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They almost always conveniently only recommend products that allow for referral fees.

• aardvarkr 4y ago
  The product manufacturers don’t pay referral fees, it’s the retailer. So your entire argument against them is you’re mad they make money by linking to Amazon or target?
  • wincy 4y ago
    I’d definitely prefer something like Consumer Reports who has the budget to expose scams like Molekule who claim to invent some magical new type of air purification.
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  • inferiorhuman 4y ago
    > So your entire argument against them is you’re mad they make money by linking to Amazon or target? That's not my entire problem with them, but it's a problem. Because they're reliant on referral fees their motivation is purely to get you to buy random crap whether or not it's any good. So long as their reputation holds up that's good, but once they start promoting crap there's going to be a long tail of folks who think "oh it's on wirecutter, it must be good". Take a look at their reviews. It's not that they promote stuff that they might get a kickback on, Wirecutter only promotes stuff they can generate a referral link to.
• eli 4y ago
  so pretty much anything sold by a major retailer?