NEVER Trust Amazon Reviews!

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  • @Mrwhosetheboss
    @Mrwhosetheboss  Рік тому +5078

    Correction: I was unaware that the brand FunWares reached out to a member of my team located in the United States. That member asked to have the items sent to me, but since I did not have any direct contact with Funwares, neither myself, the UK team, nor my family knew where these had come from. The brand did not just send it out of nowhere. Further, I am not alleging the brand paid for any fake reviews. The miscommunication prompted the investigation into this topic, but I do not believe that FunWares fakes its user reviews or pays for any user reviews. As stated in the video I enjoyed using the product and make no representations or believe that the company has done anything wrong or misleading - that said, it doesn’t change the fact that these types of scams are very prevalent online!

  • @MrUnknownXD
    @MrUnknownXD Рік тому +9350

    Well I never read the positive reviews anymore on Amazon.
    I mostly scan the negatives to see if there's any consistent issues. If they are only "shipping got damaged" or something clearly that the manufacturer warned against and the buyer still bought it..."this was too small or big" kind of thing (measure before you order, people)...I'm good to go.
    Is it me or does anyone else skip over the positives?

    • @samakshbharagav5012
      @samakshbharagav5012 Рік тому +394

      yes good strategy

    • @Johdanlop
      @Johdanlop Рік тому +257

      its a great strategy for suspicious listings.

    • @tomc9453
      @tomc9453 Рік тому +148

      Same, I also skim over the questions section above the reviews for the same thing, seems like you honestly can't trust reviews on any site now!

    • @susear5939
      @susear5939 Рік тому +110

      Yeah. I go over the low and negative ratings, see pictures and go over the Q&A before buying. I rarely go over the positive reviews.

    • @ccost
      @ccost Рік тому +180

      he mentioned in the video fake negative reviews can be bought

  • @bbc4191
    @bbc4191 Рік тому +1081

    I’ve been delivering for Amazon for 3 years and the amount of people telling me they haven’t ordered the parcel is insane, glad you made this video

    • @JustYoAverageGuy769
      @JustYoAverageGuy769 Рік тому +9

      I know Arun's address

    • @matiaspaltto
      @matiaspaltto Рік тому +3

      @@JustYoAverageGuy769 What is it?

    • @zacharytang3840
      @zacharytang3840 Рік тому +36

      @@matiaspalttoquite easy to deduce if you wanted to, but it is DOXXing, which is illegal and falls under the Computer Misuse Act.

    • @SriramPatnaik-ru2oz
      @SriramPatnaik-ru2oz Рік тому +6

      I one bought some binicolours and in the producr it said 5 star reviews gives you a free prodouct

    • @siu703
      @siu703 Рік тому +1

      @@JustYoAverageGuy769 what

  • @finnmac5969
    @finnmac5969 Рік тому +3476

    As an AI model, I cannot provide information from personal experience, however, this video is a great review of the "Amazon Review Scandal". It excellently describes the problem and stays entertaining.

    • @Samuel-cm5nv
      @Samuel-cm5nv Рік тому +113

      😂😂😂

    • @privacyvalued4134
      @privacyvalued4134 Рік тому +256

      @@Samuel-cm5nv As an AI model, I agree with your use of emoji.

    • @nekjotti
      @nekjotti Рік тому +131

      @@privacyvalued4134As an AI language model, I must agree with your auto-generated statement.

    • @christopher4215
      @christopher4215 Рік тому +41

      npc energy

    • @erratnicgaming8939
      @erratnicgaming8939 Рік тому +50

      My chat gpt when I try to make friends with it 😂

  • @Shubham89453
    @Shubham89453 Рік тому +236

    The biggest scam is when companies edit their entire product page, where they received amazing reviews for an old product, and replace it with their new products. This makes customers think that the reviews are for the current products but in reality the reviews are many years old and was for the old product. Xiaomi and Samsung are expert in doing this scam.

    • @hazadoor
      @hazadoor 7 місяців тому +9

      He mentioned this in the video

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur 6 місяців тому +7

      If you spend a minute reading reviews it’s easy to detect this.

    • @rajeshjsl
      @rajeshjsl 5 місяців тому +9

      @@SashazurIt’s not about reading the reviews. The products get higher ranked in amazon listings due to the reviews while the review is not for the said product!

    • @abcdefg54321x
      @abcdefg54321x 5 місяців тому +1

      That’s what brought me to this video. I’m sick of it

    • @markrouse2416
      @markrouse2416 4 місяці тому

      Amazon is not blind to the amount of dishonest cheating done mainly by Chinese stores. As a matter of fact they probably encourage it.

  • @Zactivist
    @Zactivist Рік тому +717

    Meanwhile, Amazon randomly banned me from reviewing products. I used to enjoy writing a review of things I bought there and detailing the type of things that I find helpful to know when I'm buying something. The experience of being banned for no reason and having to fight with them to unblock me made me stop doing reviews. Just soured me on it. So they allow a lot of fakes and treat their actual customers like crooks.

    • @dangda-ww7de
      @dangda-ww7de Рік тому +44

      I got a lot of email from amazon to write reviews, i dont have time for that, its a waste of my time to write it for them, they got to pay me to do that, my time is not free.

    • @HydratedBeans
      @HydratedBeans Рік тому +62

      Same. They removed a review and banned me for “reviewing the shipping experience” even though I’ve never mentioned shipping in any review before.

    • @pokettomonsta
      @pokettomonsta Рік тому +4

      same

    • @daughterofsekhmet81
      @daughterofsekhmet81 Рік тому +56

      Same thing happened to me. I contacted them several times asking what I did wrong but the only response I ever got was a canned email accusing me of violating review guidelines. I can't think of a single rule that I ever broke, my reviews were always polite and honest and my small handful of negative reviews were always civil. I think amazon's system is very broken cause I still get emails asking me to review my purchases too. Like gee I'd love to but you nippleheads banned me. I shouldn't get so pissed at something this small but I honestly enjoyed writing reviews and helping other people decide if a product is worth their money. It's just asinine that we get censored while millions of obviously fake reviews stay up. And it pisses me off all the more that it's getting harder and harder to find certain products in stores so I can't even completely stop shopping on amazon.

    • @silentrunning9847
      @silentrunning9847 Рік тому +18

      Yes they rejected a review I wrote for a totally great product! I don't waste my time anymore

  • @komaboi19
    @komaboi19 Рік тому +962

    The scam I noticed on Amazon was just how many products were raised in price in the past few weeks and then "put on sale" for Amazon Prime Day. I saw quite a few items that had a nice % off, but when I checked their price histories, it was just the normal price for the products. I thought this was illegal...

    • @JLinggirl
      @JLinggirl Рік тому +176

      That practice has been around forever with not just amazon, its especially common on Black Friday, sellers raise the price months before the date then slash it to the original on the sale day

    • @australia1972
      @australia1972 Рік тому +65

      @komaboi19 supermarkets do this all the time,it is illegal but good luck in proving it.

    • @dsmyify
      @dsmyify Рік тому +14

      How did you check the price history?

    • @meej33
      @meej33 Рік тому +64

      @@dsmyify There are browser extensions that provide a price history. Like for instance keepa.

    • @Bananova-slupka
      @Bananova-slupka Рік тому +21

      It has made illegal in my country fairly recently, but i dont know about USA

  • @naomiboyce7186
    @naomiboyce7186 Рік тому +151

    I once gave a 2 star review on a product on Amazon that I thought deserved the 2 stars and the company emailed me and told me if I took down the bad review and replaced it with a 5 star one they would send me a $50 gift card to Amazon… I was shocked!

    • @KittenSprite
      @KittenSprite Рік тому +11

      THAT IS SUS

    • @agrisimfarming
      @agrisimfarming 10 місяців тому +6

      I hope you denied the offer

    • @yatshie8717
      @yatshie8717 7 місяців тому +14

      I actually did something similar when I was a poor college student haha. It was a bit different though. I got a mail that I'll get a 20$ gift card when I review their product and I did cause I actually liked it. I never leave reviews though even if I always want to, I'm too lazy.

    • @dollzo
      @dollzo 7 місяців тому +1

      I'd take it but make the positive review really incoherent

    • @hazadoor
      @hazadoor 7 місяців тому +29

      The only correct thing to do in that case is write a 5 star review then take the gift card and then change it back to a 2 star or whatever

  • @victorxes10
    @victorxes10 Рік тому +349

    Amazon has a bit of the blame tho. Almost every negative review I have left on any product has been rejected and needed to be rewritten to be "more product related" but as soon as I swapped bad remarks for good, it gets approved with no issues from Amazon, just like any other positive review I have left.

    • @sukhmeetsingh9520
      @sukhmeetsingh9520 Рік тому +8

      But still amazon is much better than rival ecommerce companies like flipkart, walmart etc
      I have been conned by Flipkart.. by their fake 'Supercoin' thing.
      At least amazon does not resort to these things !

    • @timkiemdautu
      @timkiemdautu Рік тому +3

      Hi

    • @pixels_per_inch
      @pixels_per_inch Рік тому +3

      Amazon doesn't like bad reviews because it means less sales and therefore less profits

    • @user-xw4mu6nz4t
      @user-xw4mu6nz4t Рік тому +4

      The thing with reviews is as a company, you do want people to only sell good products... And in order to do that negative feedback is great! But what you don't want is people just complaining and venting...
      I write amazon reviews all the time, so much so I've been invited for Vine, and quite of number of them have been negative reviews, below two stars. I've had a number of reviews rejected (and banned from reviewing on the product) but the negative reviews that weren't rejected were all those where I tried to seem level headed, provide both the negatives and positives (if any) and provide any solutions I can think of.

    • @sukhmeetsingh9520
      @sukhmeetsingh9520 Рік тому +3

      @@pixels_per_inch bro all major ecommerce companies block negative reviews.. as you said it impacts sales
      But more than that it creates a negative impression (of the vendors and ecommerce platform) which all want to avoid.
      Btw nowadays as you can buy likes , friends, subscribers on FB and insta so can you buy positive reviews !!

  • @piyanshu8989
    @piyanshu8989 Рік тому +929

    The way Arun tells us "This could be a sign of data leak" and procedes to let us know about surfshark that he uses for years now is hillarious

    • @outsidethebinary7157
      @outsidethebinary7157 Рік тому +82

      looking for this comment lol

    • @juswa639
      @juswa639 Рік тому +15

      May I know why it's hilarious? I'm genuinely curious. Is SurfShark involved in some sort of data leak before?

    • @nasukemugiwara
      @nasukemugiwara Рік тому +216

      @@juswa639 It's hilarious because if Surfshark can protect your data then why do the sellers have data on his address when it's supposed to be protected?

    • @jaycanpaint2533
      @jaycanpaint2533 Рік тому +28

      @@nasukemugiwarasurfshark isn’t incogni. there’s a possibility that before he had surfshark, his info could’ve been sold to data brokers. also, maybe it’s not on all the time. so many factors here bud

    • @sinewybug8415
      @sinewybug8415 Рік тому +119

      @@nasukemugiwara its ironic that he uses this as a sponsor selling point, that it will be a safeguard against data leaks, whilst admitting he has received and thus likely to have been in a data leak himself

  • @Eckziebop
    @Eckziebop Рік тому +410

    I love how he took so much time off the actual topic of the video just to explain to us about fake reviews and haters, this man is the best for real

  • @peterblue5561
    @peterblue5561 Рік тому +94

    A couple years ago I looked at my reviews and there was two fake reviews that had been made for things iv never looked at let alone bought or reviewed.
    The scarier thing was they were medical items like a home x-ray machine MRI scan or something else medical can't remember exactly what it was but there were two different items and both were medical.
    All Amazon did was delete the reviews.

  • @Kennephus
    @Kennephus Рік тому +438

    This happened to me. Exactly this. The item was a low quality digital TV antenna. I spent weeks on the phone with Amazon trying to get to the bottom of it, and most of the reps I spoke seemed to assume I was the scammer.

    • @lipsee100
      @lipsee100 Рік тому +33

      i ORDERED AN EARTH GROUND ROD AND RECEIVED 12KG OF VEGAN DOG FOOD( i WAS TOLD TO DONATE IT ) gawd know what happened there

    • @FahadFSA
      @FahadFSA Рік тому +28

      @@lipsee100 wtf is vegan dog food xD

    • @gojoxxae
      @gojoxxae Рік тому +6

      I got a 200 dollar drone

    • @LiterallyAllNamesAreTaken
      @LiterallyAllNamesAreTaken Рік тому +23

      @@FahadFSA something you shouldn’t feed your dog.

    • @Snakejaguar.
      @Snakejaguar. Рік тому +15

      @@FahadFSA the stuff the poor vegan teacher's dog eats 💀

  • @Butterflyness75
    @Butterflyness75 Рік тому +174

    Thanks for explaining this. I’m an Amazon seller, honestly doing my business with everything above board. A few weeks ago I had a customer email me that someone sent them my product for free and they didn’t know who. I was perplexed and said it must have been a gift. Other people told me there was a scam involved, I just didn’t understand what it was.
    Amazon does try hard to mitigate these black hat tactics and genuine sellers like myself are afraid to step any toes outside the lines because we don’t want to risk our accounts. However there are millions of Chinese sellers and others who use all these crazy tactics. It does make it hard to sell against them. Still I would not resort to doing these things. I really hope that Amazon does come up with more ways to fight these issues while not penalising genuine sellers like myself.

    • @maxpro751
      @maxpro751 Рік тому +24

      Why can’t they have a unique QR code for each package and it only activates when the shipment is delivered. After the customer scans the QR code, they are able to review the product. I feel like this could be a good solution.

    • @timkiemdautu
      @timkiemdautu Рік тому

      Hi

    • @feras_133
      @feras_133 Рік тому +1

      ​@@maxpro751shit bro that's a sick idea

  • @MikeTheEliteX
    @MikeTheEliteX Рік тому +767

    Arun’s uploading schedules is on point. And each video is a goddamn masterpiece.

    • @Emxn4444
      @Emxn4444 Рік тому +13

      You never watched the whole ting

    • @carmansunnyboi7972
      @carmansunnyboi7972 Рік тому +6

      @@IlIllIllIIlllIIIIbrotha you posted this exact comment context or not five times on this one video you have one video on your own channel so much for “content” and one subscription you are legit one of the bots Arun was talking about in the video I doubt you watched

    • @Suwawako
      @Suwawako Рік тому

      Bot

    • @Epicgamer-tn1mt
      @Epicgamer-tn1mt Рік тому +1

      i got £10 amazon gift card for leaving 5 star review, i mean can you blame me lol?

    • @LandofNagas
      @LandofNagas Рік тому +3

      Is this paid comment??

  • @bioLarzen
    @bioLarzen Рік тому +15

    This was this very brushing scandal when a few years ago suddenly a lot of people started receiving small satchels of random plant seeds from amazon without ever ordering anything like that. Many feared they were something dangerous - turned out they were ordinary and harmless seeds. The scammers just needed to send something to obtain a tracking number, and this something nooded to be cheap aand insignificanrt, so sending a lot of them to many customers doesn't cost a lot, and the customers who receive it surely won't bother sending it back.

  • @QwoaX
    @QwoaX Рік тому +192

    In Germany I've heard about a similar case years ago. Some guy received endless amounts of deliveries he never ordered from Chinese companies because sending stuff they can't sell to random adresses is cheaper than paying Amazon the storage fees or even the disposal.

    • @misterlestari5772
      @misterlestari5772 Рік тому +6

      lmao 🤣

    • @geto124
      @geto124 Рік тому +1

      big gay

    • @MrE_
      @MrE_ Рік тому +37

      I will gladly volunteer my address to receive free stuff

    • @Lightrey-w
      @Lightrey-w Рік тому +13

      ​@@MrE_ and hope you don't get someone's kidney 😅

    • @illovetohoop
      @illovetohoop Рік тому +2

      this happened to my family we kept getting free cake products

  • @ynglink
    @ynglink Рік тому +59

    My wife was impacted by something like this and we got some really odd items from it. Like a multicolored shiny flag and a panda hat. After we confirmed none of our accounts were impacted and nobody sent it to us as a gag gift or something, we looked more into it and found it's a common scam practice.

  • @drphibesrises
    @drphibesrises Рік тому +177

    I find that shopping on Amazon is actually a lot of work because you have to do all this research not only to find a product you want, but to go through the reviews to see if they seem fake. I do this for most items I buy. Some items that are brands or an item I am already familiar with I don't have to do that much effort. Also when I do reviews I try to be detailed so people reading it will realize this is a real review and not a fake one. It is a shame that so many scams are out there. Heck, the internet is basically a scam. The anonymity of online entity's makes it too easy. I don't think this will ever change much. I hope that Amazon and others can help reduce the problem, but I am not holding my breath. It all comes down the old adage "BUYER BEWARE"

    • @niranjanpandit6497
      @niranjanpandit6497 Рік тому

      I didn't face this problem too much, probably just look at the price to see if it is decent for the product and see 'Amazon's choice' options.

    • @sujeewarathnaweera
      @sujeewarathnaweera Рік тому +7

      @@niranjanpandit6497 Amazon's choice is considered *crap* by some percentage of the pc builders and gamers.

    • @piguy4137
      @piguy4137 Рік тому +5

      ​@@sujeewarathnaweeraOr locks. Lockpickinglawyer shows how terrible the choices are.

    • @MrMark1
      @MrMark1 Рік тому

      You don't have to do any of this if you stick to the main brands

    • @HydratedBeans
      @HydratedBeans Рік тому

      I just started using AliExpress because everything on Amazon is just drop shipped from there anyway

  • @ramzanraza9165
    @ramzanraza9165 Рік тому +23

    Another problem is people who give fake negative reviews and complain to amazon to get refund and keep the item for themselves

    • @paulanderegg5536
      @paulanderegg5536 6 місяців тому +5

      Same people probable send back a rock in the return package to scam the seller out of even more money.

    • @markrouse2416
      @markrouse2416 4 місяці тому +1

      This is about scamming sellers not scamming buyers to which there is plenty of articles on the subject. Say ramz you happen to be Chinese?

    • @Theunicorn2012
      @Theunicorn2012 Місяць тому

      Another problem is people who give fake negative reviews and complain to amazon to get refund and keep the item for themselves

    • @SLVYER1
      @SLVYER1 13 днів тому

      My generation has never been intitled enough to expect a refund for 1 star. It sounds like you had experiences with children.

  • @carrioncrow8191
    @carrioncrow8191 Рік тому +84

    We NEED more of this from you. You are big enough to make people aware of these scams. Keep up the good work!

  • @Nik-do1wd
    @Nik-do1wd Рік тому +75

    Chat gpt says: "Wow, this video really opened my eyes to the extent of fake reviews on Amazon! It's shocking how some companies resort to such deceptive tactics. As a savvy shopper, I'll definitely be more cautious when relying on reviews for my purchases. Kudos to 'Whose the Boss' for shedding light on this issue and helping consumers make more informed decisions. Keep up the great work!"

    • @Nickxmw
      @Nickxmw Рік тому +13

      I completely agree! It's alarming to see how prevalent fake reviews have become on platforms like Amazon. 'Whose the Boss' deserves credit for exposing this issue and raising awareness among consumers. It's crucial to approach online reviews with caution and skepticism. Being a savvy shopper means double-checking and looking for additional sources of information before making purchase decisions. Let's stay informed and support creators like 'Whose the Boss' who strive to empower consumers. Kudos to them for their efforts, and let's hope for more transparency in the online marketplace.

    • @jessy1982
      @jessy1982 Рік тому +10

      Both these replies haven't fully gotten to human natural yet ig

    • @BRUH2004FTW
      @BRUH2004FTW Рік тому +1

      @@jessy1982lmao they were designed to be VERY specific

    • @jessy1982
      @jessy1982 Рік тому

      @ai-loudward Now this feels like an official company response lol.

  • @zRedPlays
    @zRedPlays Рік тому +327

    This is why I almost always watch reviews on UA-cam, while making sure they aren't sponsored.

    • @globalist1990
      @globalist1990 Рік тому +13

      Just how do you make sure? 😅

    • @zRedPlays
      @zRedPlays Рік тому +23

      @@globalist1990 Usually when they're sponsored they leave a link with a bunch marketing in the description, along with a nice discount code surprisingly named after them, or if the product was sent to them for free, or if they literally announce the sponsor

    • @RobCXS
      @RobCXS Рік тому +37

      ​@@globalist1990Legally you have to disclose clearly if you are sponsored

    • @globalist1990
      @globalist1990 Рік тому +10

      Dudes how innocent are you? Are you 9yo?

    • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
      @user-sf9gs2pg1b Рік тому +10

      @@RobCXS tons of people don’t, but I get what you’re saying.

  • @Nordern
    @Nordern 6 місяців тому +17

    Fake reviews like this is the reason i only look at the bad reviews for any product, if the problems people have are trivial or a non issue to me it's much more likely to be a good product

  • @_demosthenes
    @_demosthenes Рік тому +88

    The timing of this is crazy. I just recently purchased a small telescope off Amazon and when it arrived the box had a little note inside that said something along the lines of "review the product for 5 stars for a chance of 25$ (or 25% off, i don't remember)". I genuinely remember thinking how suspicious that was, even though the product arrived and it seems to work, I can't help but feel suspicious of it.

    • @venataciamoon2789
      @venataciamoon2789 Рік тому +16

      Something similar Happened to me, the seller offered me £30 to remove a bad review. I did just to see if I could get £30... I didn't get it.

    • @pureluck8767
      @pureluck8767 Рік тому

      That happens all the time to me. They’re cheap Chinese made junk products there manipulating the algorithm. Amazon has to stop this crap immediately.

    • @ginemginem
      @ginemginem Рік тому +9

      I worked as a graphic designer and copyrighter for an Amazon seller in my young and hungry years. Sooo many scummy tactics, the dude was also probably the worst person out of all my clients troughout the years. Don't worry, not doing that crap anymore, earned enough money and got enough experience to get the job I always wanted to get :)

    • @rrrrrr12rr
      @rrrrrr12rr Рік тому

      Same thing happened to me as well

    • @SecondTake123
      @SecondTake123 Рік тому

      I get those all the time.

  • @b_man-25
    @b_man-25 Рік тому +121

    I think it's great that Arun and other big tech reviewers are out here teaching people about the dangerous and sleazy things going on in these online marketplaces. It's really important things for consumers to know, and many less tech savvy people don't think about things like this. So Arun, thank you for watching out for us!

    • @hubtubby
      @hubtubby Рік тому +1

      What are the odds those toy weapons were actually paid reviews.......

    • @timkiemdautu
      @timkiemdautu Рік тому

      Hi

  • @Blue_797
    @Blue_797 Рік тому +430

    No matter the topic, Arun always entertains us in a next level way, keep going Arun!

    • @Epicgamer-tn1mt
      @Epicgamer-tn1mt Рік тому +1

      i got £10 amazon gift card for leaving 5 star review, i mean can you blame me lol?

    • @LandofNagas
      @LandofNagas Рік тому +3

      Is this paid comment?

    • @mubarakhussainridoy3368
      @mubarakhussainridoy3368 Рік тому

      @@Epicgamer-tn1mt where do I sign up?

    • @dystopiawanderer
      @dystopiawanderer Рік тому

      @@Epicgamer-tn1mt Yes, I can.

    • @Epicgamer-tn1mt
      @Epicgamer-tn1mt Рік тому

      @@LandofNagas ​ @assassin8636 no i swear bro like actually like it was coz i had bought like 4 of the same product so i was like a "special customer" ig and i spammed this everywhere coz i want likes

  • @emmanuelhpun
    @emmanuelhpun Рік тому +8

    I once sat down and wrote like 5-10 genuine reviews for Amazon products that I purchased and liked. They all got flagged and rejected by Amazon because my behavior was bot-like I guess? When I followed up with customer service to try to get my reviews published, it didn't go anywhere. So in trying to weed out bad reviews, Amazon also prevented real reviews from being published and basically discouraged me from ever reviewing anything ever again.

  • @NonLegitNation2
    @NonLegitNation2 Рік тому +203

    this hits home for me. I've been an Amazon Prime member since 2014 and I have 100s of reviews of products, good reviews and bad reviews. One day out of the blue Amazon decided they didn't want me reviewing purchased products anymore and they banned me from reviewing products, saying it appears that I was compensated for a review, which is not allowed on Amazon (this just happened to happen after I left a 1-star review of a product). I contacted Amazon customer service and they were absolutely no help, they wouldn't even tell me what review i had supposedly been compensated for. I must have chatted with 5 or 6 different Amazon reps and all of them refused to give me any information and told me they would not restore my ability to review products. To this day I still can't review anything, and even worse I'm not even allowed to ask a question about a product. Not being able to review a product, especially if it sucks or is defective is frustrating, but not being able to ask a question about the product in downright infuriating. Because of Amazon's asinine mistake and policy, I now end up returning about half of my purchases because of not being able to ask about details or features of the items.

    • @Etrius_Fysik
      @Etrius_Fysik Рік тому +11

      This is also an issue that definitely needs addressing. I'm surprised Arun didn't talk about it in this video. This for sure isn't the first I'm hearing about this.

    • @larsl7483
      @larsl7483 Рік тому +25

      Just open a new account mate.

    • @Yendahc
      @Yendahc Рік тому +4

      @@larsl7483principle though tbh

    • @NonLegitNation2
      @NonLegitNation2 Рік тому +9

      @@larsl7483 I can't because if I use the same shipping address or payment method as my current account then I think my new account would also be flagged. But I'll give it a try and see what happens, I do have another email address I could use.

    • @knightride9635
      @knightride9635 Рік тому +3

      ​@@NonLegitNation2 you would need to change the name and credit card number too

  • @vaultboy74
    @vaultboy74 Рік тому +1211

    I find it quite funny Arun tells about how surfshark will protect us from data breaches, while his own adress got breached 🤭😂

    • @frederickwilt5541
      @frederickwilt5541 Рік тому

      Your address may be in many, many places on the internet. A hack on just one can put your address out all over the place.

    • @newtonfav
      @newtonfav Рік тому +62

      Exactly my thoughts 😂

    • @blayses3116
      @blayses3116 Рік тому +15

      Shill maybe?

    • @-Xeno-
      @-Xeno- Рік тому +73

      It might be the sole reason he even took the sponsorship in the first place.

    • @MorbidGod391
      @MorbidGod391 Рік тому +49

      Well maybe he only started using this feature because of this lol😂

  • @wendyon4517
    @wendyon4517 Рік тому +40

    I was browsing for a wireless mic and found one with over 3,000 reviews. A browse through them showed that the seller was just switching out products and stacking new reviews on top of previous items sold.

    • @HydratedBeans
      @HydratedBeans Рік тому +1

      I don’t understand why Amazon allows listings to be edited.

    • @Pwnation98
      @Pwnation98 Рік тому +8

      ​@@HydratedBeans The problem is that there are plenty of legitimate reasons to edit a listing. The price changed, fixing a typo, one color is no longer available, etc. A human can easily tell when it's an entirely different product, but it's surprisingly hard for a machine

    • @HydratedBeans
      @HydratedBeans Рік тому +2

      @@Pwnation98 there are ways to detect substantial changes though. Especially with language models. We can detect algorithmically when the meaning of something changes.

    • @me-myself-i787
      @me-myself-i787 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@HydratedBeansBut it's not really necessary, since a quick look at the reviews will tell you that the listing originally showed a different product.

    • @jgsawka
      @jgsawka 10 місяців тому

      Aside from the negative reviews, I don't give much credence to the positive reviews especially when they're aren't very many negative reviews on that product. On the Louis Rossman YT channel, he even said that his negative review never made it to the product reviews. So much cheap crap on Amazon now.

  • @amyamyamy777
    @amyamyamy777 Рік тому +10

    I refuse to buy anything on Amazon again. They aren’t stealing my money anymore.

    • @grummbunger
      @grummbunger 7 місяців тому +1

      I deleted my account as they charged me for prime (that I had canceled 10 seconds after the sucker button MOVED under my mouse. I could not cancel as it was ALREADY CANCELED. immediately after deletion they emailed me that they refunded because I did not use it. I now save money just buying of the products home webpage. did you know it is huge saving not buying of these sites like Amazon or Ebay.

    • @anitapw9257
      @anitapw9257 7 місяців тому +2

      They don't steal money they make stuff expensive

    • @amyamyamy777
      @amyamyamy777 7 місяців тому +1

      @@anitapw9257 true but I feel like it’s stealing when the reviews are fake and you think you’re getting something real but it’s not. I spent like 35 bucks on sheets that ripped after one wash. I can’t afford to risk that. I have to go to the store and touch it to make sure it won’t break because my money doesn’t go far.

  • @sausagesuprise1942
    @sausagesuprise1942 Рік тому +60

    I've always known there were many fake reviews on Amazon bit never realised how easy it was. Its now down to gut feeling and comparing the product features against others and then checking some positive, negative and middling reviews. It's a lot of effort but it's the only way to have some comfort that you aren't just wasting your money

  • @rigidnoir
    @rigidnoir Рік тому +189

    Arun's so good at this 🤣. The way he spills the truth about the scandals and lies by the companies! just inspires other creators to step out and do the same. Soon, the tech community will become independent from the influence of such companies on their content.

  • @ankitrajsingh6800
    @ankitrajsingh6800 Рік тому +11

    I love how Mrwhosetheboss goes in-depth on the latest tech products. He doesn't just do a superficial review; he really takes the time to understand how the products work and what they're capable of. This makes his videos really informative and helpful.

  • @TheSagaBeginsNow
    @TheSagaBeginsNow Рік тому +4

    Thanks for the update brother, I see the fake reviews and leave things I want on hold and see more upcoming reviews and see if close friends and family have the product for me to test out and go from there. I have had companies message me and ask me to change my review for gift cards or another product. Gotta be careful everyone! I love the idea of item purchase date and price on the review!!!

  • @marcustmusic
    @marcustmusic Рік тому +11

    Best way I found to “verify” reviews is not to read the amazon reviews but to look up the item I’m interested in on UA-cam, find a review with a reviewer that specifically shows they have said product in their possession and pay attention to the product release date and when the products actually shipped.

  • @newshefan
    @newshefan Рік тому +33

    Informative! A prime (pun intended) example of a quality video!
    I've know most of the points raised here but learned that the seller can edit listings to add 'variations', and that ability explains why some product listings are so varied in their options lol

  • @madmcrae
    @madmcrae Рік тому +5

    Absolutely crazy! I had my doubts already about fake reviews but after watching I'm scared to buy anything off Amazon ever again as I have always checked the reviews before purchasing. Thank you for this.

  • @stevenkeller3047
    @stevenkeller3047 Рік тому +2

    Man! You do a lot of research. Thank you. It's a crazy world out there and it's only going to get more crazy. Thanx for the work you do.

  • @TheTCOLL
    @TheTCOLL Рік тому +37

    I actually used to be part of a facebook group that gave the merch away for free for positive reviews. I collected the data and contacted Amazon. They hung up on me and didnt care.

  • @bitndragon
    @bitndragon Рік тому +30

    The listing change thing makes so much sense I was in the market for a battery pack for my phone back when i played a lot of Pokémon GO and found one that had really great reviews. When i read the reviews they were for everything from t-shirts to power tools and was thinking the site was broken. I reported it multiple times as confusing and amazon never did anything about it even when i checked a year later lol

    • @andizahra3066
      @andizahra3066 Рік тому

      Lol that simply mean you were reading seller reviews. A seller can sell multiple things snd reviews can be about any of those.

    • @bitndragon
      @bitndragon Рік тому

      @@andizahra3066 think what you want

    • @viewtifuljon8105
      @viewtifuljon8105 Рік тому +4

      ​@@andizahra3066No he was reading the item reviews. I have experienced it myself on a few items, they simply change the product that the listing is for. I believe it works out cheaper for the seller to do this than create a new listing.

    • @DoomFinger511
      @DoomFinger511 Рік тому

      @@andizahra3066 No he wasn't. You easily just change the name and image of a product and keep the same link and current reviews. It's a tactic lots of product sellers use.

    • @Shannonconstantlycolors
      @Shannonconstantlycolors Рік тому

      I have recently encountered this! I am like well now I can’t trust any

  • @suryakantsoni20
    @suryakantsoni20 Рік тому +16

    I can only imagine the amount of hard work and time that goes into the making of such videos. Your recent videos spreading awareness have been really good and informative. You're doing a really fantastic job, buddy. Thanks a lot!

  • @nicholas_black
    @nicholas_black Рік тому +58

    I have been an Amazon Vine Voice for the past year. Amazon actively encourages leaving accurate reviews that express your real opinion. They frequently punish people who are overly positive on all their reviews. Also, Amazon provides a very large list of products that you can select from, but from that list we can pick and choose. Most products are from unheard of brands, but I have found numerous good quality products on there. It is a very good program and I believe it does help to weed out the scams and terrible products.

    • @May-tr7ms
      @May-tr7ms Рік тому +2

      The fact that Amazon punishes overly positive reviews, doesn't that mean it is controlling your feedback? At the end it should be want that customer thinks. Postive or negatjve

    • @nicholas_black
      @nicholas_black Рік тому +6

      When I say they punish people who are overly positive on their reviews, I don't mean individual reviews. I mean people who only leave 5 star reviews and don't spend time actual trying the products and reviewing them. There are clear indications in the program of who is putting in work and providing good feedback. The real reason behind this isn't exactly to keep leeches off the platform (that's a bit more of a biproduct), but instead to prevent seller manipulation (buying people's reviews). As someone in the program, I can tell you that some manufacturers try and include extra 'gifts' and 'personalized messages' with their products to encourage viners to leave positive reviews. This is thankfully caught pretty easily, and there is a strong baseline understanding in the community that if you do this, you will be caught.

    • @todanrg3
      @todanrg3 Рік тому +10

      That's why sellers sometimes receive Vine reviews with made up "problems", just so that it won't look perfect. Not much better than having a fake review.

    • @CrunchyF123
      @CrunchyF123 Рік тому +3

      I have just become a vine voice and the first 3 items I ordered 1 was complete junk and of very poor quality and my review reflected that however I saw many 5 star vine reviews for the bad item, one review even said they purchased the item even though there is a tag that says it was a free item ! ?? Or am I just seeing that tag ?
      I am an honest person and I was really shocked, I guess these people are either dishonest or just fearful of writing bad reviews or using AI ect, I will never do that, I just hope that my honesty will not effect my aim to get to gold tier, with higher valued items, but free stuff is free stuff, and so far even with it being mostly tat available I'm happy with what I'm getting so far.

    • @todanrg3
      @todanrg3 Рік тому

      @@CrunchyF123 Honest review is always good. Unfortunately there are many low quality products with thousands of 5* reviews, don't know how they get them. Then when you want to launch a quality product, you struggle to get a few good reviews because 99% customers can't be bothered to leave a review.

  • @ChristopherBonis
    @ChristopherBonis Рік тому +56

    4:35 The moment Arun realises he just spoke with his 4th cousin who never made it to the UK.

  • @BaddBadger
    @BaddBadger Рік тому +55

    About a month or two ago i bought some dirt cheap ear-pods through Amazon. Even for the price they were terrible, so i wrote an Amazon review saying so. I also commented that it was odd that all of the other reviews read exactly like marketing talk, with bullet points nailed one after the other. A lot of people seemed to take the time to write (often at great length) exactly everything that you would want the perfect ear-pods to be. And you know the saying, if something sounds to good to be true, it usually is. And you can't really expect £17 ear-pods to be THAT good, can you? Amazon refused to post my original review because, apparently, you are not allowed to comment on other reviews in yours. But within a week i received a postcard from the company selling the ear-pods saying that if i changed my review to a five star one, and e-mailed them a link to prove it, then they would give me a £20 Amazon voucher (which is £3 more than the ear-pods cost!) This postcard was also very clear about NOT mentioning this arrangement (obvs), or including a photo of the postcard with all of this on. So me being me, i instantly wrote another review mentioning all of this, and included photos of all of this scheming bribery with the important lines even highlighted in pen. I value my self respect more than twenty damn quid thanks! Anyway, i don't think TrustPilot can be counted on much either. I left dozens of genuine reviews on there (a roughly 50/50 mix of good and bad), and about three quarters were flagged as fake and taken down. I got the impression (though i have no evidence to back this up) that the biggest companies have a say in how many bad reviews get taken seriously, and positive reviews for smaller (rival) firms get dismissed as fake.

    • @ulize.
      @ulize. Рік тому +5

      Bro really threw away 20 for no reason, just leave the 5 star review they want and then edit it

    • @vleps181
      @vleps181 Рік тому

      we didn’t ask you for your lifestory tho

    • @dilpreet6930
      @dilpreet6930 Рік тому +2

      ​@@vleps181wite you hate people? Let everyone say what they want. You are not the one who decides it

    • @ulize.
      @ulize. Рік тому +1

      @@vleps181 literally no one asked for your input though, see how this works?

    • @evolettoo
      @evolettoo Рік тому

      The fact that they sent you a postcard and told you to not say anything about it is messed up 💀

  • @DmanDaGr8
    @DmanDaGr8 Рік тому +183

    The scariest part is, there's not much they can do about a lot of these as technology advances and more scamming options because available.

    • @toptiertech7291
      @toptiertech7291 Рік тому +2

      It’s up to the people who are buying stuff to be on the lookout

    • @Prowoakcja
      @Prowoakcja Рік тому +12

      Amazon has all the data to link every purchase with item, buyer and shipping label, they just don't want to use it.

    • @Arjun----
      @Arjun---- Рік тому +2

      technology advances for everyone bruh😭 use ur brain for 2 seconds

    • @nywaterny
      @nywaterny Рік тому +2

      there is NOTHING scary about this. Other than how Arun has made an entire video to promote surf shark!

    • @LiterallyAllNamesAreTaken
      @LiterallyAllNamesAreTaken Рік тому +2

      ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@nywaterny data leaking is a serious issue, especially when it comes to something like Amazon where your banking information and your literal address is stored. but if you don’t feel the sponsor suits you then just take the video as entertainment and move on. personally I find NO sponsor is worth anything for me, even more so when they’re USA only- or only work outside of USA with a much higher price tag. OR if they’re subscription based which ALL sponsors are these days. 🙄

  • @neko_code
    @neko_code 7 місяців тому +1

    Amazon does not remove the review just like that. If the review has to get removed, it is mandatory that it does not follow Amazon reviews community guidelines.
    And also, if a buyer leaves a feedback in place of a review, the review gets removed as feedback is given to the seller, not the product, which in this case, "I doesn't work" is an review and cannot be removed.
    That being said, the person claiming to remove the review, later saying they can try is an obvious scam, unless they are the buyer who internally left a negative review on the product. Cause buyers can remove their own review.

  • @Mr._Leaf
    @Mr._Leaf Рік тому +16

    Right as Arun snapped at 9:58 i got an ad. Talk about perfect timing.

    • @ParsaIsFlying
      @ParsaIsFlying Рік тому +1

      He added it, u can time the ads

    • @flameking3544
      @flameking3544 Рік тому +1

      ​@@ParsaIsFlyingI didn't get any tho

    • @ParsaIsFlying
      @ParsaIsFlying Рік тому

      @@flameking3544 maybe u skipped accidentally? idk

    • @haizx
      @haizx Рік тому

      I got an add aswell😂

    • @shobhit.j3013
      @shobhit.j3013 Рік тому

      just use some adblocker duh

  • @mistyblue2917
    @mistyblue2917 Рік тому +24

    7:22 ".. a prime-ate" 💀😂

  • @umbrellacorp.
    @umbrellacorp. Рік тому +19

    I wish I got random fun packages at my house. Instead I get people trying to steal my packages.📦

  • @sparrowt4082
    @sparrowt4082 Рік тому +1

    This is called a "Brushing Scam."
    People use your account information and address to promote their product.
    This is happening on several platforms, not just Amazon.

  • @ansarisufiyan2883
    @ansarisufiyan2883 Рік тому +75

    I love the part of the video where Surfshark helps with Arun's safety, not letting his address known to any seller to send any toys that he might be too interested in, giving us this amazing masterpiece ♥️

    • @___yes
      @___yes Рік тому +4

      He’s not been using surf shark his entire life and his account has been stolen before his address was probably just cataloged from years ago

    • @thoryan3057
      @thoryan3057 Рік тому +6

      ​@@___yesBut then what good is it? There's so much of our past data that has already been compromised that a tool that only helps you with your data moving forward, but can't help with past data compromised, is essentially worthless.

    • @AshrZ
      @AshrZ Рік тому +2

      ​@@thoryan3057 Consider this:
      It's not like ALL your data has been leaked, it'll just help you be more proactive about keeping your data secure.

  • @Moyersteven1
    @Moyersteven1 Рік тому +8

    There are actually full Facebook Groups for this. It's insane. People ask you to buy the product, then after you leave a review, they PayPal you back the $. Its insane.

    • @el6700
      @el6700 Рік тому

      smart job, defo gonna see if this makes money

    • @IceBlueLugia
      @IceBlueLugia 10 місяців тому

      @@el6700You have to be careful about it. If you leave lots of reviews for a single company, Amazon gets suspicious and will flag your account and prevent you from leaving reviews for a temporary time or even permanently. I got an email from a headphones company on Amazon asking if they could send me free products in exchange for 5 star reviews and after like 7 or 8 of them Amazon started restricting my ability to post reviews. Thankfully after a month or so they lifted the ban. But yeah, the company stopped sending me stuff after that
      So try to review every product you buy and make sure it’s a variety of stuff I guess

  • @robertm923
    @robertm923 Рік тому +5

    Great video, Arun! I really appreciate you covering this important topic. It's so frustrating to see how easy it is for sellers to game the system and manipulate product rankings with fake reviews. I hope that your video will help to raise awareness of this issue and encourage Amazon to take stronger action to crack down on fake reviews.
    I also like how you went into detail about the different ways that sellers can game the system, and how to spot fake reviews. This was really informative, and it will help me to be a more informed shopper.
    Thanks again for a great video!
    Here are some other things you could mention in your comment:
    - How the Amazon review scandal has affected your trust in online reviews.
    - What you think Amazon should do to address the problem of fake reviews.
    - Any other thoughts or questions you have about the Amazon review scandal.
    I hope this helps!

  • @richard1313
    @richard1313 7 місяців тому +1

    I've recently been down a rabbit-hole looking at various electrical items on Amazon and noticed that almost every item has a 1-star review saying that it's dangerous and set on fire / melted. I think there might be a small industry of people who deliberately destroy your competitors products and leave bad reviews for them. I've seen it for power strips, usb chargers, hair dryers etc. Either that or these products aren't as safe as we think they are...

  • @MuhaamadAreeb
    @MuhaamadAreeb Рік тому +24

    14:50 bro just proved the whole video that his security doesn't work and proceeds to namedrop the security service at the end 💀
    That's not a promotion Arun , that is a clear sign that they sell your data

    • @jessy1982
      @jessy1982 Рік тому +3

      Yeah, how did they get his address?

    • @MS-PAINT-2024
      @MS-PAINT-2024 Рік тому +1

      I was just about to point that out as well

    • @theworm7156
      @theworm7156 Рік тому

      Maybe it did alert him, he just didn’t make the connection, also he shares his account

    • @lmaoidgaf
      @lmaoidgaf Рік тому +1

      Bro it cannot prevent if Data got breached from. Company's end 😂😂

  • @Arindamdebnrh
    @Arindamdebnrh Рік тому +28

    4:16
    That guy is a Bengali guy ... I can bet about that
    Its bengali assent

    • @Yuvraj.S
      @Yuvraj.S Рік тому

      100% because the way he said 30 Days LoL

  • @bananapantz
    @bananapantz Рік тому +10

    This has happened to my family a few years ago. They were some weird body products. We had no idea what happened but now I can tell them what I just found out. Thanks

  • @Catalyst512
    @Catalyst512 6 місяців тому +2

    I once had a random delivery of a tiny little key carabiner. Never ordered it, and then I figured out it was part of an Amazon review scam. Its crazy

  • @Regul07
    @Regul07 Рік тому +110

    No matter what topic it is, Arun always makes it entertaining and informative, making the viewing experience just so nice. Keep up the good work and I hope you pass apple in the next couple of months!

    • @fireblade425
      @fireblade425 Рік тому +11

      Bro u watched 1 minute of it

    • @shashwatpuri5435
      @shashwatpuri5435 Рік тому +1

      @@fireblade425 lolll

    • @himanshushekhar1564
      @himanshushekhar1564 Рік тому +2

      ​@@fireblade425really man 😂😂
      They be leaving fake comments on yt

    • @Regul07
      @Regul07 Рік тому

      ​@@fireblade425Every video of his is great, 1 minute is enough to gauge the course of the rest of the video

    • @Regul07
      @Regul07 Рік тому

      ​@@himanshushekhar1564I'm so fake bro😂

  • @uuutrevoruuu2642
    @uuutrevoruuu2642 Рік тому +8

    When the lace on your hoodie got stuck in your hood it annoyed me sm😂 13:48

  • @oriehi_raphael_paul
    @oriehi_raphael_paul Рік тому +8

    It's really great you're making video on this! Nowadays, companies not only pay for good reviews on their products, but also for bad reviews on the products of their competitors (I know this from my work as an E-commerce consultant) so whether positive or negative, be SUPER sceptical of any review you see on any platform.
    Video reviews are also easy to fake, but are hard to do at massive scale so those are a little more trustworthy (only a little).

  • @mbatz
    @mbatz 6 місяців тому +1

    I had this happen for almost 2 years, at least four packages a week. The variety was insane, from charger cables to water filter cartridges to wigs and seggs toys.

  • @skay3264
    @skay3264 Рік тому +6

    I was buying pet clippers and noticed that reviews are for a much reliable brand, but the picture and description on the listing is about completely other brand. So i got a hint, but you did this so in depth, as always, I'm impressed once again 😊
    Great work! Not that you need me to tell you 😁

  • @Eurokiwiboy
    @Eurokiwiboy Рік тому +20

    It's disheartening to see the prevalence of scams in the tech world. As enthusiasts and consumers, we should be able to explore and enjoy advancements without the constant worry of falling into a trap. It's high time for a more stringent crackdown on these fraudulent practices. Let's continue to spread awareness and demand accountability. Keep up the great work in shedding light on these issues!

  • @MaxFactopia
    @MaxFactopia Рік тому +23

    14:45 Dude your address just got leaked to that seller lol.. Surf wasn't able to save you...
    Still Lots of Love

    • @itsShxhe-3
      @itsShxhe-3 Рік тому +5

      Turns out he is also a fake reviewer 😂😂

  • @magnus33john
    @magnus33john 10 місяців тому +2

    Thought this was happening to me when i suddenly started getting smart vacuums i didn't order. After some digging it turned out not to be the case and instead was a seller getting rid of old stock. It was more costly to have amazon process it and ship it back then it was to just send them to people who bought from them before.

  • @jan2606
    @jan2606 Рік тому +6

    There is not only currently fake reviews but also a lot of counterfeit products, that's horrible considering Amazon was known for providing only authentic products.

  • @norvarg712
    @norvarg712 Рік тому +15

    I was part os a brushing scam lol I got cheap products shipped to me for a few months randomly. Each item was under 50 dollars.
    The review is more valuable than the product to them I guess lol. Sad that it stopped cause some of the stuff was useful lol

  • @MrLoserTree
    @MrLoserTree Рік тому +5

    bro legit said " *I* don't work " on that gaming console review 💀💀

  • @asymmetry9988
    @asymmetry9988 5 місяців тому +2

    I am periodically asked to review my Amazon purchases. However, I have noticed that anytime I give a less then positive review, it is rejected for 'Violating community guidelines' This tells me that Amazon is stacking the deck in regards to reviews. Don't trust their reviews.

  • @juicedup14
    @juicedup14 Рік тому +76

    I miss being able to look at a product in a store and judging how good a product is by feeling it.

    • @manumandlik5287
      @manumandlik5287 Рік тому +2

      right

    • @daughterofsekhmet81
      @daughterofsekhmet81 Рік тому +8

      Me too. I still buy everything I possibly can in stores, but it's getting harder and harder as stores continually narrow their product selections. You could buy pretty much anything you could think of at Walmart or Target just 10 years ago, now if you need anything beyond basic items from the store's own brand line you have to order it online. Sucks :(

  • @apocaelypze
    @apocaelypze Рік тому +5

    I've always been weary of trusting Amazon reviews. This video is spot on.

  • @tooley008
    @tooley008 Рік тому +36

    3:22 i dont work 😂

  • @firstskylord
    @firstskylord Рік тому +2

    I am receiving few notifications on my Amazon Alexa, to rate the products I have brought last month. If I check my account purchases, I don't see any products mentioned by it

  • @sr_0736
    @sr_0736 Рік тому +4

    Another scam I really hate from Amazon is that they jack up all the item prices during a sale strike through it and make it seem like they have a huge discount on the products.

    • @assassin8636
      @assassin8636 Рік тому

      What's wrong with that

    • @jessy1982
      @jessy1982 Рік тому +2

      ​@@assassin8636it is dishonest since it makes you think you are getting a better discount than you actually are.

  • @scaryworld1853
    @scaryworld1853 Рік тому +28

    Heyyy that's JoJo ringtone....i got the same ringtone on my phonee 😂 ( 3:44 )

  • @joshuachinnadurai4388
    @joshuachinnadurai4388 Рік тому +16

    This dude exposes everyone and I love it

  • @DaRKHuNTeRMK
    @DaRKHuNTeRMK 10 місяців тому +1

    Luis Rossmann recently talked a bit more about this issue.. Quality manufacturers are almost gone from amazon, because they can no longer compete with the fake reviews and pricing..

  • @rahulnayakk
    @rahulnayakk Рік тому +19

    "Wow, your tech reviews and tutorials are always top-notch! I can't tell you how much I've learned and benefited from your channel. Your passion for technology really shines through in every video, and your clear explanations make even the most complex topics easy to understand. Keep up the fantastic work, and thank you for being my go-to source for all things tech-related! You've definitely earned a loyal subscriber here!"

  • @puneetmaheshwari
    @puneetmaheshwari Рік тому +6

    7:04 THE FACT THAT THEY DIDNT EVEN READ

  • @samakshbharagav5012
    @samakshbharagav5012 Рік тому +54

    Can we appreciate how straight to the point Arun is and how he is able to convert any topic interesting.

    • @SamiiRSMT
      @SamiiRSMT Рік тому

      No we can't, go learn English and be original instead of being a "can we just..." airhead

    • @Epicgamer-tn1mt
      @Epicgamer-tn1mt Рік тому +2

      i got £10 amazon gift card for leaving 5 star review, i mean can you blame me lol?

    • @laser_uhhhh
      @laser_uhhhh Рік тому +2

      @@Epicgamer-tn1mtyeah, get a job

    • @owmeou2nq39uh10
      @owmeou2nq39uh10 Рік тому

      @@laser_uhhhh GOTTA RESPECT THE HUSTLE

  • @shoppingwithsheryl
    @shoppingwithsheryl Рік тому

    I am an Amazon Influencer, so a lot of companies send me products to do videos on, but those were always ones I had spoke with and had terms. Every once in a while I get a random package that ask me to leave a 5 star review or return the item...WTH, I never even ask for the item.
    There are also sites that are for Influencers that have you buy the product, make a video for the company and then they refund your purchase and pay you.
    To me this just inflates their "purchased" numbers and I think it is against Amazon TOS, so I steer clear of those sites.
    Of course there are also the products that have a note in them saying if you leave a 5 star review, they will refund you.
    A lot of the Shoppable videos on Amazon say "Customer Review" when in fact they are Influencers who make commission from you watching their video and purchasing.
    So much dishonesty, it makes buying a quality product hard.

  • @jdlnz9484
    @jdlnz9484 Рік тому +24

    This is why I always check Reddit before purchasing anything online. It’s not perfect but so far it’s the most “honest” thing out there

    • @headerahelix
      @headerahelix Рік тому +1

      Hate to break it to you but reddit has people who market products there as well.

    • @imrnp
      @imrnp Рік тому +1

      was just gonna comment this. i also will check youtube if its a more expensive product

    • @jdlnz9484
      @jdlnz9484 Рік тому

      @@headerahelix dw, like I said it’s not perfect, but I’m not naive either…the more you read through threads on Reddit (even if it’s not for product reviews), the easier it is to spot bots and randoms who get paid to say certain stuff versus genuine reviews… it still isn’t foolproof though but like I said, it’s the best system I’ve got so far and so far it’s always worked for me…

    • @jdlnz9484
      @jdlnz9484 Рік тому +1

      @@imrnp this too, bec even if a creator keeps praising the product, you see comments who disagree or genuinely agree. I sometimes do this just to back up what I’ve read on Reddit and vv.

  • @AbbaLang
    @AbbaLang Рік тому +16

    How do you keep knocking these videos outta the park?! Been watching you for goodness knows how long. Heck, I even got the Nothing Phone (2) after seeing it get your seal of approval! On the back of getting the Realms X2 Pro 3 years ago after watching your review. You'd think I should know what to expect but you always figure out how to bring the novelty in your storytelling. Sending some Orson Welles claps your way! 👏

  • @pkoppula
    @pkoppula Рік тому +4

    What an amazing, consistent, quality video producer you're Arun. Your research and delivery skills just kept getting better and better over the years. Thanks for this video. I never knew webpages like reviewmeta existed. 💯👍🏽

  • @jackbpace
    @jackbpace 9 місяців тому +1

    Really, it's not that different than any other advertising campaign that supposedly uses buyer reviews. Most modern advertising is about convincing you that whatever junk they are selling is better than the junk their competitors are selling.

  • @chadknight2496
    @chadknight2496 Рік тому +34

    the sheer amount of effort and content in your videos amazes me good job man.

  • @mediamech
    @mediamech Рік тому +10

    Arun’s content always makes me entertained, and this video was great to learn about review sellers. Keep up the good work, Arun.

  • @Mrsblkhammer
    @Mrsblkhammer Рік тому +5

    My husband gets mad at me because I spend hours going through reviews before finding the right item from the right seller. 😂 He usually reads the first 3 and buys, then I tell him the thousands of reviews were for other items 😂

    • @Theunicorn2012
      @Theunicorn2012 Місяць тому

      My husband gets mad at me because I spend hours going through reviews before finding the right item from the right seller. 😂 He usually reads the first 3 and buys, then I tell him the thousands of reviews were for other items😂

  • @alypialpha2712
    @alypialpha2712 Рік тому +1

    I’m actually thinking about ending my Amazon prime membership after having it for a few years. The hassle of trying to figure out if a product is actually good before buying it has deterred me from using the site now. Might as well stick to shopping directly on company sites nowadays as looking at reviews doesn’t really help me anymore.

  • @alextaylor3850
    @alextaylor3850 Рік тому +6

    This is an awesome video! You got super investigative. Also, I can’t lie the best part of this video is your “prime-mate” joke. I actually laughed aloud.

  • @RobiePAX
    @RobiePAX Рік тому +2

    Well done raising awareness to this. Amazon wont be happy but they need to fix this.

  • @SamGott-h7n
    @SamGott-h7n Рік тому +12

    If you have Surfshark VPN for past 2 years. Why weren’t you protected 🤔🤔🤔 15:22

    • @nyantunaung30
      @nyantunaung30 Рік тому +2

      He shared his account with family members

  • @Daoland-Everywhere
    @Daoland-Everywhere Рік тому +1

    Probably one of the most interesting reviews you made. I was thinking of publishing a book on Amazon and you outlined Amazon functionality by showing how as a user we get scammed

  • @RumbleGroove
    @RumbleGroove Рік тому +4

    This happened with me when I ordered fireboltt ring 3. It had around 4.5 stars and When I ordered it and opened the box, there were 3 vouchers in their like even a free movie ticket which you could redeem by putting a good review about the watch. BTW it stopped working after 2 months and it costed me a lot at that time, now it is very cheap

  • @tatendanyoni6924
    @tatendanyoni6924 Рік тому +68

    Yikes who would've thought a billionaire company would be hiding such secrets

    • @Circle92488a
      @Circle92488a Рік тому +1

      ikr

    • @somebody3271
      @somebody3271 Рік тому +2

      Lol

    • @Vexy93
      @Vexy93 Рік тому +14

      Why are you saying this like if it's amazon's fault?

    • @DominicWatch
      @DominicWatch Рік тому +1

      ​@@Vexy93because it is.

    • @Vexy93
      @Vexy93 Рік тому +6

      @@DominicWatch it's not. It's like asking to ban every cheater from a videogame, you just can't. You can try to reduce them (which is something they are doing), but you just can't ban all of them. The way this comment is formatted make it seem like Amazon did something bad on purpose.
      Most problably this person didn't even watch the video, he did just read "amazon scandal" and was like "yeah they are rich so they are evil so yeah they definitely got into a scandal"

  • @bopanna1130
    @bopanna1130 Рік тому +29

    3:53 : Bengali !

  • @mikeso3691
    @mikeso3691 Рік тому +1

    I've reported this type of stuff to Amazon on several occasions about many different products