Amazon Reviews and Dishonest Electronics Companies - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Steve Wayne
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2020, 06:19:03 pm
content: Another example of dishonest electronics companies (and others) ruining credibility and reliability with the Amazon reviews. This company is paying customers considerable amounts (eg, half the purchase price, or more) to write a 5 Star review for their product. In this case it's a Wetols® Laser Level device. Below is the email thread in communicating with the company's representative.Amazon link>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086SQT9T3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Reply:Very dishonorable and dishonest. Quite shameful actually.I'll be sure and spread the word about this on social media. Your “upstart” company is heading in a morally corrupt direction.Sincerely,From: Harris Caroline [mailto:Caroline_Harris87@hotmail.com]Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:55 PMTo: XXXXXXXXXXSubject: 回复: Lucky RichesHi Steve,Thanks for your reaching out, yes, you are right. pls try to leave a review through this link, thanks. And pls advise me the order number?After review is posted, pls kindly let me know, I will apply an e-gift card for you.https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=B086SQT9T3Best regards,Caroline________________________________________发送时间: 2020年9月16日 7:32收件人: Caroline_Harris87@Hotmail.com <Caroline_Harris87@Hotmail.com>主题: Lucky RichesGreetings,Am I to understand that with the scratch code revealed on my Lucky Riches bonus card (shown as 28), I will receive an Amazon Gift Card in the amount of $65 if I provide a photo of the revealed scratch card and a photo of the Amazon published 5 star review, within 24 hours of your confirmation?Steve,

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2020, 06:27:49 pm
content: Its pretty much all the Chinese sellers that I see doing this. I've been offered a £10 voucher with 2 products I bought and took photo of it and reported it to Amazon. Not sure if they ever did anything. And there was a seller in the UK selling what where just essentially gum shields but with an NHS logo on the box, to make out they were NHS approved. When looking into that one I discovered you're not allowed to use the NHS logo on anything. He was using one of those virtual office addresses in London. Unfortunately for him, the idiot gave a review of their service so with a bit of Googling tracked down what appeared to be his real address, in Ireland I believe he was based or might of been Wales.

author: bob91343
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2020, 07:52:15 pm
content: It underscores my avoidance of Amazon. Prices too high, advertising unpleasant and aggressive. I won't deal with them. Everything they sell I can get cheaper elsewhere.

author: eti
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2020, 10:36:31 pm
content: Surely not?Also, water is wet.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2020, 01:58:05 am
content: How about sending them a photo of a review you created with Photoshop or some creative HTML editing...?Or a link to that photo uploaded somewhere, but the text shows up as leading to Amazon. Will they fall for it?Possibilities to mess around with them are endless...

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2020, 02:55:01 pm
content: QuoteSure, but their customer service is excellent. Given the choice of a product on Ebay, Aliexpress or Amazon, Amazon get the order.Essentially, good service costs money. I recently had to purchase an item which was around 5% more expensive on Amazon than direct from the vendors website. Via Amazon it arrived earlier, no problem with returns, etc., whereas the vendor would take a week to deliver and returns aren't postage-paid, sort your own shipping, etc. In that case the extra overhead was worth it.Clearly, if you don't value service or similar incidentals then cheapest wins. I think it's good that we have the choice and can choose where we spend out money.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2020, 03:15:56 pm
content: Write a good review, get the gift card, then edit the review to be more "accurate"?

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 24, 2020, 04:16:33 pm
content: Quote from: dunkemhigh on September 19, 2020, 02:55:01 pmSame. Last year I bought a new Bosch battery for the car. If I got it direct from EuroCarparts it was full price. Yet, oddly, EuroCarParts were selling the exactly same battery on Amazon at half the price and free postage. So purchased via Amazon instead.

author: Sal Ammoniac
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2020, 05:45:32 pm
content: Quote from: bob91343 on September 17, 2020, 07:52:15 pmI use Amazon because they have good customer service, and if their prices are a little higher, so what? They deliver quickly and I can return anything that I don't like or was damaged in shipment. I've increased my business with them during the pandemic to the point where I get 4-5 deliveries a week from them and I've never been disappointed.With rare exceptions, I only buy things labeled "Sold and fulfilled by Amazon". That way I don't have to deal with random Chinese sellers.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2020, 05:49:51 pm
content: Quote from: steviefaux on September 24, 2020, 04:16:33 pmYou probably still got ripped off..Also, nobody ever pays full price at ECP. For anything.