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MEXICOWANDERER

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Posted: 04/11/23 03:47pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

I have issues with too many online products that reviewed well but were ridiculously faulty. Yes I belong to Consumer Reports.

I have slowly migrated to purchasing at Costco. Usually with electrical stuff that swam the Pacific...

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Posted: 04/11/23 06:05pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Too many products are reviewed by people hired/paid to do that. Or given free products in return for reviews. It's very hard to believe much of anything written about a product. Kind of what other people have said: "Throw the high and the low and read the rest".


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Posted: 04/12/23 07:22am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Maybe try Trustpilot?
They have a good rep for reviews from actual product users, but it is still the internet, as a caveat.


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This is a problem even with places like Amazon. Clearly products have reviews that are fake and sometimes for a completely different product. All in all though, products with a high volume of reviews means that a lot of people bought it so there is continued demand, and you have a better feel for the average reviews. Products with only a handful of reviews that are all glowing, I'd be leery.


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