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> I never trusted Wirecutter because their reviews were always in stark contrast to the reviews I'd read on Amazon (by actual people who used the product), To

> I never trusted Wirecutter because their reviews were always in stark contrast to the reviews I'd read on Amazon (by actual people who used the product), To be fair, I've known multiple people (when my peer group hadn't yet established their veblen side hustles) who got paid to write Amazon reviews for products they had never used.

behnamoh 3y ago
Yes, some Amazon reviews are even written by ChatGPT. But my point is that there are far better reviews on Amazon than these "review" websites.
thrashh 3y ago
That’s true but for a lot of these products, they were negative ones like “broke after a few uses.” Super sus when Wirecutter is promoting something as a top pick. But it also makes sense. A review site like Wirecutter is using the product like one time — they have no idea if it’s going to last.
- squokko 3y ago
  Many of the negative reviews are posted by competitors
  - thrashh 3y ago
    Not from my experience. I’ve used Wirecutter top picks. They suck and actually do break
    - squokko 3y ago
      Yes, some stuff does break, and some categories suck more than others, and sometimes Wirecutter gets it wrong. But I have not seen anyone point to any meaningful evidence that Wirecutter is improperly biased or is anything worse than simply a product review site that does it best but sometimes gets it wrong.
    - sgerenser 3y ago
      Can you give a couple examples of Wirecutter top pick items you bought that broke after a short time?
    - nickthegreek 3y ago
      I've used Wirecutter top picks and have never been burnt. This entire thread is people bashing Wirecutter without providing any examples of bad products.
- yread 3y ago
  I don't find such a review very informative. Especially if it's a popular product sold 10000s times. Even quality things sometimes break. Does it have stupid buttons that are hard to press? That's worse

behnamoh 3y ago

Yes, some Amazon reviews are even written by ChatGPT. But my point is that there are far better reviews on Amazon than these "review" websites.

thrashh 3y ago

That’s true but for a lot of these products, they were negative ones like “broke after a few uses.” Super sus when Wirecutter is promoting something as a top pick. But it also makes sense. A review site like Wirecutter is using the product like one time — they have no idea if it’s going to last.

squokko 3y ago
Many of the negative reviews are posted by competitors
- thrashh 3y ago
  Not from my experience. I’ve used Wirecutter top picks. They suck and actually do break
  - squokko 3y ago
    Yes, some stuff does break, and some categories suck more than others, and sometimes Wirecutter gets it wrong. But I have not seen anyone point to any meaningful evidence that Wirecutter is improperly biased or is anything worse than simply a product review site that does it best but sometimes gets it wrong.
  - sgerenser 3y ago
    Can you give a couple examples of Wirecutter top pick items you bought that broke after a short time?
  - nickthegreek 3y ago
    I've used Wirecutter top picks and have never been burnt. This entire thread is people bashing Wirecutter without providing any examples of bad products.
yread 3y ago
I don't find such a review very informative. Especially if it's a popular product sold 10000s times. Even quality things sometimes break. Does it have stupid buttons that are hard to press? That's worse