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mawnansmiff

Lifer
Oct 14, 2015
7,676
8,246
Sunny Cornwall, UK.
Whenever I'm considering a purchase I like to have a bit of foreknowledge to better help my decisions. By that I mean I like to read reviews from folk who have experience with whatever I might be considering.

As I suspect with many here, I have often turned to Amazon to see what I can glean and over the years I've come across many odd reviews, some quite funny, many quite bizarre and the occasional nutty write up.

So a few months ago I started to copy & paste some of the more bizarre ones onto a Word document for the pleasure of this very Forum. So folks, here are my favourites....

Coconut oil
Absolutely does not smells like coconut oil, doesn’t have the texture or taste it, also doesn’t behave on pan like it. Don’t buy!

Coconut oil #2
I lost my money because this doesn't smell and doesn't look like coconut oil.

Chopsticks
I inboxes these today and must say I'm slightly disappointed the finish.

Pot noodles
Apart fromTake eye glasses off Head when Eating Gets Everywhere on me it does. i even have to put a Hand Tower around my Neck.

Kitchen steps
Yes broken not strong but despondent.

Kitchen steps #2
One of the leg hing was broken when reseved on one of step stools and was not broken in transmit.


Rice dispenser
It definitely organizes your kitchen and makes it look more stylish and stylish. It come broken the cup.

Tinned spam
Great taste free from foods

Non stick pan
I cant clean it and remove perfectly. I dont like it now.

#2
The seal has been already upon received.

#3
Poor quality, the bream is now even.

#4
This is extremely dangerous first time came of screwed back on.


3l tin of olive oil
unable to return & unable to contact amazing regarding this as a chat not working

Food blender
Unfortunately, I'm not happy with my purchase! the roof does not hold at all, it can take off at any time. more apple slice 🍎 does not cut the little ones with difficulty.

Food blender #2
Not sure if it was delivered from factory damaged it was demanded during the transport but is not great to receive.

Food blender #3
Has never worked since Un parking

Food blender #4
I literally tried to use it and it never work.

Frozen Chicken thighs
The ckin is ok cookef from frozon

And to think, these folks get to breed and vote :oops:

Jay.
 

captpat

Lifer
Dec 16, 2014
2,389
12,420
North Carolina
When I look at reviews (e.g., on Amazon), primarily looking at the total number of reviews, more is better, and the rate of 1-star reviews. If 1-star reviews are above 5% then I'll take a harder look prior to purchase. Even the best products seem to receive 1-star reviews about 5% of the time, a lot of those reviews complain about something unrelated to the product itself, slow shipping seems to garner a lot of hate.
 

Sigmund

Lifer
Sep 17, 2023
2,963
28,297
France
The blender review reminds me one I read when I was recently replacing one. It got great reviews but one person complained it was loud. I have to say Ive never known of a QUIET blender.
 

mawnansmiff

Lifer
Oct 14, 2015
7,676
8,246
Sunny Cornwall, UK.
I thought the spam review claiming it was 'free from food' to be rather good and perhaps the most honest.

Regards the food blender reviews, I did actually buy that very blender and can sympathise with some of the negative reviews as it is really hard to click the top to the bottom due to the safety feature. I mean it really is difficult, you have to really force it before it 'clicks' into place.

Jay.
 

paulfg

Lifer
Feb 21, 2016
1,628
3,086
Corfu Greece
Whenever I'm considering a purchase I like to have a bit of foreknowledge to better help my decisions. By that I mean I like to read reviews from folk who have experience with whatever I might be considering.

As I suspect with many here, I have often turned to Amazon to see what I can glean and over the years I've come across many odd reviews, some quite funny, many quite bizarre and the occasional nutty write up.

So a few months ago I started to copy & paste some of the more bizarre ones onto a Word document for the pleasure of this very Forum. So folks, here are my favourites....

Coconut oil
Absolutely does not smells like coconut oil, doesn’t have the texture or taste it, also doesn’t behave on pan like it. Don’t buy!

Coconut oil #2
I lost my money because this doesn't smell and doesn't look like coconut oil.

Chopsticks
I inboxes these today and must say I'm slightly disappointed the finish.

Pot noodles
Apart fromTake eye glasses off Head when Eating Gets Everywhere on me it does. i even have to put a Hand Tower around my Neck.

Kitchen steps
Yes broken not strong but despondent.

Kitchen steps #2
One of the leg hing was broken when reseved on one of step stools and was not broken in transmit.


Rice dispenser
It definitely organizes your kitchen and makes it look more stylish and stylish. It come broken the cup.

Tinned spam
Great taste free from foods

Non stick pan
I cant clean it and remove perfectly. I dont like it now.

#2
The seal has been already upon received.

#3
Poor quality, the bream is now even.

#4
This is extremely dangerous first time came of screwed back on.


3l tin of olive oil
unable to return & unable to contact amazing regarding this as a chat not working

Food blender
Unfortunately, I'm not happy with my purchase! the roof does not hold at all, it can take off at any time. more apple slice 🍎 does not cut the little ones with difficulty.

Food blender #2
Not sure if it was delivered from factory damaged it was demanded during the transport but is not great to receive.

Food blender #3
Has never worked since Un parking

Food blender #4
I literally tried to use it and it never work.

Frozen Chicken thighs
The ckin is ok cookef from frozon

And to think, these folks get to breed and vote :oops:

Jay.
Makes you wonder about people,can’t spell or construct a sentence.Obviously don’t/can’t read their own comments
 

anotherbob

Lifer
Mar 30, 2019
16,642
31,194
46
In the semi-rural NorthEastern USA
Whenever I'm considering a purchase I like to have a bit of foreknowledge to better help my decisions. By that I mean I like to read reviews from folk who have experience with whatever I might be considering.

As I suspect with many here, I have often turned to Amazon to see what I can glean and over the years I've come across many odd reviews, some quite funny, many quite bizarre and the occasional nutty write up.

So a few months ago I started to copy & paste some of the more bizarre ones onto a Word document for the pleasure of this very Forum. So folks, here are my favourites....

Coconut oil
Absolutely does not smells like coconut oil, doesn’t have the texture or taste it, also doesn’t behave on pan like it. Don’t buy!

Coconut oil #2
I lost my money because this doesn't smell and doesn't look like coconut oil.

Chopsticks
I inboxes these today and must say I'm slightly disappointed the finish.

Pot noodles
Apart fromTake eye glasses off Head when Eating Gets Everywhere on me it does. i even have to put a Hand Tower around my Neck.

Kitchen steps
Yes broken not strong but despondent.

Kitchen steps #2
One of the leg hing was broken when reseved on one of step stools and was not broken in transmit.


Rice dispenser
It definitely organizes your kitchen and makes it look more stylish and stylish. It come broken the cup.

Tinned spam
Great taste free from foods

Non stick pan
I cant clean it and remove perfectly. I dont like it now.

#2
The seal has been already upon received.

#3
Poor quality, the bream is now even.

#4
This is extremely dangerous first time came of screwed back on.


3l tin of olive oil
unable to return & unable to contact amazing regarding this as a chat not working

Food blender
Unfortunately, I'm not happy with my purchase! the roof does not hold at all, it can take off at any time. more apple slice 🍎 does not cut the little ones with difficulty.

Food blender #2
Not sure if it was delivered from factory damaged it was demanded during the transport but is not great to receive.

Food blender #3
Has never worked since Un parking

Food blender #4
I literally tried to use it and it never work.

Frozen Chicken thighs
The ckin is ok cookef from frozon

And to think, these folks get to breed and vote :oops:

Jay.
still better then that idiot that gave a restaurant a one star review that read like this.
Food was great service perfect but I got dumped when I took my date there so one star.
 

georged

Lifer
Mar 7, 2013
6,013
16,275
It's not just product reviews...

This is the sort of thing you'd expect to see on a sign at a five-year-old's lemonade stand, not the container of a multi-million-dollar product:



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simong

Lifer
Oct 13, 2015
2,748
16,592
UK
And to think, these folks get to breed and vote :oops:

Jay.
Even more worrying is the people they're voting for & why.
Bullshit baffles brains is the old saying. I don't think we've had a generation like this one before. Corrupt and indecent media, more Bullshit than you can shake a stick at & the masses are following it like lambs to the slaughter!

Sorry, didn't mean to get political. Tobacco Reviews and the BBC are both full of shit and good for a laugh... If you're in the mood for either.