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After too many letdowns, I read gadget reviews backwards.

The worst ratings reveal more than the best ones ever do.
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schmidt.eric
Agree with this so much. I always go straight to the worst ratings first. They show what really breaks or fails. Bought a blender last month and the one-star reviews said it leaks. Saved me from a big mess. The five-star reviews just say "works great" with no details. Now I never buy anything without reading the bad reviews.
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david739
david7391mo ago
Do you ever think that only reading bad reviews might change your mind too much? Some problems are not that common.
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logan_owens14
Yeah but @schmidt.eric, focusing only on the worst ones means you're only seeing the angry outliers. Most people who get a working blender don't bother to write a novel about it.
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