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samnsara

(17,605 posts)
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 12:40 PM Sep 2017

HRCs Amazon reviews are getting brutal.. im notifying Amazon to..

look into the 'verified purchase' of those who claim its trash and/or call HRC names ( 'This book is trash just like its author')...how does Amazon allow this? also I'm going thru the reviews and stating that the review was NOT helpful. Amazon can and will withdraw review privileges from those they think are scammers.

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rurallib

(62,379 posts)
2. The right won't quit beating up on Hillary for a century
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 12:53 PM
Sep 2017

What a bunch of losers.
I don't get it. Her major offense is that she is a woman who lives her own life, not at the bidding of some man.

One of the many reasons i won't buy a fucking thing from Amazon.

 

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)
4. Amazon is known for having mostly fake reviews
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:05 PM
Sep 2017

FakeSpot is the Snopes equivalent that validates reviews by product.

samnsara

(17,605 posts)
6. amazon does have policies against this stuff because I got busted!..
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:34 PM
Sep 2017

...I worked for a company that gave free products in exchange for a review. my reviews were honest yet amazon had a policy against reviews for exchanges.. now my review privileges are stripped away. I also posted a harmless review for The Ted Cruz coloring book.. I said it made a great gag gift ( which is why I bought it) and they refused to post it because it was abusive they said. So I know they have policies. just have to make them enforce them.

Iggo

(47,534 posts)
11. I've seen many reviews that started with "I received a free (this) in exchange for an honest review"
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:50 PM
Sep 2017

Have they put a stop to that?

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
5. The book was just released today, I'm guessing almost all the reviews aren't from people that read..
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:29 PM
Sep 2017

the entire 500+ page book.

samnsara

(17,605 posts)
7. there was even a bad one star review on her book....
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:36 PM
Sep 2017

...It Takes a Village...written HOW many years ago? and yet a one star review came out TODAY on it. I said it wasn't helpful and I also reported it as a troll review. I'm gonna be on the puter all damned day.

wryter2000

(46,023 posts)
8. I think Amazon may be working on it
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:40 PM
Sep 2017

I clicked on "see all 209 negative reviews," but only one screen of bad reviews popped up. It still shows the book at 54% 1 star reviews, but you can't see them. (Or at least, I couldn't find them easily.)

Iggo

(47,534 posts)
10. I was wondering about that.
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:44 PM
Sep 2017

Do people actually purchase the product just so they can trash it?

And then I thought, would my boss do that to a competitor?

And the answer was Yes.

CousinIT

(9,218 posts)
12. I've been checking non-verified purchases + negative comments as "Not helpful" AND
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 02:17 PM
Sep 2017

Reporting abuse on each of them. One person is spamming the entire comments section.

I only got through about 4 pages and there are 41 pages of comments.

If the purchase is a VERIFIED PURCHASE and the person dislikes the book - fair enough! I got no problem with that.

But if it doesn't say "Verified Purchase" + is a bunch of nastiness: NOPE. I'm reporting abuse.

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)
13. Rarely follow reviews for two main reasons
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 04:22 PM
Sep 2017

1. Crap like this

2. People are fickle as hell. For example: my favorite mom 'n' pop Asian restaurant with delicious food had a low score on Yelp yet a snooty ass bistro with lousy service and microscopic portion sizes at eye popping prices got rave reviews.

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