Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switch reviews

Re:Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switc... by briffle on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @12:30PM (#25583668)

Any time I put a less than 5 star review, i get contacted by the seller, who many times offer to send me a free replacement, a newer model, or another product I may be interested in, if I change my review. I have refused, but I imagine many others did that.

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Re:Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switc... by jamiek88 on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:38PM (#25584538)

Ha! I got a shitty appletv stick on holder that dropped off the TV the other day after a couple months, I put up a 1 star review hoping that would happen but it hasn't as yet!

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Re:Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switc... by zucked on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @03:16PM (#25585561)

I'm pretty convinced there are a lot of sellers on these third party marketplaces that arrive with a truckload of Widget A - once Widget A sells out, they're gone... on to the next thing or rebranded and selling Widget C. Especially when you're selling a low-margin plastic commodity item.

If you don't get support while they're still actively selling YOUR widget, good luck.

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Re:Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switc... by jamiek88 on Thursday December 31, 2020 @02:08AM (#25590338)

Yeah that would make sense, although I've seen the listing slowly morph into another product but retaining the reviews somehow.

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