Monday, July 2, 2012

3 Reasons to Get Product Reviews Online

It’s the age of online shopping, so there is no better way to get reviews than to get your product reviews online. Getting your product reviews online is the best way to research a product.

1. The Consumer Sells the Product

Ever wonder while being sold something by a salesmen at a store if he’s really telling you everything you need to know about a product? I recently bought a computer at a local shop and told the salesman everything I needed the computer to handle. When I finally installed everything at home, it could not handle everything I needed it to. Upon return, customer service simply informed me that I bought a low quality computer. If I had read reviews about the computer I had bought beforehand, instead of trusting a store salesman, I would have saved myself a lot of trouble. Sales people tend to sell you the product they want you to buy, rather than the product that is best for your needs. Reviews online tend to be written by consumers with a few manufacturer reviews sprinkled here and there. Read online reviews before buying a product.

2. The Infinite Number of Product Options

A store is a finite space that can only hold a certain number of products. Maybe there is another option out there for a product you need that isn’t available at your local store. The great thing about product review sites is that there are product suggestions somewhere on the page of the product you looked up. There could be features or a different brand that suits your needs far better than the model you had originally thought of. For example, say you looked up a product review on that same laptop and found a similar laptop at a similar price with twice as much memory as the first one. You would have obviously gone with the better model, but because I bought my laptop straight from the store, my options were limited.

3. Deals, deals, deals.

It’s a known fact that the internet usually offers better prices than local stores. Usually a way a local store gets customers is to brag that they can match internet prices. So my question is why not go to the internet in the first place? You can have your product delivered right to your door. Manufacturers usually offer discounts if you buy direct, eliminating the middle man. Buying used may get you a relatively brand new product in great condition for a fraction of the cost. Online review sites are a great way to start looking for bargains.

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