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"
Buy or Pass?
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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.
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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.
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Depends, if the bad reviews mentioned things I am worried about too I won't purchase the item.
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I usually look at the ratio and percentage of bad to good reviews.
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!
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.
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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.
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Thanks -I will check it out in the store!
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I always read the 1-stars to see what they complained about.
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.
I also do this with restaurants ... if all the one stars are about service and not food... we still tend to go.
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For me, it depends on what the reviews say and how many there are compared to positive reviews.
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