"Incentivized" shill reviews now banned on Amazon

I hate it when people stupidize the English language!

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It’s at least in Mirriam-Webster.

Perfectly cromulent.

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Also in the OED, but only in more recent editions (their first listed use was in 1968).

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FWIW, if you go to “see all customer reviews”, then you can sort by “verified purchase only”. Even noticing the percentage difference in how many reviews are left is a great clue.

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Isn’t that what BB product reviews are, in a nutshell? :wink:

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Well, they’re certainly good enough for us to comment snarkily on.*

 

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