Does Your Opinion Really Count?

We almost got sucked into an infomercial. The product looked too good to be true (at least they were doing their job well on the screen). Being the savvy consumer, I searched online to get more information. There were so many hidden fees in that product offer that it would have ended up costing us 13 times what they were stating on television that you could try the product for.

That seems so wrong that they can advertise a product, put up a "try it" price and then charge you so much more if you decide you like it. Some of the issues I found with the "try it" price were that the trial period began when you placed your order though you may not receive the product until right before the period ended or worse yet - after. And then the shipping fees are crazy. If you didn't want the product, you once again had to pay shipping. What a racket!

You may be asking yourself, how I did my research. I read blogs by just searching for the product with the word Reviews at the end. The big question is, who wrote the blogs? Was it a competitor who was just ripping the product down? Were some from the manufacturer itself? I didn't stop at just one blog site. I read many. During the research a competing product came up with glowing reviews (thus the suspicion regarding a competitor). I checked out their site and various reviews for that product too. I actually had a difficult time finding negative reviews about that product. When it referred to someone endorsing the product, I searched them and found that they actually did endorse it. So, I bought it. It arrived in only three days and it works!

If you ever thought your opinion didn't matter, just remember the blogs. People really do count on your honest opinion of products and services. With the Internet, it is much easier for people to find out the good and the bad before they try it. To comment or add to a blog, just like here, you will need to create at least a pen name, usually with an email address and then write away. Maybe one day you will help someone else keep from getting scammed.