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> Even more frequent is that reviews for several different products are all bundled together. I can't stand that. This doesn't matter if the product comes in v

by cronix 5y ago

> Even more frequent is that reviews for several different products are all bundled together. I can't stand that. This doesn't matter if the product comes in various colors or something that would not change the product at all from one to the next, but then you also have things with computers with different options like video cards, memory configurations, cpu type, etc. That makes it VERY hard to find a review for the specific machine you ordered because it shows the reviews for all possible configurations. It should show reviews only for the specific configuration chosen.

WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
> It should show reviews only for the specific configuration chosen. Amen brother. Other review issues could be attributed to Amazon playing catch-up but this crappery is clearly by design.
randallsquared 5y ago
I stopped paying any attention to reviews on Amazon when I noticed that the item being described in some reviews had nothing at all to do with the one currently in the listing (something more like trash can vs curtain rod, not different sizes, configurations, or colors). Once I noticed this, it seemed really common, which means only a review which explicitly describes the item entirely could possibly be relevant, and then I have to worry if the seller laundered the item to enter "verified purchase" reviews... so reviews on Amazon are now a worthless waste of space.
- kortex 5y ago
  I've started adding to my reviews "I purchased the N-pack of color frobbing widget with feature ..." for exactly this reason. It's gotten really bad. Recently saw one which was a water filter assembly that was formerly a totally different kind of plumbing fitting (single part, nothing to screw up).
Stratoscope 5y ago
> It should show reviews only for the specific configuration chosen. Here is how to do that. First, make sure you've selected the product variation you want. Then: 1. Click the "nnn ratings" link at the top of the product page to go to the "Customer reviews" section. 2. On the left is a list of the percentages of each star number. Click any of them. 3. Now you have a page with a row of drop-down lists at the top. One of them will be something like "All formats". Change it to "Show only reviews for Style:" listing the product variation you selected at the beginning. You can also change the "n star only" back to "All stars", or "All positive" or "All critical". They could make this easier to find! But once you know how to get there it's pretty useful.

by cronix 5y ago

WarOnPrivacy 5y ago

> It should show reviews only for the specific configuration chosen. Amen brother. Other review issues could be attributed to Amazon playing catch-up but this crappery is clearly by design.

randallsquared 5y ago

I stopped paying any attention to reviews on Amazon when I noticed that the item being described in some reviews had nothing at all to do with the one currently in the listing (something more like trash can vs curtain rod, not different sizes, configurations, or colors). Once I noticed this, it seemed really common, which means only a review which explicitly describes the item entirely could possibly be relevant, and then I have to worry if the seller laundered the item to enter "verified purchase" reviews... so reviews on Amazon are now a worthless waste of space.

kortex 5y ago
I've started adding to my reviews "I purchased the N-pack of color frobbing widget with feature ..." for exactly this reason. It's gotten really bad. Recently saw one which was a water filter assembly that was formerly a totally different kind of plumbing fitting (single part, nothing to screw up).

Stratoscope 5y ago

> It should show reviews only for the specific configuration chosen. Here is how to do that. First, make sure you've selected the product variation you want. Then: 1. Click the "nnn ratings" link at the top of the product page to go to the "Customer reviews" section. 2. On the left is a list of the percentages of each star number. Click any of them. 3. Now you have a page with a row of drop-down lists at the top. One of them will be something like "All formats". Change it to "Show only reviews for Style:" listing the product variation you selected at the beginning. You can also change the "n star only" back to "All stars", or "All positive" or "All critical". They could make this easier to find! But once you know how to get there it's pretty useful.