tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941107243797204730.post6377594977613435339..comments2022-02-11T00:44:04.070-08:00Comments on Eclectic Musings: The Minefield of Online Product ReviewsAlan Kemmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286058870708664347noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941107243797204730.post-88463083862762955612014-06-20T08:39:31.242-07:002014-06-20T08:39:31.242-07:00You can't really compare eating at the restaur...You can't really compare eating at the restaurant to buying a futon. People have different tastes when it comes to food, which is why it's easy to sift through the exaggerated, fake BS food/restaurant reviews. With the futon, however, it's too technical and mechanical. It is better to have it physically tested instead of rely on online reviews. I know that brick and mortar stores are slowly closing down because of the online shopping boom. We only hope that what we buy online gets to be returned as well if it doesn't work. <br /><br />I miss your blogging, honey.<br /><br /><a href="http://sonniajkemmer.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sonnia</a>Sonnia J. Kemmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401386282996356514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941107243797204730.post-70252893281770280482012-05-09T12:21:54.787-07:002012-05-09T12:21:54.787-07:00Amazon has a similar system to Yelp for reviewers,...Amazon has a similar system to Yelp for reviewers, so I find that an easy site to use for reviews. You can see the status (elite = "vine"), number of reviews and you can also see how many people thought a particular review was helpful. There are a few other sites that also have these helpful benchmarks but the vast majority of sites have no trustworthy system to base reliability on, so it can definitely be a crapshoot.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02580794164979417437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941107243797204730.post-42839739178028305412012-05-06T16:51:55.627-07:002012-05-06T16:51:55.627-07:00i have encountered the exact problem myself, with ...i have encountered the exact problem myself, with online reviews. It took me more than a month to finally buy the NuWave Oven b/c of the reviews. They were all over the map, and I tended to keep reading the 3 bad reviews over the 15 good ones. Maybe look at the reviews that split the difference b/t good and bad?JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com