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Post by jennifercw on Dec 8, 2017 0:14:30 GMT
What do you do if you are shopping off of someone's amazon wish list and an item they want gets poor reviews?
Pass it by?
Get it anyway because you assume they want the item enough to take a risk?
Just a fluff kind of question as I am doing a little online Christmas shopping this evening...
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 8, 2017 1:40:49 GMT
Everyone’s “likes” are different. I would get what they asked for.
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artsydaisy
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Post by artsydaisy on Dec 8, 2017 2:01:46 GMT
I've skipped it and looked for something else that they wanted. I have a hard time spending money on something I think has a good possibility of failing in some way. If they don't have a big wish list, I just get a gift certificate and let them figure it out.
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Post by mom on Dec 8, 2017 2:32:25 GMT
I get what they ask for.
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hannahruth
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Post by hannahruth on Dec 8, 2017 3:59:03 GMT
I get what they want - if they are not happy with it then they can return it.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 8, 2017 4:08:56 GMT
I’d get the thing on the list unless there was something else on the list that was in my budget.
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Post by nlwilkins on Dec 8, 2017 4:17:16 GMT
this happened to me. I asked for an item and daughter read the reviews which were not all good. So she purchased a different version of the same thing. Only I WANTED the one on my wish list for particular reasons and had good reviews of it from friends I knew. It was disappointing.
I am not so sure how much you can believe the reviews anyway. I have read some that really had nothing to do with how I would use the item being reviewed or some that seemed to be old and the product had been updated since. So reviews really need to be read with a skeptic eye. Oh, and it has been known for competitors to write poor reviews also for products.
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craftykitten
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Post by craftykitten on Dec 8, 2017 8:23:07 GMT
If I add something to my wishlist that has poor reviews, I add a note to it to say 'ignore the reviews...get me this one'. Or I've added things this year to say 'something LIKE this but doesn't have to be this one.'
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2017 9:00:07 GMT
I would read the reviews and take note of what the posters say are negative about the product. If multiple people complained about the very poor quality, broke after a few uses, anything along those lines then I would pass and choose something else off the list.If they are more of a personal nature, didn't do what I wanted it to, boring/not well written book kind of reviews, then I would probably still buy it as the reviews are more personal to each poster and not really about the product.
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Post by LisaDV on Dec 8, 2017 13:55:07 GMT
If the one they are looking at has bad reviews, but there is a different maker that I know is better, I'd get the other maker. Sometimes it costs more for the better quality item and the wish list makers are being thrifty. I've always had my upgrade be appreciated. Or I'd get something different from the list.
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Post by kelly8875 on Dec 8, 2017 14:13:07 GMT
I'd try to just choose something else on the list. If there aren't any other options, then I'd get what they asked for. I'd assume they did their own research. I wouldn't choose something else instead.
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Post by redshoes on Dec 8, 2017 15:55:42 GMT
For older kids/adults, I get what they ask for....for my 5 yr old, I buy something that's not going to fall apart within a week...so I guess my answer is, it depends!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2017 16:05:07 GMT
My youngest son asked for a deck box that didn't get great reviews, but it was inexpensive and I bought it anyway. His total Christmas wish list totaled $56. I am adding a few surprises to his gifts of course.
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