Do You Bother with Reviews When Buying Online?

Absolutely. I always check the reviews on any products I’m unsure with. I also check the score against the review score against the amount of reviews. In the past I’ve bought something with fantastic review but low numbers and it was horrendous. I know I could be missing out on some great products and good prices but too high risk with fake reviews.

Depends on what I'm purchasing, If it's a large appliance, expensive item or something that will get alot of use, I will definitely read them. On the whole tho I tend to ignore them, Iv bought things in the past with fantastic reviews that iv not been impressed with & vice versa.

We always read the reviews on holidays especially if it's a bargain holiday. Last year two cheapies, one a boutique hotel, good reviews, clean, good food. It was a dive worst food we have ever had, spam lasagne, yep that was a good day. 2nd had mixed reviews, don't go or good. It was a brilliant 2* family owned and the food was heaven, hot and home cooked, definitely go back, well we were due to, now we'll see.

If I'm buying from a company that I don't know, I usually look at Trustpilot, which can be hit and miss in itself.

Always read a couple of pages of reviews if they're good and see if you can see a pattern.

You can also check how many bad reviews that they have flagged or have had taken down which is a good sign of whether they're trying to 'fix' their rating.

Yes I usually do, but I don’t put much stock in the individual reviews. I look at the overall rating, and then read a few of the reviews at both extremes, and make a judgement from that

The thing that annoys me about reviews is idiots are allowed to post them. I saw 1 star reviews for that FoodHub there's a discount for on here currently (like JustEat) because people didn't enjoy their food. Their experience has nothing to do with FoodHub. I see Amazon reviews of 1 star because delivery was delayed. It has nothing to do with the product. You get the point.

I do, I don't buy things that have a low star rating overall. A o always read a few of the bad reviews to see what problems I might expect before buying anything.

Depends what I'm buying and if I've bought from the retailer before. If the reviews are hit and miss I'd have a look and judge for myself - I've found I've been really happy with products that others have complained about just being picky

I would always check the reviews if buying a large/ expensive item. Some people make valid constructive points about the item that I hadn’t considered.

I always look at Trip Advisor reviews when booking accommodation also.

I do like to read reviews of restaurants especially if it’s expensive. I appreciate we all have different tastes but it gives an idea of serve etc. Obviously I take with a pinch of salt if everything is perfect.

Sometimes it is even fun to read some of the feedback comments online...

I always look at reviews. Though unfortunately, a few negative ones can leave me unsure, when it most are positive. Does depend on the item though - sometimes reviews are about delivery, it receiving the wrong item or something that wouldn't affect most people.

It depends what I am buying if it is something that costs a lot I will try and check reviews and compare that product against other companies product of same and look at reviews. If it is something that is inexpensive I would just buy it outright without looking at reviews.

I check the reviews but discount the extreme ones some people would complain at anything and others would be happy with any old rubbish somewhere in the middle are genuine people.