i leave more reviews on amazon than elsewhere. I don't review everything , despite the nags. nor do I answer all the amazon queries from other customers about stuff I've bought. ( a I cannot figure the folks who submit answers saying "sorry I don't know the answer to that" - scrolling through lots of those when evaluating a maybe purchase is annoying.
but I admit to writing the occasional 1 star rant when a product or service has really annoyed me - that can be quite cathartic, & I figure that if it saved someone else from a bad buy that' a job well done.
& if I am thinking of buying something, I read the 1 star reviews first ( that way I spend less ! ) , as I want to know all the things that could possibly be/go wrong, esp. with tech stuff. IF I am not scared off , then I read the good reviews... ignoring the ones that say "
I got this cheap in exchange for leaving an unbiased review" . I think Amazon are finally shutting those down.
and some reviews are extremely funny e.g. if you are a cat or bird person checking out possible new food/toy brands
PS if you like funny reviews look here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1001250201
love the banana slicer one