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DublinShaver
03-12-2012, 03:15 AM
Hi everyone,

Just a minor irritation I wanted to see if anybody has come across. ! I won't name any names but a certain large Irish shaving website has a review section which I have left a few reviews on, some positive, some negative and some pretty neutral. These reviews have all been honest, I have tried the products I'm reviewing and if I like them I say I like them and if I don't I say I don't. Now what irks me is that they publish my positive reviews and not my negative reviews, therefore making the review feature redundant. I don't see the point in having a review/rating system if only positive reviews are published. Since I've noticed this I no longer leave any product reviews and I'm also a bit wary of ordering from a website that is less than one hundred per cent honest. Has anybody else noticed this? Maybe I'm just a bad reviewer! :001_unsur

Martin
Badger & Bengall
03-12-2012, 03:23 AM
It's the nature of reviews hosted on a vendor's site. Nobody wants to host somebody's review stating that a product is rubbish.

The only way to get close to honest feedback is to look at social media, such as forums. Thankfully, B&B is largely free from "trolls" so the reviews you see here are genuine.
ikeyballz
03-12-2012, 03:23 AM
That sounds shady to me. I would really not trust any reviews on that site anymore!
rajagra
03-12-2012, 03:49 AM
If they only show reviews that bring them sales, then all you achieve is doing their job for them, providing the sales pitch. They should pay you commission for that!
I would stop leaving product reviews too under the circumstances. It's a shame, but that's how it is.
leonidas
03-12-2012, 04:11 AM
...Cigars International does the same thing....... they won't publish negative comments on the cigars they sell....

.....i am guessing that the "...large Irish shaving website ..."********.?
dcobranchi
03-12-2012, 04:39 AM
Yes, please name names so that we all know whom not to trust.
Jim
03-12-2012, 05:50 AM
Mod Note:
Gents,
If you would like to respectfully review a vendor and/or the service you received- then this is the appropriate place for that.

However, what happens at other shaving forums has no bearing on B&B, we request that you leave what happens elsewhere at the door of B&B.

If you feel there is an issue at another shave forum, we suggest you contact the owner or admins and share your concern directly.

Thank you-
DublinShaver
03-12-2012, 09:04 AM
Mod Note:
Gents,
If you would like to respectfully review a vendor and/or the service you received- then this is the appropriate place for that.

However, what happens at other shaving forums has no bearing on B&B, we request that you leave what happens elsewhere at the door of B&B.

If you feel there is an issue at another shave forum, we suggest you contact the owner or admins and share your concern directly.

Thank you-

Apologies, I'll let this thread die. Feel free to delete if you wish. I just wanted to make people aware that just because a product they are thinking of buying has all positive reviews doesn't necessarily mean that that product ACTUALLY has all positive reviews!

Once again, apologies.

Have a great day,

Martin
Jim
03-12-2012, 11:33 AM
Martin, respectful reviews are very welcome here at the B&B. As you said only positive reviews are worthless.