Amazon reviews

frankel1414 · 19 Dec 2016 at 16:15

I received this item at a reduced purchase price or, in some instances, free of charge, so I can test the product and leave my honest, fair and COMPLETELY impartial review of them

DISCLAIMER- I was lucky to have been asked to review this product at a discount, in return for my honest and unbiased opinion which I have given.

etc.

Anyone else getting sick of this BS on Amazon? Lots of these 'reviews' are misleading or downright dishonest. It makes me LESS likely to buy from them than anything.

Yeah, of course your review is impartial and unbiased. Leave a bad review and let's see how many free products you get in the future. :rolleyes:

frankel1414 · 19 Dec 2016 at 16:41

Just noticed that you can filter reviews by 'verified purchase'.

One item has only has around 140 'verified purchase' reviews from a total of nearly 1000!

I agree with the customer Q&A's as well.

Can it film in the dark?
Answer: It's a gift so it's not been used yet.

frankel1414 · 19 Dec 2016 at 18:09

Glaucus said:
you actually bother reading them, that's your first mistake.

Yeah, why would I want to read a genuine review of something I want to purchase?

I'll buy blind next time.

frankel1414 · 19 Dec 2016 at 18:39

Glaucus said:
go find a genuine review. not junk reviews. Anywhere with mass public reviews are junk. They mean nothing and if you are gauging them on that then god help yout. doesn't matter if its amazon, ebay or even on ocuk.

if its a mainstream item, then there will almost certainly be videos on youtube, if not there are plenty of review sites etc.

I haven't been sitting there reading every single review. I scan through them to see if they have some sort of disclaimer in there first.

Now I know I can filter them from verified purchases, I'll be able to sort the wheat from the chaff.