Why do people do this? Aaaaaaaah

[Battleaxebus]

Why do people review products when they haven't fucking used them? It is the fucking height of unreasonableness.

I'm looking for shelving brackets - I know my life is too exciting to handle.

Amazon is awash with people who say things like:
"Haven't used them yet but they look good"
"Not opened them but they look sturdy"
"Arrived quickly, look good"

WHY?! WHY?! When Amazon emails and asks you to review your purchase a couple of days after it arrives, that's not a fucking order from God to do it there and then.

Just wait, use the produce and THEN review. FUCKERS

Agree completely. It then skews the rating, especially if it's only got a few reviews

I always have a good chuckle at these. I was trying to decide whether to buy an automatic bouncing chair for my baby or whether it was a gimmick. Every review on the Argos website was 'baby not here yet but we love it', 'very cute colours can't wait to use it when baby gets here'. Same with loads of baby products.

Or book reviews on Amazon that say it arrived quickly and well packaged.

Fully concur.

Mothercare website really bad for this - often the pro or con of a product is based on how helpful the customer found the staff. Give me strength!

I always thought there was an incentive for leaving a review, like money off or something. Why else would people bother with these “got one for my sister, don’t know if she liked it or not” reviews. 🤔

My father bought a parasol on Amazon this year, he was very tickled by one 1star review that said ‘it floated away’. 😳😆

Exactly, it completely fucks the ratings so I have NO IDEA which ones are good or not because bastards just look at them in their packaging and go "ooooh yes, lovely"

KNOBS KNOBS KNOBS

Yes!!! And the ones that say 'bought as a gift, so hasn't been used yet. But I'm sure the recipient will love it'.

User, that properly cracked me up

I put these people in the same category of those who leave trip-advisor reviews and basically add their holiday snaps to the review. Yes, that's a lovely picture of Sharon in front of the Eiffel Tower, but what did your room look like?

Yes!!! And the ones that say 'bought as a gift, so hasn't been used yet. But I'm sure the recipient will love it'.

Yep! I don't give a fucking fucking fuckety fuck if Aunt Mable likes the [insert random product] you got her. Does it work, does it look nice, is it well-made, is it value for money, would you buy again.

AAaaaah.

And the answers to questions on there that say 'I have no idea' etc.!

Amazon questions is always fun!
Q - "Does do X as well as Y?"
A - "I don't know, why are you asking me? Isn't this a question for the manufacturer?"

Or the ones that seem to think they're in some sort of chat and have to answer straight away:

"I don't know but will have a look when I get home"

@Yabbers Oh yes, those people really crack me up. I love it because it's never really glamorous, beautiful people in really well-shot pictures with great lighting.
It's literally just Sharon and Trevor, a slightly overweight, sunburned couple from Stoke looking vaguely in the direction of the camera and posing in such a way as to mask the fact they just had a massive row about the sterling-euro exchange rate in the hotel reception.

Haha YANBU!!!

One star - the courier left it in the shed when he knew I was in

THAT'S NOT THE POINT OF A PRODUCT REVIEW YOU LEMON!

Yes those Q&A things always have a lot "huns" and kisses as well don't they. Ugh, I'm a MNer you know!

So many book reviews of one star where the person states 'haven't read it yet' - twats.

This is fun

Isn't it because you get an email after purchase asking you questions, which people may answer in a spirit of helpfulness without realising it's added to the review? Or not realising that there's no human agency in the process, so a simple "it got lost in delivery" is added to all the other product reviews automatically.

Haha

Q. Can anyone tell me how long this product should last?
A. Not sure hun, still using mine.

Yabbers and Battle your posts cracked me up.

There are also the people who answer questions on amazon with "I don't know it was a gift for someone else". (I realise they do this because amazon emails them and they think t's addressed to them personally - it's actually quite sweet).

It happens on our local Facebook page, I laugh for ages at exchanges like this:

Poster 1: Does anyone know where I can get my nails done?
Poster 2: No