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"the fool and his money are soon parted" This has become quite a phenomenon due to the rise of the 'influencers' and a generation that blindly follows them. E
by foolinaround 6y ago
"the fool and his money are soon parted"
This has become quite a phenomenon due to the rise of the 'influencers' and a generation that blindly follows them.
Even though this method may be legal, the onus is on the people to look for something like BBB certification, and this new certification, whatever form it may be, should be nimble and easy to initially obtain, and fast to update by the consumers.
- jonathanliu 6y agoThis is why I value Amazon reviews so highly.
- foolinaround 6y agoI agree regarding Amazon reviews. What if there is an independent 3rd party company that is able to collate the reviews from verified purchases from different vendors like Amazon, Walmart, etc. Not sure of the business model.
- danielecook 6y agoConsumer reports goes a step further and tests products. People have to be willing to pay for reviews.
- propogandist 6y agoAmazon is ridden with shill reviews. Most reviews on amazon cannot be trusted
- foundart 6y agoHave you tried fakespot.com?
- somehnguy 6y agoI used that a while back out of curiosity. I used to write fake reviews in exchange for products (Sorry everyone, I don’t anymore!) because it was a free way to get products related to my hobbies. Most of the reviews I knew were fake, it said they were fine. I wouldn’t trust it for anything expensive.
- jonathanliu 6y agoFor sure, but as far as I'm aware, you can't directly buy your way to the top spot. In my experience, the products that earn it have been high quality backed by good customer service.
- dicknuckle 6y agoImagine thinking BBB is anything more than Yelp.
- s5300 6y agoUnless I've been reading absolute bullshit my entire life... The BBB is and always has been a literal "you give BBB money, we give you good rating - no money, no rating/bad rating" They had good enough PR that they made themselves look like an official government/whatever else trustable entity... They're literally just a private business with a name that was good enough to fool people into thinking they're legit/worth something. Can somebody correct me on this? Am I crazy?
- silverpepsi 6y agomy grandpa would say something like "the bbb....", lets give op a break he is probably well into his twilight years