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> you aren't aggregating professional reviews of these products They are: https://www.buyforlifeproducts.com/products/9 https://www.buyforlifeproducts.com/prod

by morsch 6y ago

> you aren't aggregating professional reviews of these products They are: https://www.buyforlifeproducts.com/products/9 https://www.buyforlifeproducts.com/products/9 Wirecutter, Good Housekeeping, GearLab

dumbfounder 6y ago
My bad, I had clicked on several products (5 or so) that didn't have pro reviews. I went back and was able to find some with pro reviews. Seems like they need to beef this end up considerably if this is going to be a differentiator.
aSockPuppeteer 6y ago
Wirecutter is a pay to play setup. Give them a referral code or your product is not the top pick anymore after careful consideration. I think it really depends on: (disposable income * time to evaluate reviews - fakespot review adjustment) Reddit has been a good resource lately as someone else mentioned. They have a buy it for life subreddit. Camelcamelcamel for price history.
- jonlucc 6y ago
  I haven't heard that about Wirecutter, and I think that would devastate their brand (and maybe hurt NYT's) if true.
  - jfim 6y ago
    There was some drama about it [0][1] a while ago about standing desk reviews. [0] https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to-play-model https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to... [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/StandingDesk/comments/69npx4/drama_between_thewirecutter_and_nextdesk/ https://www.reddit.com/r/StandingDesk/comments/69npx4/drama_...
    - Fission 6y ago
      I keep on seeing this link pop up. Since no one is replying, I'd like to point out that I think the Wirecutter is actually in the right here. Another HN member did some investigation and found that Xdesk is stretching things: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22144078 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22144078 In general, having been able to talk with some of the people there, I'm convinced that WC was focused first and foremost on truth-seeking and quality at this point in their life (pre-acquisition) — however, the consensus seems to have been that after the NYT acquired them, they started becoming more incentivized to grow revenue, and started to jump the shark.
      - aSockPuppeteer 6y ago
        I do not see a mention to kickbacks which is the main issue NextDesk raised with multiple emails then wire cutter responded then deleted the response. It’s hard to find a product recommend without an affiliate link. Many recommendations have several comments about why they did not bother to review X cheaper or well known item.

by morsch 6y ago

dumbfounder 6y ago

My bad, I had clicked on several products (5 or so) that didn't have pro reviews. I went back and was able to find some with pro reviews. Seems like they need to beef this end up considerably if this is going to be a differentiator.

aSockPuppeteer 6y ago

Wirecutter is a pay to play setup. Give them a referral code or your product is not the top pick anymore after careful consideration. I think it really depends on: (disposable income * time to evaluate reviews - fakespot review adjustment) Reddit has been a good resource lately as someone else mentioned. They have a buy it for life subreddit. Camelcamelcamel for price history.

jonlucc 6y ago
I haven't heard that about Wirecutter, and I think that would devastate their brand (and maybe hurt NYT's) if true.
- jfim 6y ago
  There was some drama about it [0][1] a while ago about standing desk reviews. [0] https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to-play-model https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to... [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/StandingDesk/comments/69npx4/drama_between_thewirecutter_and_nextdesk/ https://www.reddit.com/r/StandingDesk/comments/69npx4/drama_...
  - Fission 6y ago
    I keep on seeing this link pop up. Since no one is replying, I'd like to point out that I think the Wirecutter is actually in the right here. Another HN member did some investigation and found that Xdesk is stretching things: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22144078 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22144078 In general, having been able to talk with some of the people there, I'm convinced that WC was focused first and foremost on truth-seeking and quality at this point in their life (pre-acquisition) — however, the consensus seems to have been that after the NYT acquired them, they started becoming more incentivized to grow revenue, and started to jump the shark.
    - aSockPuppeteer 6y ago
      I do not see a mention to kickbacks which is the main issue NextDesk raised with multiple emails then wire cutter responded then deleted the response. It’s hard to find a product recommend without an affiliate link. Many recommendations have several comments about why they did not bother to review X cheaper or well known item.