https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:58:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966319 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:58:29 +0000 Mrs.KMM 1966319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, it depends on what the reviews say and how many there are compared to positive reviews. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966133 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:26:59 +0000 Raindrop 1966133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always read the 1-stars to see what they complained about.</p> <p>Like recently I wanted to get an external hard drive and it had a ton of bad reviews but all of them had to deal with mac book users and I had a pc. So I ended up getting it and it works great for me. :)</p> <p>I also do this with restaurants ... if all the one stars are about service and not food... we still tend to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966125 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:25:11 +0000 Mamaof2 1966125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks -I will check it out in the store! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966081 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:10:27 +0000 avivoca 1966081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd check it out in the store. In general, I'm leery of bikes that you buy at Target/Walmart, as my experiences haven't been great (the bikes were very heavy, cheap, and my gearshift didn't work). You'll get a much better bike at a bike shop, and it will have been put together by people who are very skilled rather than someone who doesn't do that kind of thing regularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966052 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:01:49 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1966052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually look at the ratio and percentage of bad to good reviews.</p> <p>On amazon, I look at the combined number for 4 and 5 star review vs the 3, 2, 1 reviews and assess the risk. Good thing amazon has a great return policy!</p> <p>I also skim to see common complaints. Sometimes the 1 stars are for "I can find this cheaper at Target", and not really attributed to the product itself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966049 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:01:18 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1966049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends, if the bad reviews mentioned things I am worried about too I won't purchase the item. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966042 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:58:44 +0000 sweetpea612 1966042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's in the store, I'd go check it out yourself and see if the bad reviews can be substantiated. I also look at the context of the reviews and try to take them with a grain of salt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966036 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:57:08 +0000 MaryM 1966036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on the context. If I can attribute it to user error, then I'll go ahead. If there are hundreds of positives and one or two negatives, I won't count them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-things-with-bad-reviews#post-1966030 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:56:18 +0000 Mamaof2 1966030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Target has a bike on sale that I want to get for DD when she turns 4 in March - problem is that some reviews say its a piece of crap and others say "its awesome"</p> <p>Buy or Pass? </p>