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Heh. They're dead right about the difficulty of cutting through a million options. I feel lame every time, but I find myself just going to thesweethome.com or t
by zellyn 11y ago
Heh. They're dead right about the difficulty of cutting through a million options. I feel lame every time, but I find myself just going to thesweethome.com or thewirecutter.com, and then buying whatever they tell me to :-/ Either online or locally, whichever is more convenient and/or cheaper.
- kcorbitt 11y agoKnowing next to nothing about cameras, I just bought my wife a DSLR (the Nikon D3300) based on the recommendation of thewirecutter.com, and she loves it. I don't think there's a need to feel "lame" about it -- there's a limited number of decisions I can make in a day[1] and an even smaller number that I can truly be well informed on. For all the rest, I'm totally happy to outsource my decision making to online review aggregators like yelp/amazon or curation platforms like thewirecutter.com. It seems to be working so far. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10490354 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10490354
- lfowles 11y agoAbsolutely. I pick out one or two key features I want beyond the basics and then see if any of the highly rated models have those. If I'm shopping for a point and click that can take a picture only when it detects everyone's eyes open, then trying to make a decision on megapixels as well is pretty much waste of my time. I might as well flip a coin or choose the highest rated model with that feature (or give up on the feature if no models rate well!).
- waspleg 11y agotl;dr - My best isn't necessarily your best. We're different people with (likely) different needs. That seems pretty foreign to me. While I would definitely look at something like that (although I've never heard of either of those sites until now, thanks), it seems weird to me that people would assume what some website thinks is "best" is so accurate as to accept their recommendation without doing any research whatsoever and immediately going out to buy that. Even when I was a kid and had a Consumer Reports subscription I never just bought whatever they said to buy I have always done my own research. It doesn't seem that difficult to me if you have at least a rough idea of what you're looking for in an item and can prioritize those things.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoTL;DR: there are products that fulfill your, mine and everyone elses needs simultaneously quite well. Products in a given category aren't usually trading off their features and price perfectly. There are some products that are significantly better than their competitors in all metrics at the same time; then most of the products in any given category are a mix of weird attempts at market segmentation and companies trying to simply scam you. Therefore it's not surprising one can often select a product that is objectively the best for vast majority of potential buyers.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoMost people aren't looking for the best. Most are looking for good enough at a decent price. Trying to find the best everything (and mix that in with the best price sometimes) is a tiring experience that isn't worth it to most people. Asking an impartial third party to narrow it down for you is a huge asset. A small minority of people want to spend a significant time researching every product they buy. The key is impartial though.
- Jemaclus 11y agoWirecutter has never steered me wrong. I've loved every purchase I've gotten on their recommendation. I can't speak highly enough about it.