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[–] 200 points 3 years ago (14 children)

I bought an 4.7 rated amplifier on Amazon that broke the first day. Looking at the reviews closer, I noticed they were 100% paid reviewers.

When I tried to leave a negative review, Amazon stopped me, giving a generic message about fake reviews on this product. This product is still out their with a high rating and no way for actual purchasers like me to warn other customers.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    How do these analyzers determine if a review is fake?

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  • [–] 35 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    That's appalling customer service.

    Amazon stopped me, giving a generic message about fake reviews on this product

    Can you elaborate? I've never experienced this and would like to understand how they do it.

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  • [–] 57 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    I've had this multiple times.

    Tried to leave a big detailed helpful negative review and it gets flagged for being suspicious, with no copy of the review attached so I have to write it all again. And then it gets removed again.

    I just looked in my emails. The exact phrasing was "We have reviewed our decisions and concluded that the product you received is authentic. As a result, we removed your review specific to this product. This ensures other customers see reviews that reflect the current shopping experience."

    Most recently it happened with a body trimmer, where I never questioned the inauthenticity, and then a zojirushi travel mug that I genuinely believe was a fake, and attached a lot of evidence.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    They've blocked my review on a shower chair that was absolutely not rated for what they said. I nearly fell on my butt and my skinnier partner said it was too wobbly. They've blocked the negative review 5 times saying I questioned the authenticity of the product and they have confirmed it. I knew it was Medline brand. I've had to file a FTC complaint which I expect to be worthless.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Do you mean Vine? I can tell you a few things about that.

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