#4393420 - 12/06/17 04:11 AM
Amazon Bars Me From Reviewing Their Product
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I've been a good customer of Amazon for many years. I subscribe to Amazon Prime and have spent thousands of dollars on their website. I have a Firestick at home that my family and I use all the time, primarily to watch YouTube videos. Now comes word that the Youtube app will no longer function after January 1st because Google and Amazon are quarreling. Amazon refused to let Google sell some of their products (e.g.. Chromecast to name one) on it's site so Google pulled the plug on Amazon using Youtube. When I used my Firestick today it alerted me that "Youtube will no longer function after January 1st."
I went to the the Amazon Firestick page and answered one of the questions that asked "Does the Firestick have the Youtube app? " by saying "Not after January 1st." I explained the situation and ended by saying "Not good Amazon." No profanity or hyperbole. When I tried to post my reply, Amazon would not let me, stating I could not because "You must be a member of the community in good standing in order to post." WTF? So I decided to post a review of the Firestick itself but Amazon barred me from doing even this, stating,
"Sorry, we are unable to accept your review of this product for either one or both of the following reasons: Your previous review of this product did not comply with our Customer Reviews Guidelines. Amazon does not permit reviews from customers whose relationship to the product or seller may be perceived as biased."
There was no prior review of this product. I purchased it in good faith and was not happy to lose a major function, one of the main reasons I bought it. Amazon won't even let me comment on this. They've now ticked off a long time customer who has spent a lot of money on their site. They are starting to behave like the monopoly they are. Not good Amazon, not good.
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#4393423 - 12/06/17 04:41 AM
Re: Amazon Bars Me From Reviewing Their Product
[Re: Docjonel]
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I got that message tonight too. It might be possible to load a youtube app from elsewhere, as I’ve done with Vudu. If not, I’ll get a Roku, or just use the app in the tv. Sounds crappy about the review, certainly suspicious.
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#4393449 - 12/06/17 12:46 PM
Re: Amazon Bars Me From Reviewing Their Product
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The Online Review was such a great idea! People can gush about services or products! Wait...companies just have people give good reviews as a business model? That's not honest! Let us give bad reviews too!
But too many people left negative reviews that were not truthful. Oh no. What should be done?
We'll just not allow bad reviews!
Happened to me with a local vendor. Three jobs for me. Each acceptable- not great. One was simply done incorrectly and I had them correct it. Told the owner I do not yell and scream but this isn't right. Take it back and do it right. I expect it in 48 hours as I am now your #1 priority.
I put on their website a review that said when they didn't meet reasonable expectations they corrected their errors no problem. Also mentioned they were good people.
Next time I tried to use them, the owner told me he wasn't comfortable doing business with me. I thanked him for identifying his business as one that was prepared to let bad work out the door in the hopes the customer wouldn't notice. My review of their work was removed, too. They obviously have somebody review their customer reviews and ID "problems". It was better for them to lose a repeat, local customer than to start doing quality work as their baseline. Very bad ethics.
That's online reviews. A bunch of crap is what they are, for the most part. I don't believe they serve any merchant well.
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#4393461 - 12/06/17 03:13 PM
Re: Amazon Bars Me From Reviewing Their Product
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Odd. I just looked up a Firestick product on Amazon, searched for only 1 star reviews and found many, even very recent ones complaining about the YouTube issue. Strange that they would block some from complaining but allow others.
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#4393488 - 12/06/17 05:39 PM
Re: Amazon Bars Me From Reviewing Their Product
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Lets see the review you posted. Maybe there was a word or something that tripped the system?
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#4393756 - 12/08/17 04:30 AM
Re: Amazon Bars Me From Reviewing Their Product
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Lets see the review you posted. Maybe there was a word or something that tripped the system? I never even got to write my product review. When I clicked on the rating stars it immediately barred me from going any further. There was no way to write a review. It really bugs me that they treat a long time customer this way and can suppress any dissent. That's the sign of a company that is becoming too big and too powerful.
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" -- Mark 8:36
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#4394371 - 12/11/17 10:31 PM
Re: Amazon Bars Me From Reviewing Their Product
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Docjonel it's not enough to support Amazon through your purchases you must tow the company line at all times. I've been a Chase customer for over 20 years. Recently i complained on 3 different occasions (and to Chase HQ in NY as well) about the broken Chase ATM machine at the airport. Two weeks later Chase removed all their ATM machines from the airport.
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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