Do you review your purchases online?

[orangeblossom]

If it's particularly good, or spectacularly bad. I probably should do more, because I too rely on reviews a lot when making purchases.

[Deleted]

Not generally, no.

Which as you mention, is silly. I use reviews a lot when making decisions and often choose a product that has many hundreds of good reviews vs only a small amount of reviews. I should probably "give back" more in that aspect!

[Deleted]

I always fill out TripAdvisor reviews, I take my Senior Contributor badge very seriously! lol. They also give me random free photo books from Shutterfly and I've received some other things.

Other than that, I don't fill out many reviews, it's rare.

[Deleted]

Only birchbox bc I get points = store credit.

[RoxMonster]

I write lots of reviews on Trip Advisor, but not a lot of reviews on goods I've purchased. I was really pleased with a gift for H I ordered off Amazon; I ordered it Sunday night and got the Free Super Saver Shipping which was supposed to take 5-8 days and it got here today! Plus all the parts were still in place even though it was on my porch upside down, so I might go and write a good review for that.

[limey]

No, not really.

Because of that, I don't necessarily take reviews seriously, especially for yelp.

[Roc A Bee]

Only on Etsy and eBay.

[UMaineTeach]

I will if I have something to say, but most of the time it would not be a helpful review (it's good. fits.) or there are already 500 reviews and I don't have anything new to add.

I do review things more often if I get a follow-up email reminding me or offering a discount/sweepstakes.

[mrst2]

For travel stuff- yes. For things that sizing might be helpful I try to as well. I always review things on Etsy. I review some things on Sephora too.

I posted a review of a LOFT shirt tonight because I love it so much. lol.

I recently bought a pair of Bearpaw boots and posted a reveiw because the sizing seem to run small and thought that would be helpful.

[heygrey]

Dec 4, 2012 22:16:55 GMT -5 mrst2 said:

I recently bought a pair of Bearpaw boots and posted a reveiw because the sizing seem to run small and thought that would be helpful.

This is true. I needed an 11 in bearpaw boots, but I just acquired a pair of uggs in a size 9.

I fill out for things like electronics especially if I'm happy with the product. I'm kind of obnoxious about positive feedback. If I like something I ant to tell everyone.

I generally don't for clothing because I feel like I'm too awkwardly proportioned to give useful feedback.

[CloudBee]

Etsy - yes, if I am happy with the product and/or appreciative of their communication prior to purchase.

Amazon - sometimes.

[niemand88f]

I always leave feedback for ebay and etsy sellers, and often for amazon sellers. But for the products themselves, I usually only do if it was very good or bad. I do try to review local places I go to a lot on yelp, especially if they don't have many reviews.

[ssmjlm]

It really depends, I'm not consistent one way or another.

I did leave a review a year+ after purchasing our vanity lights, they started to rust! I am pissed b/c they are advertised as bathroom lights, and yet are rusting.

[aspentosh]

Sometimes. I try and do it for things that have fewer reviews or reviews that are awful (hello 1 star because of a seller error). I rely HEAVILY on reviews, so I should really do it more.

[aspentosh]

Oh, I used to do a lot of reviews on yelp. I stopped going to new places after DD was born so the number of reviews I've left recently is way down.

[Deleted]

No, but I really should because I live and die by reviews.

I do fill out star ratings on Goodreads so my friends can see what I thought of books, and I pretty religiously fill out Zagat reviews (because I get free stuff for doing so). And I leave feedback on ebay/etsy.

[winnied]

No, but H does for all of our purchases on Amazon, which is where I buy most things.

[mbcdefg]

eBay and Etsy, all the time.

I review businesses and restaurants pertty frequently on Yelp. It's also helpful to remember the names of places, especially when I'm in another city ... we ate in a nice little pub in London and I forgot the name/location, so when I finally tracked it down a couple years later I did a review on Yelp so I wouldn't forget again.

[countthestars]

Dec 5, 2012 1:23:06 GMT -5 @songforyou said:

Sometimes. Usually on Amazon, because they email me and I feel obligated.

:Y:

[raangoli]

I do randomly. The most recent one I did was for a flat iron that could be used overseas. I rely on the reviews and there weren't a lot for what I bought and it worked well enough so I reviewed it.

[ReenaP]

I love writing reviews, especially on Amazon. I'm actually a member of Amazon Vine, where they send me free products and I get to review and keep them.

[perkyderky]

I do generally review most of my online purchases, but not if I purchase something in the store that's also available on their website.

I will occasionally review on Trip Advisor as well. But I'm much more likely to review a "good" than a service I suppose.

[Deleted]

It depends. If there are a lot of reviews posted and my thoughts have already been said (and probably in a better way than I could write), then I don't bother. I did post a review on Amazon for a yoga video recently because it was a new release with no other reviews posted, I thought the info about the DVD on the site was pretty vague about what to expect, and I've been doing yoga for almost 20yrs so I felt I could give an intelligent perspective. I wish I could travel more so I could write more reviews about hotels and restaurants (a Samantha Brown wannabe here), but when I do get the chance to travel, I generally feel to busy getting everything settled back to 'real life' to take the time to do so.