Comment · Fri, December 23, 2016
I've seen the criticisms of testosterone boosters, but I'm curious how and why this test boosting product on Amazon has such great reviews? Over 600 reviews and the average is 4.6 out of 5.
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George_Beast · 14 points
This is the product I'm referring to The reviews fly in the face of everything I've seen about testosterone boosters. Is it possible the majority are fake and we should flag amazon and perhaps get it pulled, or is the product actually effective?
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happypiggy · 4 points
It's sickening and you're right, as long as people keep buying Amazon won't do anything about it. Years ago I used to just look at the star ratings on Amazon, now I actually read the reviews and the majority are from people who rave about the product and at the end say "oh by the way, I was kindly given this product for free/discounted by seller in return for my honest review". These statements are the very definition of oxymorons.
Frankly I'm pleased you insist on staying honest and not selling out to these parasites. I can imagine how frustrating it must be, but your reputation is second to none and word of mouth is your best friend. I've recommended your sites to friends who don't use Reddit but know I use noots. I would feel shit if a site I recommended to a friend turned out to be shady or ripped them off, I have no such concerns with your sites.
I just feel sorry for the Ill informed people sucked in by all this compensated reviews and affiliated marketing bs.
Amazon has gone way down in my estimation since I learned about all this.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Amazon accounted for 60% of all US E-Commerce growth last year. 60%!!! That's just insane. However, their systems are flawed, and I am surprised at just how broken some of their seller tools and policies are. It's going to get too large for its own good, and then things are going to start failing. I think we are going to reach that point soon. Think about how dominant Sears was, and now they are cannibalizing themselves to stay solvent. Ebay was the go-to place to buy for the longest time, and now they are losing market share steadily. Amazon is going to fall prey to that as well, unless they make some massive changes to the way they operate. The review system is one of those things that need overhauling, but it's much larger than that as well. It will take a while, but things are going to change. Amazon is not always going to be top dog.
Thanks for the support. It's certainly frustrating, but we just have to deal with it. We've had to deal with a lot shadier things in the background from competitors. We've definitely learned a lot the past few years. I wish I had known some of what I know now back then. We could have avoided a lot of grief, but hindsight is always 20/20. Have a merry Christmas!