#$tty reviews!! :D

[phantomdesign]

During my spare time, I sometimes find it entertaining reading negative reviews for shitty companies and products. For example....
Stamps.com Reviews

In summary....

• They charge $17/month (for something that’s free on USPS.com or paypal)
• Their “freebies” aren’t free.
  • Their “risk free trial” means you must cancel within the first 28 days... or you’re charged for the first month. AND the second month.
  • Their “free $50 scale” costs $10 shipping and is worth maybe $5.
  • Their “Free postage” is spread out over 3-4 months, meaning you pay more in service fees.
• Misprinted postage must be MAILED to them, and is often not refunded.
• Canceling is near impossible
• Service representatives are foreign / difficult to understand.
  • Must call specific phone number between certain times on M-F
  • Phone calls are frequently disconnected
  • Customer service gives the “AOL runaround”
  • Services aren’t always canceled after canceling
• Printing stamps can only be done on expensive paper you have to order from them (and type in serial #).

The best part is every stamps.com service is free and easy on USPS.com and Paypal.com

P.S. I found this because I’ve started selling on ebay, and ran across their site.... but then became uneasy by all the “free shit” and lack of information on pricing. Started reading reviews... and then kept reading for entertainment value.

Anyone else enjoy looking at shitty reviews? With the popularity of Angry Video Game Nerd, Penn & Teller's Bullshit, Zero Punctuation, and others... I can't be the only one.

 

[Krynn72]

You're allowed to type "shitty" on this forum. No need to censor the title into something annoying.

Also, are you entertained by legitimate reviews about shitty products/services, or shitty reviews about legitimate products. I can't tell.

 

[63]

No kidding. Have you seen the stuff toll booth chelsea or whatever he calls himself gets away with?

 

[VirusType2]

I have no idea what this is about. You read reviews of postage stamps?

 

[YROC]

He enjoys reading negative reviews about products and services. Like how people watch Angry Video Game Nerd because he yells at the game and complains about how shitty it is.

 

[dfc05]

I find bad reviews of apartments to be quite fascinating. There was one review about how the ceiling collapsed and mouse droppings rained down all over the poor people living there.

Check out this crap:
http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/PA-Pittsburgh-Mozart-Management.html
http://www.apartmentreviews.net/ratings/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/lobos-management.htm

 

[Bad^Hat]

This is kind of the entire premise of Something Awful, which I enjoy most of the time (forums are another story).

I liked TGWTG up until recently, now I can only really stand a few of the contributors who don't go all-out with the dumb cameos and memes and shit.

But no, I can't say I indulge in reading random reviews on online stores or whatever. Although this site is kind of sort of similar I guess.

 

[VirusType2]

Oh shit. I do read terrible reviews - not for entertainment, although some of them are amusing. ^

I was even reading reviews of fans. And a wire.

Spoiler

It sounds funny, but I found that that one type of wire can short circuit your computer if it comes loose, but the other wire has a little plastic shield. So all in all, time well spent.