On 04/11/2021 07:18 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 4/11/2021 8:42 PM, wrote:

" It must be good - the pretty lady in the online review
wouldn't lie, would she .. ? "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbyfhGHX0Vg

John T.


Reinforces what I've figured of most of those people. I do read some
Amazon reviews about a specific feature but still have to be careful.
I've seen poor rating for reasons like "the UPS guy dropped the box" or
{I ordered the wrong color"

Last week I wrote a cat food review for Blue Wilderness. The cat would
eat the salmon but wouldn't touch the chicken or duck. I put the stuff
on the deck. There are several cats in the neighborhood that cruise
around looking for food. No takers. I've verified with a game camera
that there is a skunk and a raccoon that prowl around. No takers.

Anyway I figured this stuff must really suck, so I looked at the
reviews. Most were one star citing the same problem. Somehow though the
top line had 4 1/2 stars.

I have seen some reviews like 'I haven't used X yet but it looks really
cool.'

Still, taking the online reviews with a grain of salt and seeking out
more than one, they are more helpful than things like Consumer Reports.
I used to look at their reviews of things I know nothing about like
digital cameras. Then I realized that for thing where I did have
knowledge the reports recommended plain vanilla safe bets.

Cars are a good example. For expensive cars they would conclude 'you
could buy two Honda Civics'. For cheap cars, 'you would be better off
with a used Honda Civic'. For equal priced cars the spinner always
stopped on Honda Civic.