Shoutout to the person who left a 1-star review for a product they never bought

I was scrolling through reviews for a pressure washer on Home Depot's site and saw a guy complaining about how it broke after two uses. Then I noticed he also left the same review on a lawn mower and a leaf blower. Is there a way to flag these people so normal buyers don't waste time reading fake complaints?

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milac3717d ago

Fake reviews don't actually hurt anyone, they just make browsing more entertaining. That guy probably had a bad day and wanted to vent somewhere, who cares if it was for a leaf blower he never touched. If you're seriously relying on Home Depot reviews to decide between a pressure washer and a lawn mower, you've got bigger problems than a few spam posts. People need to lighten up and stop acting like every review site is a sacred truth database.

paulperez16d ago

But @milac37, don't you think fake reviews actually mess with small businesses more than anything? A few fake ones can tank a mom-and-pop shop's rating, which hits their actual sales way harder than it entertains you.