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But how do I know you really needed the product and use it in an everyday situation? That's the problem I have with these freebie reviews. I want to know if th
by vermontdevil 10y ago
But how do I know you really needed the product and use it in an everyday situation?
That's the problem I have with these freebie reviews. I want to know if the product that I need works as advertised as told by people who actually need it and use it themselves.
Not by people who just liked getting free stuff.
Or do you actually pick what you actually need for free and thus are able to give a good review?
- clifanatic 10y agoI (not OP) am in the Vine program that they mention in the article. I admit that it puts me in sort of an odd position to be trying to write an unbiased review of something that I got for free, but I always do my best to mention in my review whether I feel like I would have paid the cost of the item, all other things being equal. For me, the most difficult part of the review is that we're on the hook to review the product within 30 days of receipt - in some cases, that's not enough time to really get a sense of how well the product holds up.
- rhizome 10y agoPersonally, what I'm looking for is a biased review by a person who bought the item intentionally.
- ghaff 10y agoI tend to not accept a review unit/book/etc. (for off-Amazon review) for something I wouldn't have considered buying anyway. I see zero appeal to getting stuff for the sake of it. That said, I've written reviews of items that I probably wouldn't have spent $200 (or whatever) on. But then, I often say in my review that it wouldn't really be worth $X to me.
- Hydraulix989 10y agoThere was a lot of junk I'd never use, so I just didn't accept the offers to begin with (countless charging cables and LED bulbs, for instance). If my friends or family needed something, and I had an offer for it, I would get it for them and let them review it for me.