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Do you trust Yelp, Google+ etc. reviews?

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  • 10-11-2014 10:12pm
    #1
    jetsonx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭


    Do you trust the reviews of businesses on Yelp, Google+ etc.?


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    #2
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?


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    #3
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    I use the grapevine


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    #4
    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    No for the simple reason that if you want to know about it go to it yourself and find out. Just because the business gets one bad review it doesn't mean your experience will be bad.


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    #5
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users Posts: 11,536 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    I don't trust you OP.
    KKkitty wrote: »
    No for the simple reason that if you want to know about it go to it yourself and find out. Just because the business gets one bad review it doesn't mean your experience will be bad.

    Damn straight. Happy customers tend not to complain.


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    #6
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    If you want "actual" reviews for a place, I usually do a quick twitter search. Even with a few of those you need to filter out the obvious shills.


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    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Trip Advisor reviews tell a lot about how entitled people are these days.

    "BUDGET HOTEL - BARCELONA CITY CENTRE"

    - Well let me tell you people about the HELL I endured in this hovel. I stepped off my easy-jet at 6:30 am and made it to the hotel an hour later. The aboslute bitch of a receptionist (who could barely speak English) told me my room wouldn't be ready until 2pm :rolleyes:

    When I eventually did check into the room, I didn't even have my own private jacuzzi. Only one shower and a toilet that made noise when it flushed.

    Spain was really hot and I had to leave a window open but then all the noise got in.

    The final straw was when they failed to send a member of staff to provide a wake up call in the form of gentle fellatio.

    DO NOT USE THIS "HOTEL" 1 STAR

    Cost: €20 per night.


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    #8
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,441 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    First rule, ignore any bad reviews by Americans.


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    #9
    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Discard the top and bottom reviews, then you might actually get somewhere.

    Everytime I do a Google search I generally add "-yelp -tripadvisor -menupages" etc to the search so that I can filter out all that junk. These sites are too dominant in search results.


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    #10
    jetsonx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭jetsonx


    The reason I ask is because there seems to be some very dubious reviews for some Irish businesses
    on Yelp and Google+.


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