4 ms·

I suggest Amazon solves this by requiring ALL purchasers to leave reviews of ALL products they buy. Or by adding a $10 fee to every purchase that can only be re

by joelx 8y ago

I suggest Amazon solves this by requiring ALL purchasers to leave reviews of ALL products they buy. Or by adding a $10 fee to every purchase that can only be refunded by leaving a review.

kakarot 8y ago
That will just create a shitload of low-effort noise in between useful reviews.
phakding 8y ago
I don't think I would agree to that model. I wouldn't like my money being held hostage for a review. If they give me a dollar discount, on the other hand, I would be much inclined to leave a review.
- eightysixfour 8y ago
  It is the same model, just semantics. Either way they are increasing the price of the product by some amount and decreasing it when you leave a review.
  - ericd 8y ago
    It's only the same model if you ignore the large psychological difference.
    - deleted 8y ago
      [deleted]
    - kipchak 8y ago
      I remember this being used early on in WoW; in order to keep people from playing too long XP earned decreased over time. After complains it was changed to a boost for time spent logged out which was much more popular.
      - ericd 8y ago
        Ha! Great example.
- Jedi72 8y ago
  I would just get the discount then leave a 1 star review, to make up for the annoying hoop I just had to jump through.
  - phakding 8y ago
    This wouldn't stop people being dishonest in their reviews. Nothing does so far.
dclowd9901 8y ago
Nah. Better solution is removing reviews from people who get refunds. Double win by incentivizing manufacturers to refund a disgruntled customer.
- CWuestefeld 8y ago
  I'd sure prefer to know that the product I'm about to buy frequently needs to be returned.
  - sosborn 8y ago
    I’d also prefer to know how that return process played out.
  - umichguy 8y ago
    I would love that too! If they had some sort of stat meter next to a product saying x% of the purchases were returned, it would be great. Plus it would force the seller to up their game or die.
    - 8note 8y ago
      nah, they'd just change their name more frequently
- x0 8y ago
  If all reviews are glowing positive, what's the point of the review system?
- monocularvision 8y ago
  According to the article, people were getting refunded via side channel and keeping the products.
- ElBarto 8y ago
  Which defeats the purposes of having reviews by removing the negative reviews...
deleted 8y ago
[deleted]
cgriswald 8y ago
Door Dash more or less forces users of their app to review the last delivery they had in order to place their next order. Maybe there is a way around it but it’s non-obvious. As a result, the worst rating of a restaurant I’ve seen is a 4.2 out of 5. Because people, myself included, just tap 5 stars to get it out of the way.

by joelx 8y ago

I suggest Amazon solves this by requiring ALL purchasers to leave reviews of ALL products they buy. Or by adding a $10 fee to every purchase that can only be refunded by leaving a review.

kakarot 8y ago

That will just create a shitload of low-effort noise in between useful reviews.

phakding 8y ago

I don't think I would agree to that model. I wouldn't like my money being held hostage for a review. If they give me a dollar discount, on the other hand, I would be much inclined to leave a review.

eightysixfour 8y ago
It is the same model, just semantics. Either way they are increasing the price of the product by some amount and decreasing it when you leave a review.
- ericd 8y ago
  It's only the same model if you ignore the large psychological difference.
  - deleted 8y ago
    [deleted]
  - kipchak 8y ago
    I remember this being used early on in WoW; in order to keep people from playing too long XP earned decreased over time. After complains it was changed to a boost for time spent logged out which was much more popular.
    - ericd 8y ago
      Ha! Great example.
Jedi72 8y ago
I would just get the discount then leave a 1 star review, to make up for the annoying hoop I just had to jump through.
- phakding 8y ago
  This wouldn't stop people being dishonest in their reviews. Nothing does so far.

dclowd9901 8y ago

Nah. Better solution is removing reviews from people who get refunds. Double win by incentivizing manufacturers to refund a disgruntled customer.

CWuestefeld 8y ago
I'd sure prefer to know that the product I'm about to buy frequently needs to be returned.
- sosborn 8y ago
  I’d also prefer to know how that return process played out.
- umichguy 8y ago
  I would love that too! If they had some sort of stat meter next to a product saying x% of the purchases were returned, it would be great. Plus it would force the seller to up their game or die.
  - 8note 8y ago
    nah, they'd just change their name more frequently
x0 8y ago
If all reviews are glowing positive, what's the point of the review system?
monocularvision 8y ago
According to the article, people were getting refunded via side channel and keeping the products.
ElBarto 8y ago
Which defeats the purposes of having reviews by removing the negative reviews...

deleted 8y ago

[deleted]

cgriswald 8y ago

Door Dash more or less forces users of their app to review the last delivery they had in order to place their next order. Maybe there is a way around it but it’s non-obvious. As a result, the worst rating of a restaurant I’ve seen is a 4.2 out of 5. Because people, myself included, just tap 5 stars to get it out of the way.