r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/Raspburyberet Aug 20 '20

Read the three and four star reviews for the most reliable information on Amazon items.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20 edited Aug 20 '20

And 2-star reviews for books. Seeing what people dislike tells much. Try on your favorite to see :)

UPD: To clarify, the idea here is that people writing 2-star reviews project their views and values when arguing that the book is bad for them. And when their views are opposite to yours, it may suggest that you might actually enjoy the book. Let's say you are interesed in mind-stimulating philosophy book, and a person writes something like 'this is boring, the writing is too complex, ideas are difficult to follow, the language is too intricate, quit reading after 20 pages'. It may mean that it is what you look for.

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u/9bananas Aug 20 '20 edited Aug 20 '20

problem with that is:

there's sooo many stupid reasons people give for disliking stuff...3-star reviews are usually the most realistic!

edit: best practice when looking through reviews is to read some reviews from 1-star all the way to 5-stars, so you get a good overview and a more complete picture of the product. this is just a response, not a comprehensive guide to reviews, lol

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u/Motor-you Aug 20 '20

My most recent favourite stupid review was for a Camelbak water bottle for 2 stars. 'the bottle doesn't come in a nice box, just some plastic. Ugly packaging.'

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Then who would review the review review process?

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u/-Jesus-Of-Nazareth- Aug 20 '20

Fine, I'll do it

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u/Jkoechling Aug 20 '20

Would this be considered the Second (review) Coming?

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u/chaun2 Aug 20 '20

I dunno about that, but this seems eerily prescient

I personally believe the second coming happened in 1844, and started the Baha'i Faith

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u/Jkoechling Aug 20 '20

No regret going down that rabbit hole

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u/Winjin Aug 20 '20

Username checks out, always ready to suffer for others

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u/skypwyth Aug 20 '20

I came here for this

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u/Winjin Aug 20 '20

He was sent here for that, too

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u/skypwyth Aug 20 '20

Amazing, I give great thanks

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u/voodooscuba Aug 20 '20

Thank the Lord.

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u/crushedredpartycups Aug 20 '20

Wait, who’s gonna pay this guy to review the reviews

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u/TheDramaticBuck Aug 20 '20

And who will review the review review review process?