The worst review ever (a rant)

I wish I had a dollar for every time I see this crap in a gear review post:

"I love this pack/harness/boot/etc. It's the first pack/harness/boot I've ever owned, and it's perfect." (You have NO BASIS to make a judgement.)

"This might be the best pack/harness/boot/etc there is. I can't wait to use it." (Do you also praise food before you've tasted it?)

"Only had the pack/harness/boot/etc out one day so far, but I must say I'm really impressed." (One day?  Really?  ONE DAY??)

"Really well made. Can't wait to see how well it holds up." (Yup, because durability is measured in hours.)

Um, you're ranting about paid reviews, probably bot-generated.

I review things as a job, and my favorite are people who really really love a product (call it product x) tell me I'm so very wrong when I compare product x to product y (even indirectly) even if they themselves only have experience with product x. Good to have a little bit of a thick skin in those circumstances.  

Gunkie, I’ve noticed that some retailers ask for a review like a week after you buy the gear, hence the worthless feedback. 

Gunkiemikewrote:

I wish I had a dollar for every time I see this crap in a gear review post:

"I love this pack/harness/boot/etc. It's the first pack/harness/boot I've ever owned, and it's perfect." (You have NO BASIS to make a judgement.)

"This might be the best pack/harness/boot/etc there is. I can't wait to use it." (Do you also praise food before you've tasted it?)

"Only had the pack/harness/boot/etc out one day so far, but I must say I'm really impressed." (One day?  Really?  ONE DAY??)

"Really well made. Can't wait to see how well it holds up." (Yup, because durability is measured in hours.)

You forgot the shoe reviews: "These fit my feet really well!"

Jimmy Strange wrote:

Democracy in a nutshell. 

"...democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried..." 

-winston Churchill 

Its hard to remember to post a review of something when you have been using it so long that its not new and exciting to you anymore.

Its a serious problem.

As well the typical over-representation of poor reviews as they have annoyed someone enough to take the time to post a review, where-as if they have not annoyed someone, they don't review. Super prevalent in the restaurant space.

Often, by the time I feel like I am in a position to review an item, that item has been discontinued.  Manufacturers tend to change their product lines so quickly that it's difficult to get long-term reviews for anything.