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Originally Posted by fjtorres
The paid review people can and do buy the product as (optional) part of their "service".
The joke reviews tend to concentrate on a handful of products and they aren't gaming the system for profit so they get a pass as long as they don't get out of hand. Plus it shows Amazon can take a joke. The aluminum foil reviews at the UK site are a good example why they're tolerated. Seriously, what can you review about aluminum foil?
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Ah ok, good point.
I don't see much of a problem with the joke reviews, I don't think I've ever came across one in a product I have been looking to buy (and the reviews for bic for her pens, banana slicers, veet for men etc are pretty funny). A minor annoyance if they appear in a product you are interested in, but far less of a problem than fake paid for reviews.
The in-depth reviews some people post on Amazon are incredibly helpful, and the Amazon reviews seem a lot better to me than most other websites. Reviews are not crucial to me when buying, but they do help you make an informed decision. And if the same product is for sale on Amazon and Argos, I'd buy from Amazon because the quality of the reviews are far better.