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Worse, I read most of the article, but I never found the part where he actually writes the promised review.
by larrik 8y ago
Worse, I read most of the article, but I never found the part where he actually writes the promised review.
- giarc 8y agoI read the whole article and it doesn't talk about that. I hope that it's an honest review.
- noxToken 8y agoIt's crappy in 3 of the 4 scenarios: Gets free meal, writes a guaranteed positive review when the food was good. He, the restaurant and other customers win. Gets free meal, writes a positive review when the food was bad. He and the restaurant win, but other customers get a false review. Gets free meal, doesn't write a review. He's taken advantage of restaurant's good will. Gets free meal, writes an honest review that's neutral or negative. He's taken advantage of restaurant's good will, but other customers get a real review. Yeah I know - pretty much any restaurant can get by with providing a single free meal, but this is about the principle. And shame on the restaurant for attempting to inflate their reviews.
- giarc 8y agoI have no idea, but do newspaper/radio restaurant reviewers pay for meals? I'm not sure how that would be different other than the automation piece?
- larrik 8y agoUsually the publication would pay for it to ensure a fair review and to hide the fact that they are reviewing it, which may skew the results.