• Agent641@lemmy.world
    17·
    6 hours ago

    I always read the 1 star reviews, and usually nothing else. If they are all dumb shit like “Mine never arrived!” Or “It broke the first time I threw it at the wall” then I know it’s probably fine

    • VinegarChunks@lemmus.orgEnglish
      2·
      20 minutes ago

      I recently took family to a beach vacation, and I looked up reviews for the beach and read the 1-stars. One of them was a 1- star review because, reason given, the beach was cold. That reason for a one-star is worth at least ten five-star reviews.

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      4 hours ago

      My go-to example is an inverter I got for my drill batteries. It’s a box that plugs into my 20V drill batteries with a couple USB ports and a 110V wall outlet on top. It can produce 150 watts maximum from that socket. The reviews for this device are split between 4 and 5 star reviews from people who know what that means, and 1 star reviews from people who don’t. “Won’t run my air fryer. Would rate 0 stars if I could.”

    • Leviathan@lemmy.world
      12·
      6 hours ago

      I’ve been delivering through my province and collecting roadside diners to visit on days off. The last restaurant I checked the one star reviews and the first one said the “coleslaw was boring”. There was also a three star review that said it was closed so they couldn’t eat there… what?

      • nyctre@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        Depends on the location and the age of the establishment. Been to some places that had more and I’m sure they were real.

        Then there’s places that went viral and have an insane amount of reviews. Like Tonnarello in Rome . And based on the amount of people that they serve and the queue that’s waiting to eat, I believe the number is legit. Went to see what the fuss was about and we were not disappointed, actually.