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Stuart G

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3. In my opinion...writing that many in one day...means they are paid to do so.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:29 PM

Mar 2016

Perhaps I am wrong, but, I do not think all of those are legit.

Of course, I do not know for sure. If one thinks the reviews are totally objective and fair, perhaps ok. But if they all have the same slant and some of the same words. sounds phony to me. I am sure that companies pay for good reviews on a site like Amazon...Why?

When a bad review comes in, the company knows that that could be very bad for business. So they hire to a company that specializes in neutralizing bad reviews and bad reputations on the net. Yes, there are such companies, and I am sure they hire people to write reviews to counter the bad ones..

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Beware of product reviews on Amazon..... [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 OP

Thank you much for checking this out! mrdmk Mar 2016 #1

When I do them ... GeorgeGist Mar 2016 #2

In my opinion...writing that many in one day...means they are paid to do so. Stuart G Mar 2016 #3

the thing that tips it for me is when I noticed dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #4