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Another Bad Decision...

avid shopper — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:10:24 GMT

...by the powers that be. Posting Influencer Reviews. Influenced by money, free product, what. Not a good idea.

Re: Another Bad Decision...

cjm61 — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:26:44 GMT

Not a problem for me @avid shopper . Not all influencer reviews are positive. All retailers do this, especially Amazon. I have found QVC does this when they are introducing a newer item for them and there are no QVC customer reviews.

I like it better than having no reviews. I always default to "Most Helpful" and this usually eliminates reviews from other sites as well as influencers.

Although I prefer customer's reviews from the particular website I am shopping at, I don't find it a bad idea. Better than none.

Re: Another Bad Decision...

RespectLife — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:01:55 GMT

While I do not, I have many friends, including those mid age to older who follow tons of infuencers!!!

They have purchased items they are promoting.

Re: Another Bad Decision...

geezerette — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:14:55 GMT

I agree that any review is better than none, as long as they actually say something about the product and not just "I loved this!"

An aspect someone else might consider to be wonderful, I might hate, so I am still getting an idea of whether I would like it or not.

Re: Another Bad Decision...

Tori3569 — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:01:58 GMT

@avid shopper wrote:
...by the powers that be. Posting Influencer Reviews. Influenced by money, free product, what. Not a good idea.

They're real reviews, and frequently give negative feedback. I see it all the time, including here yesterday when I read the reviews for the TSV. I was happy to read those because it saved me from having to go to the manufacturer website and check there.

So, nothing nefarious and nothing to consider a bad idea.

Re: Another Bad Decision...

San Antonio Gal — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:41:05 GMT

I don't see anything wrong with it @avid shopper .

Re: Another Bad Decision...

Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:11:27 GMT

@avid shopper wrote:
...by the powers that be. Posting Influencer Reviews. Influenced by money, free product, what. Not a good idea.

@avid shopper

To me, it's just an apples-and-oranges comparison.

Just because an influencer ... ANY influencer .... thinks something is the greatest thing since sliced bread doesn't mean I "need" it and have to buy it.

I could be wrong, but I think a lot of women just routinely buy stuff as a hobby.