shills? is it just me or do all these reviews seem like shills?
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Hi, I'm a part of the Fluenz team. Thanks for taking an interest in our software and for your concern over Amazon remaining a valuable place for people looking to get objective reviews. We've been selling at Amazon for about a year and a half now. Over the course of that time, Amazon has contacted thousands of our users directly, and hundreds of them have responded by posting Seller Reviews. I bring this up because the Seller Reviews--4.8 stars from nearly 300 people--mirror the general feelings of the product reviews. There are a few negative ones in there (one person hated that he had to use the DVD, another experienced a shipping mistake, others had some usability issues), but overall they're very positive. And the only way anyone can submit a Seller Review is if they actually buy a Fluenz program at Amazon, and Amazon contacts them directly asking for their comments. Of course all the reviews on our product pages are real, but I think pointing you to these Seller Reviews is the easiest way to show this. You can read these reviews here:
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Even I am wondering at the same thing? Did they post that just to make this seem much cheaper?
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One way to tell if a review is fake, is if it says amazon verified purchase on it. If they at least purchased the product from Amazon it is less likely to be a fake. Another way to tell is by reading them, most of the fake reviews are the sorts you would hear on the infomercials. Like, This product is great, i have tried many weight loss supplements with no effect. But once i tried "product" i just couldn't believe the difference. They usually talk about how this is the only product for them, and try to discourage you from buying other products. Or just plain and simple leave a simple review not explaining their experience with the product, and just claiming it works. People get paid to leave fake reviews, so just because they have prior reviews doesn't always mean they are real reviews. Maybe the previous ones were fake as well. Or maybe they were a previous member who shopped on amazon and now is doing fake reviews for companies. All of those are possibilities. So just pay close attention to the reviews, check to see if they are verified purchases, and if they sound too good to be true. Usually your gut instincts will kick in and tell you that a review is fake.
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I do not believe they are, but I could not get a straight answer from the company. There is a thread of emails posted on the review pages. Read it and make up your own mind.
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They are definetly fake reviews just start checking what else they reviewed and everything is simailar and 5 stars, shame on you amazon thats why I use your site, now YOU cant be trusted..
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There are many people that write deceiving reviews. Some are being paid and some are getting free product. For instance a person that gives 5-star reviews for three like products from three different companies the same day or within a couple of days. Saying for each, "nothing worked until I tried this". Also a variety of different products. It can take up are lot of time to do this research. Check the other $100's of various products reviewed at the same time. I have written down the names of 14 people that reviewed the same items around the same time, saying about the same thing. But not giving info that is significant.
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It helps if you pick "verified purchaser" when you look at the reviews, and also compare the 1-star reviews (and how many are verified purchasers) to the higher ones... if there are a lot of low ranking reviews from verified purchasers, beware...
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I have no answer for this, but took a look at the products that a lot of the 5 star reviewers reviewed. It appears as if a lot of them reviewed the same supplements, books, wire hangers, and LED lights. Smells like paid reviewers to me. The likelihood that all of those people happened to purchase and love all of the same products is almost impossible.
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I think Consumer Reports review quality is getting worse. Too many products, they don't test like they used to, and their politics seem to affect a lot of their listings. I still subscribe and use their research, but find I need to use it as only one source. Watch their ratings vs. user ratings on various sites, and you will find lots of divergence.
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No no, I'm sure all these people just happened to buy the exact same chalk board paper, rubber bracelets, spiral cutter, diet supplements, and swimming cap. Right. To anyone not in the know, there are companies out there that issue a refund in exchange for 5 star ratings, and that looks like the case for nearly all 5 star reviews here (in other words, people leave good reviews to get stuff for free).
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For anybody who is REALLY reading all the glorious reviews and paying attention, make note of the fact that there are SEVERAL reviews (just within the last week) with the exact same subject of "Five Stars", each one or two days apart. Clearly these people are shills for whoever is selling this product and are getting reimbursed for their review and "verified purchase." That fact alone is enough for me to NOT buy this oil from Amazon.
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Thanks for pointing this out! A check on some of the reviewers' profiles suggest you are right!
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I checked a few of the reviewers posting histories. While the ones who have only a single record of reviewing any product might be cause for suspicion, there are many other reviewers whose records appear to be legitimate. I'd suggest that this is not a case of a manufactured conspiracy, but simply a case of poor manufacturing quality control. The buyers who got good units were very satisfied. The buyers who got less-than-good-units were not very satisfied. BTW, this product is currently on sale at a daily-deal website for $69.99 delivered. Your review (and others complaining of poor quality) convinced me to purchase this product ONLY if covered by a "satisfaction guaranteed" warranty.
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Because the site you have referenced does not look legitimate. The site is poorly built and the pricing on the items is very inconsistent. I would say this is probably a scam.
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I immediately scrolled down to the "comments" out of curiosity to see if any other intelligent human was scratching their heads at the price gap!? Shouldn't it be LESS money when you order in larger quantities or am I making that up? Made me laugh at least.
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Does this not scream sales pitch? This, along with the 9,591 reviews, has to make you wonder how they are getting away with this. I especially like the responder who says "I don't believe the review ...". Are you kidding? Who says that? When you review a product, you do not write sales pitches. Free samples should be noted next to each reviewer.
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From reading through more of the comments, it seems pretty clear that the positive reviews were based on RiMei razors, but that at least some vendors are substituting significantly worse products ("Major components are plastic!"). Unfortunately, at this point, I don't know how someone would reliably get a decent razor through this product listing. I'd try to find one that actually says RiMei (or Edwin Jagger, Merkur, Lord, etc.).