Product review

Yesterday I read a product review on the internet.   It was interesting in that the  selection did not include any major players, yet the scores were quite high.   I was also more than a little curious as to the specific findings.  I am sure I read more than most.  I continued to read all the way through the massive amounts of fine print.  I hit gold.  The reviewers revealed that they were paid for the reviews, and that the payments may have influenced the findings.

I had a sawmill that I really hated. It was awkward to use, not really dangerous, but if not set up exactly right it would run the blade into parts of the mill. It had other issues too, so I was surprised when so many reviews on Youtube praised it...

Until one guy told the truth. Like me, he hated the sawmill too, but for anyone that had a youtube channel and their saws, the manufacturer would send all these extra upgrades to put on the sawmill. They were not paying these guys for good reviews, but they sure were greasing the skids to that end. This one guy though he was like, "I gotta tell you, I don't like this sawmill that much, and I turned down their offer".

I am not sure how often this comes into play on reviews, but I think it happens a lot.