Certainly, it is very helpful to look at reviews before buying something. Sometimes reviews are useful, and sometimes they’re not. A lot of sites even let you mark if a review is helpful or not. But what about the *least* helpful reviews?
I’ve certainly encountered very unhelpful reviews. For example, you’re looking for information on a product, and someone gives it a one star rating because of the return policy of the company. Not helpful. Well, someone bothered to aggregate all of these unhelpful reviews into one location. Marvel in the stupidity.
For example, the guy who used Rit Dye to dye his hair:
I guess, to some people, that might actually be a helpful review. How about this one?
Maybe it’s just children’s literature in general?
I’ve read both of these books to my kids. What a bad parent I am! I wish I would have read the reviews first!
Oh well, at least they’re not part of the liberal conspiracy, like Holiday Inn.
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