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Really fucking stupid things people do… can this be topped?!

339 replies

wbagnlw · 14/09/2023 21:57

Writing a review of a product…

’haven’t used it yet because I got it for my cousin’s birthday and she hasn’t opened it.

why write the review then?! Are people genuinely that stupid?

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Blowyourowntrumpet · 15/09/2023 00:13

My favourite Amazon review was for a product that you spray on shoes to make them waterproof.
It received a one star review from someone who said that it hadn't worked and their feet still got wet. They posted a photo of themselves wearing the offending shoes, Crocs 🤣

givemeasunnyday · 15/09/2023 00:18

RunnyPaint · 14/09/2023 22:03

Someone made the decision to automate repeatedly requesting feedback for items the moment they are delivered, and before anyone could have had the opportunity to use them...

But no-one has to leave a review immediately, or not at all if they don't want to. It really just wastes time for anyone who is trying to read reviews of a product before they buy it if people write such nonsense.

SandraTeaspoon · 15/09/2023 00:24

Thedogscollar · 14/09/2023 22:53

I worked with a woman who bought a new house except she literally thought she had bought the showhouse with all it's furniture and on that belief sold much of hers😮
She was confused when the removal van actually pulled up at the empty house next door.

Shock
PrincessFiorimonde · 15/09/2023 00:26

ColloidalSliver · 14/09/2023 22:31

I saw one on a local website the other day - someone apologising about her children being noisy. One helpful reply said "it doesn't bother me, but I live 20 miles away".

This made me chuckle.

IneedcoffeeinanIV22 · 15/09/2023 00:27

Whenever I'm scrolling through Facebook and it'll have a suggest page for a certain show or celebrity and without fail, there will always be the ' who?!!!' YOU ARE LITERALLY ON A PAGE ABOUT THAT SUBJECT

jlpth · 15/09/2023 00:32

The thing is, companies send these annoying emails asking for reviews when often, the item has not turned up/is for someone else. Some people must think that they are obligated to write a review when asked. Others may just be irritated by the request when they haven't got the item. I've done it once - ordered something that I needed and it was lost in the post or whatever and I kept getting review requests. So I reviewed it as I was so fucked off with the requests.

SirenSays · 15/09/2023 01:18

The recipe reviews annoy the hell out of me! 5 stars - Looks delicious, can't wait to make it!

Calistano · 15/09/2023 01:29

I hate book reviews which describe the whole plot. What's the frigging point of that? I want to know if it's any good, don't spoil the whole book.

sueelleker · 15/09/2023 01:32

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Well, it was pink!

LemonTreeSkies · 15/09/2023 01:38

I run a delivery-based business.
I get a lot of 5 star reviews from people who haven’t yet tried the product, and some who haven’t even received it.

Minfilia · 15/09/2023 01:40

QwertyWitch · 15/09/2023 00:11

It's the recipe reviews that I find ridiculous.

This chicken pasta dish was delicious! I didn't have garlic so left it out. I also substituted chicken with fish as I didn't have any. I also didn't have pasta so used rice instead. I added lemon grass and coconut milk. Will definitely make it again!

OMG this!

there are so many of them it’s not even funny!

“DID NOT ENJOY this banana cake but I left the bananas out as I don’t like them, didn’t use the eggs as I’m vegan and didn’t use the flour as I can’t eat gluten”

LordSalem · 15/09/2023 01:52

A huge amount of people these days are just utterly thick. They don’t possess the brain cells to process basic instructions and just post because they like that they can comment on something that others will see. No thought given to relevancy, accuracy, just "ooh I’m typing and posting something other people will read".
It's kind of like those particular individuals who blast thumping club songs in their back gardens with flashing lights until 4am.
Ooh! This might apply to me! Ooh! I can type something only relevant to me because that's my opinion. Ooh, loud repetitive noises! Ooh flashing lights!
Those two brain cells in overdrive.
Heaven forfend that anyone might disagree. Then the two brain cells link up with the other two brain cells of any other present and get aggressive because ooh anyone who doesn't appease us needs to be confronted... Far too many people are just batshit and stupid now.

bonzaitree · 15/09/2023 02:01

YANBU. Some people have 2 brains cells that are both fighting for third place.

FictionalCharacter · 15/09/2023 03:10

I love the answers to questions about Amazon products too.
Q: ”Does this come with a UK plug?”
A: “i dont no i didnt buy it”

FictionalCharacter · 15/09/2023 03:11

bonzaitree · 15/09/2023 02:01

YANBU. Some people have 2 brains cells that are both fighting for third place.

😂

QuestionableMouse · 15/09/2023 03:21

letshaveanicecuppatea · 14/09/2023 23:26

The obvious answer to this one is that it's some clueless young picker/packer who thinks 'well, they're both pink'! Obviously they're the same then, innit! 😂😂😂

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From what my best friend says, they're given a computer generated list of "suitable" replacements and have to use something from it. So it's the system being stupid, not the person!

NeunundneunzigHorseBallonz · 15/09/2023 03:28

One of my biggest bugbears (totally wanted to misspell it for PP) is reaching for some ice cubes and finding eleventy two empty trays. I am going to print this out and put it on the fridge. Also, the questions and reviews are hilarious!!!

Recipe : Ice Cubes

Ice Cubes Recipe - Food.com

I'm publishing this recipe because I'm sure that there are other families who have members, who don't know how or have forgotten how to make ice when

https://www.food.com/recipe/ice-cubes-420398

DontForgetTheYakMilk · 15/09/2023 04:06

NeunundneunzigHorseBallonz
that was a joy. 5 stars ⭐️

Mangotango39 · 15/09/2023 05:12

I posted in a Fb group recently asking for child friendly pubs in the local area with good play areas.

comment 'there's some pubs that have play areas for kids'

erm?!!!!!!!!

RunningUpThatBuilding · 15/09/2023 05:14

My local FB page had this post yesterday….,

”This is my cat tabby. She lives in X Street but I’ve not seen her for over a week. I know she likes to hang around Y Street. If you have seen her please let me know as I want to check on her.”

Photograph is portrait pic of ginger car.

First response…. “Is she a black cat? I have a black cat visit my garden daily”

Hungryfrogs23 · 15/09/2023 05:14

I see reviews all the time of things like

"Storage box 25cm x 30cm x 15cm"

Review - 1 star. Way smaller than I needed. Useless.

🙄🙄🙄

garlictwist · 15/09/2023 05:18

ifIwerenotanandroid · 14/09/2023 23:49

I think it's funny when someone's been chased for a review, so they say something like, 'What can I tell you? It's bottled water. It's a bottle with water in it. If you want a bottle with water in it, you'll be happy with this.'

I once came across a chap on amazon uk who'd turned review writing into an art. I stumbled across him when I was looking for a hi-vis jacket to keep in the car, & his review cracked me up. I looked for others he'd written & they were all ridiculous (fictional) slices of his life.

On the other hand, I stumbled across one chap on trustpilot, liked the way he wrote & checked out his other reviews. Together, they painted a picture of a man who always hoped for the best & was mystified when things predictably went wrong. It was rather beautiful & low-level tragic.

If you have a link to these people I would love to read them. Stuck in bed with a broken foot and need some cheering up.

Uriah · 15/09/2023 05:41

I read an Amazon review for a book which was four stars. It said, ‘I loved this book and really didn’t want it to end. It did so I had to knock a star off’.

LemonTreeSkies · 15/09/2023 05:59

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Off topic and aging myself but back in the 80’s kaolin and morphine was our parents go-to when we had diarrhoea or stomach upsets.
One of my friends/neighbours got sick in the night so her mum told her sister to “go and get the kaolin”

Daughter did, medicine dispensed and sick child started projectile vomiting.
It wasn’t until the light of day that the mum realized her daughter had fetched calamine instead of kaolin.

PuddlesPityParty · 15/09/2023 06:20

QwertyWitch · 15/09/2023 00:11

It's the recipe reviews that I find ridiculous.

This chicken pasta dish was delicious! I didn't have garlic so left it out. I also substituted chicken with fish as I didn't have any. I also didn't have pasta so used rice instead. I added lemon grass and coconut milk. Will definitely make it again!

There’s a whole subreddit dedicated to calling these people out! Recommend it lol 😂