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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 6570888" data-attributes="member: 6790669"><p>The reason I kind of "latched on" to this post and went all philosophical is because I struggle with this myself.</p><p></p><p>When I am looking at stuff on Amazon, trying to figure out if I want to buy it or not, I often find myself in the very same boat as you: Do I really want to spend my hard-earned money on Item Y?</p><p></p><p>And reading the customer reviews is MADDENING! Ha ha! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'll be sitting there, trying to figure out if something is good, and one guy will say: "It promised next day shipping, and it took two weeks to get here." and it is accompanied by a 1-star rating. Meanwhile, everyone else is talking about the author's writing style, or how they like the soap's fragrance, etc. (i.e., they're talking about the good and bad qualities of whatever Item Y is.) But this one guy who didn't get his on time just skewed the whole rating factor. This hurts the item's value, without being based on anything to do with the item! Ha ha! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'm laughing now, but when I'm face-to-face with that kind of thing, I'm crying! Or at least trying to anesthetize myself! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Therefore, I felt that it was important to say what I did, so as to at least offer the possibility of a different approach.</p><p></p><p>As for the value thing, just do that in secret. It doesn't need to be announced <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Just silently add up the costs, and make a mental note <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> And if anyone asks why you're picking up each book and perusing the cover, just say that you're admiring the artwork <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Ha ha!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 6570888, member: 6790669"] The reason I kind of "latched on" to this post and went all philosophical is because I struggle with this myself. When I am looking at stuff on Amazon, trying to figure out if I want to buy it or not, I often find myself in the very same boat as you: Do I really want to spend my hard-earned money on Item Y? And reading the customer reviews is MADDENING! Ha ha! :) I'll be sitting there, trying to figure out if something is good, and one guy will say: "It promised next day shipping, and it took two weeks to get here." and it is accompanied by a 1-star rating. Meanwhile, everyone else is talking about the author's writing style, or how they like the soap's fragrance, etc. (i.e., they're talking about the good and bad qualities of whatever Item Y is.) But this one guy who didn't get his on time just skewed the whole rating factor. This hurts the item's value, without being based on anything to do with the item! Ha ha! :) I'm laughing now, but when I'm face-to-face with that kind of thing, I'm crying! Or at least trying to anesthetize myself! :) Therefore, I felt that it was important to say what I did, so as to at least offer the possibility of a different approach. As for the value thing, just do that in secret. It doesn't need to be announced :) Just silently add up the costs, and make a mental note :) And if anyone asks why you're picking up each book and perusing the cover, just say that you're admiring the artwork :) Ha ha! [/QUOTE]
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