Showerthought: My brother's comment on 'review depth' made me stop trusting star ratings

I was showing him a new phone review last night, and he pointed out the guy spent 45 seconds on the camera but 8 minutes on the unboxing. He said, 'They're not reviewing the thing, they're just making a video.' That hit different because I realized most reviews I watch don't actually test stuff in a real way, like battery life over a month or how a case holds up after being dropped. I've bought three gadgets this year based on five-star reviews that turned out to be junk. How do you find reviewers who actually use a product for more than a day before posting?

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abbyr969d ago

My friend's blender review came after two smoothies... it died on the third.

haydenp959d ago

Only two smoothies? That's awful lol