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[QPrincess]

It annoys me when I go to look at reviews of a product--like the Doll10 TSV- and other items (see it a lot on Amazon) and the majority are incentivized.  I just looked at the Doll10 TSV to get opinions and the first two pages were all incentivized.

I guess at least it is posted that the person was incentivized instead of hiding that fact.

[Still Raining]

Absolutely the worst.  In fact it tells me the product is a dud and I keep away when I see it.

ETA  Don't you love it when 100% of the participants saw a dramatic improvement of whatever.  

[We rescue cats]

" in the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that any material connection between a reviewer and a brand—such as free products, payment, or discounts—must be clearly and conspicuously disclosed."

I'm glad to know that someone was paid to do the review.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Why is it a problem?  I don't know if it's a legal obligation but I do think it's commendable that the reviews are notated as such.  

All an incentivized review is, is that the recipient is leaving the review in exchange for something - free product, discount code, using a loyalty points program, etc.  The recipient is not being paid for a positive review.  They can say the item was junk if they believe so.  

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@We rescue cats wrote:

" in the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that any material connection between a reviewer and a brand—such as free products, payment, or discounts—must be clearly and conspicuously disclosed."

I'm glad to know that someone was paid to do the review.

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Thanks for the clarification, @We rescue cats 

[pigletsmom2]

I've done a couple of incentivized reviews and I was totally truthful in them. The only incentive was getting sent the product. 

[QPrincess]

@Still Raining I think that often, this incentivized method seeking reviews is for a brand new product. Like I stated................at least it is full disclosure instead of hiding it.

[QPrincess]

@JeanLouiseFinch And I did note in first post that at least it is not hidden. I looked at the TSV under items on air and all the reviews were incentivized. 

[SilleeMee]

Not in all cases but I think when some people receive free products to review, they tend to lean towards more positive remarks about the products they got rather than giving a bad review of the free product. But on the other hand I very much appreciate those who do give their honest reviews. I just don't believe that everyone does that in reality.

[Bonkers1]

@JeanLouiseFinch 

Unfortunately to me I rarely see an incentivized review that is bad.