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tl;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 lo
by waspleg 11y ago
tl;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.