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Reviews in general are not a great indicator because the average person writes a terrible review. Either the review is made based on irrelevant details or they

Reviews in general are not a great indicator because the average person writes a terrible review. Either the review is made based on irrelevant details or they lack the perspective necessary to review the item appropriately. Two recent examples: There is a cheesesteak restaurant near me that has 4 stars on Yelp. People rave about how they have the best cheesesteaks ever! Yet if you look more closely, reviews from people that have eaten a cheesesteak on the east coast are much lower. After trying it myself, the food is terribly bland. I was recently looking at coffee makers. The "Ninja" coffee maker has glowing reviews (though I suspect a chunk of them are fake). But the reviewers are comparing this $200 Ninja machine to their $30 Mr. Coffee. Again people that actually like good coffee are rating it much lower. Then looking at the reviews for a different coffee maker, many reviewers are comparing the result to their Aeropress or lower end Espresso machines.

Spooky23 10y ago
> There is a cheesesteak restaurant near me that has 4 stars on Yelp. People rave about how they have the best cheesesteaks ever! Yet if you look more closely, reviews from people that have eaten a cheesesteak on the east coast are much lower. After trying it myself, the food is terribly bland. Food is tough in some regions. In California, you get open warfare about the authenticity of Mexican restaurants. In the Midwest, people think Subway is a New York Deli.
kin 10y ago
Yeah, Yelp is a whole other beast. I've also developed a quick filter for reading those. Plus, food reviews are a lot more subjective. Whereas with Amazon reviews, sometimes all you really want to know is whether or not a product works as advertised. Pair that w/ their questions system and I find Amazon reviews are pretty useful, even with the occasional product fluffed w/ positive ratings.

Spooky23 10y ago

> There is a cheesesteak restaurant near me that has 4 stars on Yelp. People rave about how they have the best cheesesteaks ever! Yet if you look more closely, reviews from people that have eaten a cheesesteak on the east coast are much lower. After trying it myself, the food is terribly bland. Food is tough in some regions. In California, you get open warfare about the authenticity of Mexican restaurants. In the Midwest, people think Subway is a New York Deli.

kin 10y ago

Yeah, Yelp is a whole other beast. I've also developed a quick filter for reading those. Plus, food reviews are a lot more subjective. Whereas with Amazon reviews, sometimes all you really want to know is whether or not a product works as advertised. Pair that w/ their questions system and I find Amazon reviews are pretty useful, even with the occasional product fluffed w/ positive ratings.