• lemmyingly@lemm.ee
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      16 days ago

      Fakespot has always felt inaccurate to me. Once every 6 months or so I gave it a go to see if any of the updates have improved it but it never felt like it did to me.

      Furthermore, I don’t see the point in Fakespot since Amazon bends over backwards to accept returns for any reason.

      • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
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        16 days ago

        Furthermore, I don’t see the point in Fakespot since Amazon bends over backwards to accept returns for any reason.

        Why go through that hassle if you can avoid it in the first place?

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        16 days ago

        I’ve also wondered about Fakespot’s accuracy. I just viewed it as one tool when doing online shopping. I’d prefer not to order crap in the first place than try to return something later.

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          15 days ago

          I generally have already decided what to purchase before I load Amazon’s website. I also rarely purchase cheap white label products, and so Amazon’s reviews are mostly irrelevant to me. I’ve rarely needed to return items too and recently they were all my fault anyway, eg, not quite the dimensions I thought I needed.

    • dinckel@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      I’ve never known about it until just now, but I wish I had, because my mom definitely needs something like that. Quite a shame