Amazon is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

Why doesn't Amazon promote more of these Vine reviewers..? I would trust them rather than any other review out there..

This lady is clearly a hoarder. She’s just found a method that fuels her insatiable appetite for stuff; reviewing products. She’s even held on to items she gave negative reviews. Get help. And donate the items after you’ve reviewed them.

i buy amazon stuff and post reviews the normal, honest way since 2015. last week, i was looking at a space heater with 70 total reviews, all 5 star. i looked closer and there were 10 reviews in a row by the same name, and then ten more, etc, all the way to 70. i took screenshots and notified amazon. a couple days later, the same seller, same product had several hundred reviews- none of the original ones i saw, but all now for a completely different product- a fireplace- under the space heater title. i notified amazon again. two days later i got an emai from "the community team", showing the amazon logo, telling me that "many of my recent posts were found to be outside the guidelines" and that "failure to comply may result in your account being banned". i have no idea if the email is legit, and if it is, what i did, other than report a fake seller listing.

Don't dis Ms. San Martino. She seems trustworthy enough, if you were her neighbor and saw her out and about and she told you about a product she liked or disliked would you believe her then. I don't understand the cynicism that leads people to the conclusion that they never could believe people that get products free of charge to review (she clearly states that she has to report them as income on a 1099 anyway). But what is her motivation to give innacurate or only positive reviews anyway? She can keep any of it regardless of her rating of it. And in the long run it benefits any company who believes they have a good product to send it to an even handed reviewer because she has already built trust with customers who are familiar with her reviews good and bad. There may be a some bias do to behavioral economics at play but I wouldn't think any more than any of the rest of us when we act as boosters for things we like. She seems rational enough based on this short interview and now, seeing the person behind the avatar I would be inclined to trust her- but that is a type of bias on my own part right there. SO KNOW YOUR BIASES BEFORE YOU JUDGE OTHERS ( IF YOU CAN. 😉 )

"Ricky, I'm sort of allergic to you." So cute :)

I never ever trust a review from someone who got the product for free. Ever.

So..let's see.. we need to review the reviewers who review the reviews of the reviewers who review the reviews of the reviewed product... sound fun.

It's an invite only program and you get only be considered if you already post ton of reviews to Amazon

*How do you even get hired to do fake reviews?*

Why TF does she have the same sweater as me

I came here because I gave an honest review on amazon for a bad product. They refused to post my review and I was very honest and nice and caring!

This is only a temporary solution because it can be tricked by improving the reviews to look more genuine because the reviewers are people , they can and WILL adapt.... The only solution is to employ TRUE reviewers like Amazon is doing now.... And they can always remain more authentic as LONG as they can be absolutely trusted , which,by the way, I am ready for 🙂.

I give this reviewer 5 stars because she's honest.

Can I review the new iPhone?

I'm amazed there was room to sit for the interview in this home. Loved the shot of the kitchen with junk all over the counter.

First time I used Fakespot, I was shocked. The info it shows is amazing.

I bought a product from Amazon, which was a mistake. Found out the seller, was getting 1 star reviews. Not allowing returns, or cancellation of orders. So, I contacted the seller and told them, if the allowed me to cancel my order, I would give them a 5 star review. They let me cancel my order, and I gave them a 5 start review. Hope that was okay.

This is an important video for those of us who rely upon the reviews to buy or not buy a product. If Amazon ever becomes a place of fake reviews, it will no longer receive my business. There are other choices.

I feel sadness from this video.

Fakespot review rating method is bad. It assumes every single product with multiple positive reviews are bad. The whole point of Fakespot is to create a cookie in your browser so if you decide to purchase something on Amazon soon after using it they will get a referral cut of your purchase.

In my experience, paid reviewers (including Vine) hand out 5 star reviews like candy. In fact, I rarely even bother reading reviews from their "Top 500 Reviewers". They are little more than advertisements listing the features and adding something like, "I really like the _____________ feature". I don't trust a star rating unless the product has a lot of reviews (preferably hundreds). I also use Fakespot quite often. I like reviews from people who bought the product because they appreciate what's really good or bad about it because the product solved a real problem or served a purpose. I also tend to check 1-3 star reviews more than 4 and 5 star reviews. I don't want to have to find out bad news after I bought the product.

Amazon has been in a rut for a long time and I think it is in its death throws;. I wrote four negative reviews about products that hadn't arrived or didn't work and Amazon deleted all of them. Trust is the bond between customers and companies and when this evaporates, bankruptcy looms large.

The reviews that stay overly negative read like a therapist session where the reviewer dumps on everything in their life with the finale of the product adding to the even greater catastrophe of their life being inconvenienced followed by a message of hate or disdain for anything the company will do later. These people probably haven't interacted with school or work colleagues outside their spouses after highschool, maybe ever.

Thank you!!! I have shopped Amazon products for awhile and trusted the positive product reviews in the beginning. After awhile buying Amazon products based on reviews I was baffled why products I purchased were substandard or discount Dollar Store worthy at above grade prices. I would post my reviews of my disappointing experiences. Then my phone rang late into the night from callers representing the China or Asian companies I had purchased my Amazon products from. Emotionally they invariably told me to remove my reviews. Then in exchange for removing reviews offered to refund my money. Sometimes reviewers of Amazon products I wished to buy warned products were knock offs (Yeti and others ), based on their own buying experiences. I went to Yeti website and purchased products there and advised Yeti of the knock offs sold through Amazon. I have been amazed at Amazon for allowing these scam-y practices.

Could you please provide captions (subtitles)? Thanks

These groups are real trust me. I even joined one to see stuff but NEVER actually do anything in the group. It’s very sketchy.

Yeah. I am going to do my part and buy more stuff from amazon. Great advice.

Amazon ,Walmart, Ebay and almost other sites do the same thing... they can ask and pay somebody to write not only for positive reviews but also negative reviews ... me I'm using 3 different sites to get free stuff from amazon they actually dont force you to leave review it's just up to you if you like the product and share your experience . You can easily find an amazon seller group in facebook some of them ask for + review with commision and some ask for negative reviews for their product competitors. That means you cant trust both positive and negative reviews in amazon unless you tried the product.

Interesting. I don't know about now, but there used to be a serious problem with fake reviews for books. Personally, I rarely leave reviews unless I'm seriously impressed with the product and/or the service.

It’s pretty simple - stop buying from Amazon. I did and I’m super happy.

I always look for two star reviews. My sister in-law used to do reviews

I see a lot of negative reviews for things that are clearly fake. When the person can barely write out a sentence. When the review claims a device is missing a feature or that they had to return a thing multiple times and had the same issue. Or if they say something was broken and the store refused to take it back. There's a warranty AND a store return policy. Most businesses want to keep the customer happy so it's disingenuous to not only dis a product but also dis a business selling the product.

Amazon also will take down those that don't deserve it without making the reviewer aware. A lot of companies that sell through Amazon will report a negative review if they can find the reviewer giving a 4-5 star on a rival product. They can claim they were paid or given for free for 5 stars. Amazon will then ban the reviewer form making reviews solely on the bad seller's word. They don't ask any questions to the reviewer.

I wouldn't trust Kathleen to give me a coffee shop recommendation. I need to stop trusting these reviews.

I’ve done fake reviews in exchange for free product, it’s mainly from Chinese companies or distributors wanting to get more awareness on forum or deal websites at a discount. Most of the time, the discounts are set where they are still making product, due to the cheapness/quality issues or the volume of sales expected by these reviewers

I’m so glad I didn’t renew my Amazon prime when it recently expired. Amazon has no incentive to remove four and five star ratings if they are fake. . I’m going to buy as little as possible from Amazon in the future.

they should stop enabling her hoarding

I get mixed thoughts about vine reviewers from actual Amazon costumers after they buy a product and call them out on their bs

I never read reviews by such people. I read reviews to find out what the most common positive points being made are as well as the most negative. I look for consistency. Lots of reviews will give a one-star review because someone is smaller than they expected...means they didn't read the description. Or they give a trash review because the package arrived damaged. These are NOT product reviews.

I bought a product from Amazon and it broke within 2 weeks.. I wrote a one star review on the product. The company email me, gave me a refund and send me the same product again. They told me to try it again and change the review but I never updated the one star review because the product still suck. So they removed my one star review.

3:00 very true. Something like this almost happened to me, and the product was BT headphones interestingly enough. I'm now very wary of products with lots of four and five star reviews.

A reviewer rates a reviewer's review on a product. The loop goes on.

B.S. reviews should only come from a person that purchased a product they needed for themselves in everyday life and a product that they use on a regular basis.

If I review an Oral B toothbrush head and there are 7 other very similar Oral B toothbrush head products is it a fake review if I just copy and paste the review 6 times since they are basically the same product? It is not a fake review if you are not paid for it.

Amazon won't let me review anymore. Says I violated its terms?? Whatever that means.

WSJ Lady has high skill to express thought. excellent

I woke up this morning and had an e-mail from Amazon saying they would not post my review because I violated something ??? Here it is, What do you think? Another Rosewill quality fan. Makes no noise and has three speed switch with off. Very well made and comes with two grills. Rosewill continues to offer amazing computer parts at low prices. I have never had a review not posted. I called them and the customer service read it and said something was wrong not posting and would forward to them. Will see if this is resolved or this will be the end of my reviews. This was this morning the reply they sent to me. They lost a great customer.... Makes NO sense. Hello, We removed your review for Rosewill RUF-17001 120mm Silent USB Fan with Multi-Speed Controller, Can Connect up to 2 USB Fans in Series because we detected unusual review behavior on this product and are not accepting reviews of it at this time. We place limits on reviews to preserve trust in customer reviews. Thank you for contacting Amazon. Best regards, Maricar R.

Pls WSJ help me with subtitles

This is why I only look at the 1-2 star reviews. If they really reviewed the product and hated it they are going to tell you. I want to know what to expect to go wrong with it. If they're whining about Amazon service or the shipping method I pass them up. That has nothing to do with the product.

I've never seen an LG laptop before. Interesting.

I click on Most Recent reviews. Usually these are real and timely.

Ricky the cat actually writes the reviews.

I only read the 1-star and 2-star reviews. They are a lot more meaningful.

I knew.... we all knew those comments were fake and to good to be true

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She technically isn’t getting the items for free. The amount that they are “worth” she is taxed on at the end of the year.

This report really hit the spot. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Amazon will not allow me to review my purchased items. And I'm not getting paid.

Hey! She’s wearing my coat!

This is not a true hoarder. I have seen the real thing several times. This is not that.

Can Amazon send her a Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L lens to review?

I always trust the reviews . I haven’t had any issue with it . But now I don’t know what to think 😪

I’m curious to see my reviews how they rate. 😜 I used to review phone apps but I always made honest reviews. I also didn’t make much money off it at all, just did it more because I liked it and you get paid apps for free too. But after reading that companies might write bad reviews on each others products, I will buy an item if it has at least 75 to 80% good ratings. Like for instance the mattress I just bought I read on a mattress review site that was a huge problem so I bought the mattress and it was pretty good.

I think devil is not exist anymore because corporates did pretty good job replacing its job.

I stop believing Amazon reviews. Especially if the reviewer say they received the item for free.

Thanks for sharing. I am trying to do something like that, please suggest me and take a look to my audience

Man, I wanted to do this.

Watching this made me feel itchy - 1 star.

We have gotten a few horrible products out of many from Amazon. When we write honest reviews with nothing inappropriate amazon has flagged it as inappropriate . It feels like a rigged system. When my wife messaged Amazon, they don't correct the issue. I used to count on Amazon reviews.

I review products on Amazon if a product is good I give it five stars and say why it’s a good product ,if it is not it gets one star,I recently bought an air fryer but it was upon receiving it broken so it had a one star review.

So if you can have your selling privileges revoked for having counterfeit reviews, can't competitors hire reviewers to review other competitors and cause them to get banned? Amazon probably has a zero counterfeit review policy, regardless of who caused them

I always dig deep into the reviews because they always keep the good ones on top, wanna know the truth, go back

WOULD YOU TRUST THIS PERSON????

I want to do that

Anyone who trusts Amazon reviews needs their head examining - the whole system is as bent as a nine-bob note.

1:24 *so... i think its good so... im gonna make it.... aaaa... 4 star review.... it was... good.... so.... yes...*

When is her trash day? lol

I wonder if a lot of these amazon gurus im seeing on KZfaq making millions of dollars are getting fake reviews just to sell their products?

Lol she writes the products off as a business expense but uses for primarily personal use.

That's why my return to sender game is strong on amazon. Lie to me and you will get your open and used product right tf back 😤.

If I buy it and don't like it, I'll just return it.

I always write "amazing".

if anyone needs review please contact with me

problem with my reviews: usually 3 or 4 being the best; rarely 1 or 2. too bad no ZERO

Download fake spot it's an app to spot fake reviews. Sure it's not perfect but gives you an idea of what the real reviews are.

Ad for AWS before this

I buy things I need and it must hit my standard based on the description of the product. People don't get reviews in the old days in stores and they lived. Another attack for China, and glory for the US.

Cant you just order the dam thing and if you don’t like it return it!?

I would recommend next level ninjas - they're probably the safest platform I had a chance to use, reviews done by normal people not the usual deal seekers whose reviews are getting flagged.

doing gods work

Kathleen needs to seek medical help immediately for her very serious hoarding mental illness

What a hoarder.

her house need a declutter

I try to review all the products I buy.

I give 1 star to her home

Who's looking for those sites to get hired? 🙋‍♀️ 😂😂😂😂😂

Vinecreviews should be abolished. This lady pays taxes on the products, big deal. So you pay pennies on the dealer and get free stuff. I would gladly fo this. Vine reviews should be free to review and must be returned or you must pay the full price. Let's see how many reviewers put there money where their mouth is.

three out of five stars. this is a great video. ^the kind of review I really hate xD

Of course she’s a cat lady...