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Ladies please stop! Just stop.

librariangirl — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:15:31 GMT

I have never posted a blog post before, but this problem keeps coming up and has compelled me. PLEASE - STOP posting reviews for products you have not received/purchased/tried. The only reason I and many others like me turn to the reviews is to help us make an informed decision on whether or not to spend our hard-earned money on whatever product we're considering. It is not helpful in ANY WAY to see tons of reviews on a product that you admit you have never tried. I don't care what you think it MIGHT be like, I only care what you tell me it IS like. Your opinion of a product does not mean anything to me if you haven't tried it. This keeps happening and really bothers me. If you look at the new Bare Minerals foundation, for example, there are 25 reviews and it's only an advanced order which means that those 25 reviews are all from women who are giving their opinion on something they haven't even tried. I can't imagine that this is helpful to anyone. The same thing with the first review in the new GILI cardigan tank set. The person writes that she wants easy pay but won't order it. I looked at the review hoping to get an idea of the feel of the fabric, the sizing, etc. But what I got instead was only a lady complaining it was too expensive. In fact, if the review you leave isn't positive, it is only harmful to the person selling it. It helps no one.

I will step off my soapbox, but ladies, for the love of shopping, I beg of you: please, pretty please only write a review for something you have actually tried. That is the ONLY scenario in which it is worth something. Reviews are meant to help us because it comes from someone who took the leap and experienced the product. If you want to write your opinion of a product you haven't tried, do it here in the forums! Thank you.

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cody2 — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:18:00 GMT

Ok. I will. Thank you.

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croemer — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:20:13 GMT

I hear ya!

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Deb1010again — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:20:16 GMT

In the case of the bare minerals foundation, is it possible they already launched in their stores, so all the reviews were from people who bought it in the stores?

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Marp2 — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:22:56 GMT

Perhaps this should have been posted either in all the forums or at least in the forums that are more product centric than Viewpoints.

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evelomaddict — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:22:56 GMT

On 3/21/2014 Deb1010again said:
In the case of the bare minerals foundation, is it possible they already launched in their stores, so all the reviews were from people who bought it in the stores?

nope. it won't launch until april.

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Elstongunn — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:24:07 GMT

Are there specific posters on Viewpoints doing this? If not, then posting here isn't going to do you any good.

Maybe you should e-mail them directly or post on another blog and ask QVC to not post those types of reviews.

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librariangirl — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:24:19 GMT

Actually in the case of the bare minerals product almost all of them have "I haven't tried it myself but" in it somewhere or some form of that. Read them, you'll have a good laugh.

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croemer — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:24:29 GMT

On 3/21/2014 Marp2 said:
Perhaps this should have been posted either in all the forums or at least in the forums that are more product centric than Viewpoints.

Good point.

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stilltamn8r — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:25:15 GMT

There do seem to be "cults" (I don't use the term literally) that like to jump onto review certain lines and they have never even bought them- the Q could easily verify whether or not the reviewer actually purchased something ,much like Amazon does it is not difficult, and would only help the Q's credibility for consumers

the other thing I cannot stand is that something will get bad reviews, then POOF! it is gone from THAT item number and "repackage" with a different item #...

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croemer — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:25:26 GMT

On 3/21/2014 ktlynam said:
Are there specific posters on Viewpoints doing this? If not, then posting here isn't going to do you any good.

Maybe you should e-mail them directly or post on another blog and ask QVC to not post those types of reviews.

ktlynam...shame on you...was it YOU?

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MaggieToo — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:26:00 GMT

It is the Q's fault for accepting these reviews. Many sites only take reviews from ""verified"" purchasers. Q should do the same.

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librariangirl — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:29:48 GMT

On 3/21/2014 Marp2 said:
Perhaps this should have been posted either in all the forums or at least in the forums that are more product centric than Viewpoints.

Haha, maybe....but like I said, this was my first post and let's be honest, if you're posting anything anywhere on the QVC website, I mean....it's the Q V C website.

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Elstongunn — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:30:20 GMT

On 3/21/2014 croemer said:
On 3/21/2014 ktlynam said:
Are there specific posters on Viewpoints doing this? If not, then posting here isn't going to do you any good.

Maybe you should e-mail them directly or post on another blog and ask QVC to not post those types of reviews.

ktlynam...shame on you...was it YOU?

yes, I confess. It was I. And you know that Judith Ripka watch? Well, I've never even seen it, purchased it, worn it, but I can tell you that it s*cks. It doesn't keep time and is too large for my ankle.

ETA: Oh, and it has a funny smell.

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croemer — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:33:10 GMT

On 3/21/2014 ktlynam said:
On 3/21/2014 croemer said:
On 3/21/2014 ktlynam said:
Are there specific posters on Viewpoints doing this? If not, then posting here isn't going to do you any good.

Maybe you should e-mail them directly or post on another blog and ask QVC to not post those types of reviews.

ktlynam...shame on you...was it YOU?

yes, I confess. It was I. And you know that Judith Ripka watch? Well, I've never even seen it, purchased it, worn it, but I can tell you that it s*cks. It doesn't keep time and is too large for my ankle.

ETA: Oh, and it has a funny smell.

Oh I see...you secretly just got out of jail and are wearing an ankle thingy.Keep talking and we will figure you all out.

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croemer — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:33:50 GMT

On 3/21/2014 librariangirl said:
On 3/21/2014 Marp2 said:
Perhaps this should have been posted either in all the forums or at least in the forums that are more product centric than Viewpoints.

Haha, maybe....but like I said, this was my first post and let's be honest, if you're posting anything anywhere on the QVC website, I mean....it's the Q V C website.

Hey I didn't notice...welcome aboard!

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Deb1010again — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:34:32 GMT

On 3/21/2014 evelomaddict said:
On 3/21/2014 Deb1010again said:
In the case of the bare minerals foundation, is it possible they already launched in their stores, so all the reviews were from people who bought it in the stores?

nope. it won't launch until april.

Oy, that is a big problem. QVC shouldn't allow those reviews. It's gonna taint the overall rating which qualifies a product as "Customer Top Rated".

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librariangirl — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:36:20 GMT

On 3/21/2014 croemer said:
On 3/21/2014 ktlynam said:
On 3/21/2014 croemer said:
On 3/21/2014 ktlynam said:
Are there specific posters on Viewpoints doing this? If not, then posting here isn't going to do you any good.

Maybe you should e-mail them directly or post on another blog and ask QVC to not post those types of reviews.

ktlynam...shame on you...was it YOU?

yes, I confess. It was I. And you know that Judith Ripka watch? Well, I've never even seen it, purchased it, worn it, but I can tell you that it s*cks. It doesn't keep time and is too large for my ankle.

ETA: Oh, and it has a funny smell.

Oh I see...you secretly just got out of jail and are wearing an ankle thingy.Keep talking and we will figure you all out.

This is perfect.

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Deb1010again — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:36:20 GMT

On 3/21/2014 librariangirl said:
On 3/21/2014 Marp2 said:
Perhaps this should have been posted either in all the forums or at least in the forums that are more product centric than Viewpoints.

Haha, maybe....but like I said, this was my first post and let's be honest, if you're posting anything anywhere on the QVC website, I mean....it's the Q V C website.

You might want to post this in the Suggestions forum. IMO you have a legitimate complaint and cite an excellent example of where it's happened (BE foundation). It'd be interesting to see if they actually do something about it and purge the reviews from non-users.

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Deb1010again — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:37:57 GMT

On 3/21/2014 ktlynam said:
On 3/21/2014 croemer said:
On 3/21/2014 ktlynam said:
Are there specific posters on Viewpoints doing this? If not, then posting here isn't going to do you any good.

Maybe you should e-mail them directly or post on another blog and ask QVC to not post those types of reviews.

ktlynam...shame on you...was it YOU?

yes, I confess. It was I. And you know that Judith Ripka watch? Well, I've never even seen it, purchased it, worn it, but I can tell you that it s*cks. It doesn't keep time and is too large for my ankle.

ETA: Oh, and it has a funny smell.

Does your ankle have a funny smell? QVC can't do anything about that, well, maybe they can via a good philosophy body wash.