out how well the stuff has been mixed (or remixed).

It's great to read somebody's review of Foreigner's first album. Then there's the reviews about how it's played to much, sounds like other Foreigner albums, etc - nothing about the mix, delivery, or quality of packaging. Just bagging on a time proven album.

***oo

This thread color did not fit my size and never arrived like the picture shoed.

Mite recomend to freinds.

Take Amazon reviews for what they're worth. I have one negative review that keeps vanishing. And I keep re-reviewing the same way. Don't know what they're claiming to keep getting it deleted.

I bought a backup camera and was less than thrilled with it. Gave it two stars and a simple, honest poor review. The seller contacted me once or twice asking me to change it. I wouldn't. Then they refunded my money. Then again asked me to change it. I still wouldn't. They contacted me every week or so asking me to change it. What finally got them to stop was changing it to 1 star and mentioning their constant emails.

I basically have a general idea of the product before I read the review. I read them and take them into consideration, but I also rely on my own common sense. ..

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
I like the guys who give a one-star rating because the box it came in had a dent in it.

Or the delivery was late. Don't leave a 1-star for the Febelwerfer, they don't run the post office.

I have been known to leave some vague reviews. To my disappointment and annoyance, I have had some Amazon sellers pester me to no end after the sale, imploring me to leave a review. I suspect their seller rating is dependent on getting reviews? I have not found a way to simply say “no thank you” and ignoring them results in more emails begging me to review. Quite a few times, I have left a review stating “intentionally left blank”.

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Originally posted by Tuckerrnr1:

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Originally posted by bald1:
They post this shit because they're hoping for a participation award. LOL

This. Everybody needs to feel special.

I hate it when people don't know the answer to a question about a product on Amazon but feel they have to respond anyway.

Question: "Will this widget work on a #3 waffle valve?"
Answers:
"I don't own a widget" (or "I've never tried it on a #3 waffle valve"), "but it should work."
"I don't know."
"I like pizza."

Maybe because we are turning out idiots and morons? Probably HALF of today college grad's couldn't pass a 1940's HS final exam.

“Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.” - Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield