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taught_me_patience

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18. Yelp is a bullshit scam company run like a mafia

Reply to LeighAnn (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 02:20 PM

Sep 2012

They "shakedown" business for "advertising", and if they don't participate, they "hide" good reviews. These pieces of shits are fucking with my wife's livelihood. Fuck Yelp and their ratings... I don't trust any of it.

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Yelp Reviews of Obama Hugger Scott Van Duzer's Restaurant [View all] LeighAnn Sep 2012 OP

Someone was paid to write this flamingdem Sep 2012 #1

Well, it could be right out of fox Cha Sep 2012 #2

Yelp is problematic at the best of times. Already threads on donations. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #3

shelters cant use free food? lame54 Sep 2012 #8

They can, but call the shelter first. Hot food is different. They got snowed under: internet effect. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author lame54 Sep 2012 #9

Don't these people have lives? n/t spiderpig Sep 2012 #4

Can they tell us what part of the constitution, he steps on? The make these general statements, JRLeft Sep 2012 #5

Not sure which is worse... RockyTheWonderGeek Sep 2012 #6

Welcome to DU! Paulie Sep 2012 #7

Welcome to DU, Rocky! beac Sep 2012 #12

And anyone reading these WeekendWarrior Sep 2012 #10

Can those reviews on YELP be reported? SoapBox Sep 2012 #13

I suspect Yelp will have to clean it up... Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #14

Whoa...2500? SoapBox Sep 2012 #15

It was 2400(ish) when I checked Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #16

Freeped? nt Pryderi Sep 2012 #17

Yelp is a bullshit scam company run like a mafia taught_me_patience Sep 2012 #18

I had no idea... Blue Idaho Sep 2012 #21

They hold small business hostage taught_me_patience Sep 2012 #22

Wow - thanks for the links. A real eye opener! nt. Blue Idaho Sep 2012 #23

It's all five stars now. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #19

I'm stationed overseas, but I'm REALLY tempted DFW Sep 2012 #20