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Originally Posted by hrosvit
I am, however, aware that other people often do purchase based on reviews or recommendations. I would be curious to see which camp has more campers.
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I don't purchase much based on recommendations, but I
always read reviews, whether it's for books, electronics, housewares, restaurants, whatever. Even when I'm going through the new ebooks at the public library, I'll check Amazon reviews before I add them to my wishlist.
I'll skim most reviews, and will pay close attention to one-star reviews, to see what people really hate about something. To me, it seems that most often one-star reviews are written by people with unrealistic expectations, but some of them do have merit. Reading the worst case scenarios makes me feel more prepared for a possible poor outcome.