Internet reviews: I benefit all the time but am not contributing to the database.
Reviews are one thing I benefit heavily from but never contributed to. I feel badly about this from time to time. The extent to which I depend upon reviews is next level. I do not make major or even minor ourcahsss without consulting reviews
I don’t shop at Amazon out of principle. In the last 10 years I’ve made two purchases .
(Although I must say that with the acquisition. Of whole foods my contribution to Jeff Bezos economic war had elevated substantially.)
. My friend made a point of saying I’m going to Amazon when he went to Whole Foods, this really instilled in me an obvious but effective lesson. It’s literally the same thing. On second thought, I’ve been shopping at Amazon for years now. Phrasing it another way is denial. But I do object uniquely to the decadent prime shipping convenience consumerist culture inevitably monopoly vibes that Amazon is creating. Lots of People think there is no point in opening up a business because of Amazon, nor supporting other businesses because of it
Despite this fact, I do use Amazon often. For reviews! Whenever I’m buying a product , I look at the Amazon ratings! Then I just buy the product elsewhere! If the product is a big purchase the minimum rating I will accept is a 4.5/5 stars. In addition to this, I will read many of the one star reviews to do an assessment of that products quality control.
For instance, lots of one star reviews with similar compliments about a product arriving as a lemon, or breaking down quickly, will go a long way in building my caution towards the product.
5 star reviews are great, but one star reviews will show you the worst case scenarios that have occurred.
I also then look at 4 star reviews in order to gain a sense of what people with love for the product bug some nuanced critique.
Jackets and backpacks have made me reconceptualize the way I view online reviews .
First of all, backpacks jackets are a hugely important purchase. They may seem average but they are substantial, infrastructural and life changing . A good bag will change your life. A good jacket too.
The level of pickiness that occurs with people and their gear is next level. Truly sensational. The degree to which people are meticulous with these two purchases is often an insight into the world of design, functionality. It is also an insight into a world of entitlement and otherworldliness. The two are true, sometimes in the same instance.
This is not to say that everyone who writes reviews, meticulous or average, is entitled or a design expert. But the reviews are certainly peppered with life perspectives I’d not seen anywhere else.
I’m going to include a couple of review that I find soon, they will be notable reviews and I’d like to break down what I learned from each of them, as I do learn substantially from reading a well put together review . There is an artistry, a generosity and a meticulousness to some of these reviews that informs my future outlook and perspective.
While this may seem frivolous snd needless. 1) it is 2) I hate purchasing things , we do live in a world of certain biological material necessities and a vast number of societally imposed necessities. Even minimalism and a desire to pick a different route requires an upsetting number of purchases. For this reason. I like to try to make the best value longest lasting purchases. This involves making sure the product has the longevity, quality control and history of positive outlook from its previous customer base.
For this reason, I’m an avid reader of reviews.
To close, it feels very non reciprocal that I never write reviews. I do talk about products that have won my heart with salesman like tenacity. In person. This hasn’t worked its way online yet. Maybe it will. I sometimes feel guilt for never writing but always using reviews. Can’t do it all, maybe I’ll change that soon though!
Thanks for reading, gonna find some humorous and game changing reviews once I aggregate. I think these would be very fun to perform. I’m down