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Vent: My old way of checking phone reviews was a total mess
For years, I'd just watch a couple of the big YouTube reviews and call it good, but that changed after I bought a Pixel 7 based on that and the battery life was awful for my actual use. Now I spend an hour digging through the official subreddit and reading the one-star complaints before I even think about buying anything. Does anyone else have a better system for finding the real-world downsides before you spend the cash?
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lisa_murray28d ago
Oh man, I feel this. My old system was to just read the top five "most helpful" reviews on the store page and assume that was the whole story. I bought a tablet that way once, and the screen had a weird yellow tint that nobody mentioned. Turns out all the top reviews were from people who got it for free. Now I sort by most recent and hunt for the bad ones too. It's a whole process.
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lisa_jones2128d ago
Right? I basically need a detective's license to buy a toaster now. My search history is just pages of "product name + problems" before I even look at the price.
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susanh4611d ago
Ugh, tell me about it, @lisa_jones21. I read this article about "review washing" where companies get all the good ones posted first. Now I always check the one-star reviews first and look for patterns, like if ten people all say the handle breaks in six months. It's the only way to find the real flaws.
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