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Consumer Product Reviews Gone Wild? Consmr Hopes So

It was only a matter of time before a site like Consmr launched. Actually, one did – Amazon – although as we know Amazon is a lot more than just about consumer reviews for packaged goods, which is where Consmr is hoping to make its mark.

Being billed as the next Yelp for supermarket products, Consmr ranks consumer-packaged goods based on reviews from consumers, bloggers and a couple of editorial publications.

Its founder is Ryan Charles, who was head of interactive products and marketing at Zagat, according to Mashable.

Categories on the site range from frozen foods to snacks and candy to organic products to, well everything. Hair care, skin care, baby products, fitness. Right now, for instance, the site is calling for people to rate Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (currently at four stars out of five) , Special K Red Berries Cereal (four) and Canada Dry Ginger Ale (ditto).

There is also space for people to post their opinions about the product.

Clearly, this can get old very soon very fast. How many ways can one rant or rave about a staple like Oreos? But there is a chance this site could morph into an interesting player for two reasons.

Why It Might Work

One, Zagat’s brand builder is behind it. And the space could use some game-changing tactics.

Centralized sites devoted to product reviews can be hit or miss in terms of participation and online eyeballs. They can also be overwhelmingly cluttered. Epinions is a great site, one that people automatically gravitate to for, say, electronics or toys. But not as many associate food products with it, much less cooking tips, which, by the way, they should .

So there is room for a strong player to lend its voice to consumers. In fact, if I can go completely off reservation here, there is room in the product review/consumer profile space for a site that serves as a repository for consumer outrage over defective or poorly performing products, sort of like, well, Yelp has become for local businesses.

Yes, Facebook has taken on that role to a large extent. (Consider the evolution of the outcry over a product Procter & Gamble introduced called Dry Max diapers. Whether it did or didn’t cause rashes – and Procter & Gamble and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says it didn’t — grumbling metastasized with a Facebook page formed by aggrieved parents more than a year ago called Pampers Bring Back the Old Cruisers/Swaddlers .  And where did it end? Several days ago, with Procter & Gamble settling a class-action lawsuit.

A AAAdvantage Auto Transport Reviews at Epinions.com | mariezamora.net

This auto shipping company has been getting a lot of attention lately from opinions. They are flooded with auto transport reviews and testimonies. You’ll find that they have poor services while transacting at very high prices and rates. Please check them at BBB.com, they have been given an F rating.

Rating

Most of opinions.com’s reviews have lower rating than auto transport review sites, but this is an exception. They have zero rating from Transport reviews.com . In Opinions, they have had 98 reviews that mostly plagued by rating of one and angry clients sharing their experience.

The 1.5 average was mainly ones. It may be because 0 points on the review is not allowed, or mercy on the part of reviewers. There have been complaints of car damage, integrity issues and delays and more delays.

There are also a couple of statements concluding that this transport company has ceased to exist. You may find them at car moves.com. This site gave them a perfect rating of 5 out of 5. The reviews are untarnished but people continue to say that the reviews on car moves.com are fabricated and the site is owned by A AAAdvantage auto transport.

Customer Service experience

It is simply because of experience since 1979 that they are getting 2 out of 5 for the reviews on experience. Other than that, they would have had 1 out of 5 for it all.

Ease of filing claim

It is a unanimous 1 out of 5. This is because of the large number of complaints that they have been having. If they are flooded by these complaints on the reviews, I doubt they will have any support for your claims.

Prices compared

The prices comparison on Opinions does not work as perceived for the Auto transport companies. Read the reviews instead. The reviews should give you the idea that they are ripping of clients for cash and then giving them poor service.

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