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    18 days ago

    I always read the 1 star reviews, and usually nothing else. If they are all dumb shit like “Mine never arrived!” Or “It broke the first time I threw it at the wall” then I know it’s probably fine

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      18 days ago

      I’ve been delivering through my province and collecting roadside diners to visit on days off. The last restaurant I checked the one star reviews and the first one said the “coleslaw was boring”. There was also a three star review that said it was closed so they couldn’t eat there… what?

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      17 days ago

      Absolutely. Sometimes the two and three stars are useful, people tend to write more nuanced reviews about what went wrong or other issues with whatever is being reviewed. You might also find someone who has taken the time to find a fix if there is one, or suggest a possible alternative product that does the job. One stars are usually “this (thing) sucks because (reasons) and I’d give it negative stars if I could!”

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      17 days ago

      Or: ★ I tried to use this knife as a fork and it didn’t work.

      Or some other dumb shit where you wonder how that person is even able to live.

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      17 days ago

      HDMI cable 3m 2.0 2.1 2.2 4k 8k for PS5, Xbox X S, Switch, PC, BluRay, DVD, HDR, Dolby Vision

      4.7 stars (4,371 reviews).

      1st review: looks great on our Christmas tree, just what we needed.

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    17 days ago

    There are paid reviews in google maps!!!

    I had an instance where I contracted a company with 4.9 (120) and received the worst service and quality possible.

    I couldn’t believe it was just my bad luck so I went back to the reviews and took a deeper look.

    Most reviews were fake.

    1 week old reviewers with ~3 reviews all 5 stars and extremely eloquent about how great everything was.

    You cannot trust google maps for reviews.

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    17 days ago

    i love how Japanese rate on a whole diffrenet scale. Usually in Europe 4.2 is ok, 4.7 is very good. Less than 4 avoid. In Japan 3.8 is like 5.0 lol :D. And the reviews are something like: “the food was exceptionally good, reasonably priced, but couldnt find the parking spot 3.0/5.0”

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    17 days ago

    Scroll down, check the 3 star reviews and the 1 star reviews. Ignore the offtopic ones about delivery. Check the dates to see if recent.