Do You Read Customer Reviews?

[kittenkagome]

I try to make a habit of reading customer reviews. It makes me feel better to know what other people's experience was with a product before I invest any money into it. The problem is you have to weed through so many stupid, silly, or just plain unhelpful reviews to get any sort of real information, which can be a huge pain. For example, saying you hate a cleaning product because your husband said the packaging looked weird, or that you got a bad result because you didn't read the instructions. Then there are the really annoying people who use the review space on websites just to chat with their friends. Anyway, once you get past all that, I think the best thing to do is to look for consistency. See what most of the people are saying. I agree with a previous post that said looking at the most positive and negative reviews only give you extremes and is not a very good sample of what you will most likely experience. So yes, I encourage all to read the reviews when you can. It is always better to do the research in the long run.

[Shandara09]

I always check them out to help me make decisions on hotels or products.  A lot of the time I check things on my phone while I'm at the store, just to be sure I'm getting something good.

[diala84]

I check usually when I am trying something new. Although sometimes I just take a chance especially when I am making a decision on the go since I don't have internet on my phone.

[pstovall]

I never buy anything online any more without checking out the customer reviews if they are available, especially big purchases.  I was buying a dvd player one Christmas and found out all kinds of useful information about which brand to buy just by checking all the different reviews.  This past Christmas, I was looking for a particular present for a grandchild, and while reading the reviews learned that I could buy it significantly cheaper through QVC.  I was delighted and would not have known to look there if I hadn't read the review!

[runy_brm]

Yes when i shop online, it helps me to get good products

[pjlicari17]

For the record, I have found that up to now, I usually don't.  Well, I do SKIM them to see what they say though,,,

[ninajay]

I read customer reviews especially for products I'm not sure about or when I shop online

[mom2taz]

Absolutely!!!  I find costumer reviews to be very helpful with trying to decide between different brands of the same or similar items.  gotta get your moneys worth these days for sure.

[Onlinedou2]

yea, it's very helpful when shopping online.

[vickysue]

I do quite a lot. Stops me from buying something that is not quite what is repsented. I hate spending money something that is not worth a hill of beans.