https://community.qvc.com/t5/Q-Talk/Why-are-quot-non-purchasers-quot-allowed-to-have-their-reviews/m-p/352684#M4301 <P>How do I know if they didn't purchase the product?</P> <P>They leave comments like:</P> <P>"I would have bought it if..."...or "I didn't buy it because..."</P> <P>Other businesses won't allow reviews unless the item has been purchased by the reviewer. IMHO, I find it deceptive and annoying when I'm reading reviews and I happen to see reviews given by those who DID NOT purchase the product...AND they are accepted by QVC!</P> <P>Why do I find it deceptive?</P> <P>Because, when I initially see the star review count, I "assume" it is based upon those reviewers who BOUGHT the product...AND does NOT include those who just see a presentation and or view the pic/s and decide on what to write as a review.</P> <P>I don't mind reading reviews from those who have purchased the product elsewhere. I wish QVC would stop allowing reviews from being posted by those who didn't even purchase the product...no matter what it is! The frequency of my seeing these reviews has risen drastically over the past year...geesh.</P> <P>Ok...off my soapbox... <IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/mad.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.mad}" /></P> Wed, 28 Aug 2013 06:10:37 GMT Susan Louise 2013-08-28T06:10:37Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Q-Talk/Why-are-quot-non-purchasers-quot-allowed-to-have-their-reviews/m-p/352684#M4301 <P>How do I know if they didn't purchase the product?</P> <P>They leave comments like:</P> <P>"I would have bought it if..."...or "I didn't buy it because..."</P> <P>Other businesses won't allow reviews unless the item has been purchased by the reviewer. IMHO, I find it deceptive and annoying when I'm reading reviews and I happen to see reviews given by those who DID NOT purchase the product...AND they are accepted by QVC!</P> <P>Why do I find it deceptive?</P> <P>Because, when I initially see the star review count, I "assume" it is based upon those reviewers who BOUGHT the product...AND does NOT include those who just see a presentation and or view the pic/s and decide on what to write as a review.</P> <P>I don't mind reading reviews from those who have purchased the product elsewhere. I wish QVC would stop allowing reviews from being posted by those who didn't even purchase the product...no matter what it is! The frequency of my seeing these reviews has risen drastically over the past year...geesh.</P> <P>Ok...off my soapbox... <IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/mad.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.mad}" /></P> Wed, 28 Aug 2013 06:10:37 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Q-Talk/Why-are-quot-non-purchasers-quot-allowed-to-have-their-reviews/m-p/352684#M4301 Susan Louise 2013-08-28T06:10:37Z