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Yes, it seems to come up on HN every week. I like to append "reddit" to many queries, for example "best bicycle for under $500 reddit", where you can read some

• MerelyMortal 5y ago
  That's what I do too, but one should be aware that marketers are gaming reddit. I recently tried looking in the Buy It For Life subreddit for a specific type of product, and it appeared to me that one company was taking advantage of that sub to promote their product.
  • Loughla 5y ago
    That's where multiple threads across multiple subs comes in handy. If you look at one thread in one sub, then more than likely you will find astroturf. But if you look in multiple threads and do some research, following up with searches related to the item in question, then read the comments, you should be good. For example: Pony clamps were brought back by another company, but are now being made in China. There isn't anything inherently wrong with that, but I was concerned the quality of the new product would be much less than the old, made in the USA clamps. So, I searched for the specific clamp style from Pony, read about it, then followed up with searches related to ancillary brands that were talked about in the threads. There were some out-and-out product endorsements from the new company, and assurances that the new clamps would be quality. There were also 'natural' comments that sounded suspiciously similar to what the company owner was saying. . . . I finally settled on a company that is made in Canada.