Do you review products?
Mustabuster
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I find product reviews on online stores quite useful, especially for non big-brand items. However I don't write that many reviews. I did go through a phase of writing reviews for some of my Amazon purchases and I was quite pleased when my review of a book became marked as one of the most "helpful critical" reviews.
Have you written any reviews? Do you tend to stick to a few retailers/sites?
Have you written any reviews? Do you tend to stick to a few retailers/sites?
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Are they all from genuine buyers, on Amazon you can leave a review if you haven't even purchased it from them?
I bought a trendy metal locker earlier this year. It had a padlock with it that didn't work so I contacted the company, who sent me a new one free. I told them that I loved the locker, that I'd always wanted one and how good it was etc - and they replied and asked me if they could have permission to use my comments as an endorsement!
Of course, I said yes, am just off to see if it's anywhere on their website!
Only if I've been especially impressed/disappointed with a given product. Run of the mill stuff, I don't bother.
I once wrote a review of Stokes tomato ketchup at Ocado dot com. I praised the product, but put out a warning that the bottle neck might be vulnerable. It snapped off when I unscrewed the top first time (I bought this product a few times until the bottle neck incident). The review was removed within a few hours.
Next day I received an email from Ocado, offering an apology and a refund. I asked why the review was removed. They said Stokes requested it. Ocado removed it after Stokes assured them this kind of incident was a rarity. Ocado then asked if they could pass on my contact details to Stokes, who wanted to get in touch with me about the incident. I refused. That was the end of it.
Ocado's customer service was impressive, but I'm still annoyed they removed the review at Stokes's request. I haven't bought a Stokes product nor shopped at Ocado since.
I don't on any other site though (supermarkets, etc) although I only recently noticed that you could on there, so I might start doing so if I have the time!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B004FTGJUW
I used to read and write reviews at Good Reads, but stopped visiting when I got tired of those gif-ridden reviews and turf wars. Are those still going on?
Those gif ones are so annoying. Nothing but a repeat of some girl s
from a tv show going yay over and over or a crying one. And yes I do still see those horrible repeating gifs all the time.
One of the shorter ones "This album is a testament to love's young dream. Still devastated by their split and I have not been able to achieve an erection since the news."
If a reviewer has the item in their Amazon purchase history there is a highlight in the review saying "Verified Purchase." Otherwise yes you can review products you didn't buy from them.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Box-Canvas-Print-Paul-Ross/dp/B001N6W8U0
Such a shame. I wish there was an option to hide those gifs. I cracked after someone used them in a review for a non-fiction book. What the ****, dude? I understand the presence in YA book reviews, but in a review of a history book? Nah.
Love this one -
I don't own or will ever listen to this album. However, I noticed that it hadn't received a single 2-star rating yet. As a person with CDO (which is like OCD, but with the letters in alphabetical order) I could obviously not stand this. So here it is - the first 2-star review. You're welcome.
Katie has the voice of a young Marvin Gaye, whilst Peter sounds like the smell of a new born baby. Separately, they are peerless - together, they are what an orgasm would look like if it were human.
How about the women's sexy PhD costume?
http://www.amazon.com/Delicious-Womens-Darling-Sexy-Costume/dp/B0053O1KHA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Obviously not serious reviews.
Bit of a contradiction in terms there zx50 !