On 3/11/2017 10:18 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
How do you use the 5 Star rating system to make a decision?

Do you have number, such as 80% 4˜… or above with 70% being 5˜…, or
something like that?

Obviously, we have to toss the irrelevant reviews like:

2˜… - I bought this for my daughter and she hates the color.
1˜… - This sink doesn't fit in the hole I have in my counter.

But in general, do you have a "system" or is it just gut feel after
reviewing the reviews?


If it has more than about 10% one star I am cautious but more than 20% I
will pass. You can give people a stack of $100 bills and there will be
those few that will complain about something.

I just ordered a Toslink cable. I looked at four of them, Three had 1
star reviews with the same complaint about the fit. 10%, 4%, 4%. Then
another brand that cost a dollar more had no bad reviews out of 966.
I'll spend another buck to eliminate the potential for problems.

I've been fortunate as nothing I bought on line had to be returned. I
do some research though. Amazon has been a major source of "stuff" for
me but I have bought elsewhere. If I can buy the same item locally at
close to the same price I will as it give me a chance to touch the item
too.