• Manjushri@piefed.social
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    14 days ago

    Absolutely agree. 5-star reviews are cheap to buy in bulk anyway so I don’t trust them.

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    My own preference is to go through the 1 and 2-star reviews looking for patterns. Any company can have a bad product slip through quality control and reach a customer. But a company that lets 15 products with the same problem get to customers likely has poor QC. I also check those low-star reviews for replies from a customer service rep. Like I said, any company can have a bad product reach a customer. What the company does when that happens makes a world of difference.

    I once had an air fryer that had a switch stop working within a month of buying it. When I contacted the company, they had me cut the power cord and send them a picture of the fryer showing the cut cord, and immediately sent out a new one which has worked perfectly ever since.

    • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org
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      14 days ago

      It’s also crazy that “5 stars” has become “meets expectations”, and anything less than 5 stars is immediately suspicious. But, anything with all 5 stars is also suspicious.