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Posted by RicodJour on October 17, 2009, 12:03 pm
> RicodJour wrote:
> > wrote:
> >> Sum Guy wrote:
> >>> Are the Dyson vacuum cleaners as good as they say they are?
> >>> Are they worthy of the tv-commercial air time? =A0Or is this a case o=
f "if
> >>> you advertize it, they will buy" ?
> >> They are just trying to justify a high price. Some people will buy
> >> something just because it costs more.
> > Curious that you have such a strong opinion on something you don't
> > own. =A0Virtually all of the reviews from people that actually bought i=
t
> > are 4 and 5 stars (Dyson Animal). =A0Google has a review consolidator -
> > click on the "all reviews" link.
> > R
> Are there any reviews by an objective, unbiased source (e.g., Consumer
> Reports)?
> The cognitive dissonance problem with owner reviews of higher than usual
> priced stuff (e.g., Macs, Kirby vacuums, etc.) is that having spent the
> extra money, the buyer must now report how superior the product is lest
> he be seen as a sucker or even a fool...
And no one would be pissed off, feel that they had been screwed and
leave a bad/horrendous review in retaliation? I find almost just the
opposite in almost everything - people more readily leave bad reviews.
Of course there are 'unbiased' (everybody/thing has a bias) reviews.
Consumerresearch.com reviews the reviews and is a pretty good first
stop on such things.
R
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> Are they worthy of the tv-commercial air time? Or is this a case of "if
> you advertize it, they will buy" ?