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The ones that drive me nuts are the 5 star "I bought it for my husband for his birthday next week" kind of reviews..

If the product hasn't been used for at least a few days / weeks (dependant on the item), then it's not a true review; more a reflection on how good Prime is at getting stuff to you on time and with no hassle.

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LOL, exactly but the more annoying ones are in the Questions sections.

There is always someone who comments that they don't have the answer.

WTF just dont post if you don't have the answer.

That's actually Amazon's fault. They send a personalized email to the customer, saying e.g. "You purchased thing, and another thing customer has an important question about thing that you should answer by clicking this button." Sophisticates like the HN crowd know that clicking that button to say "n/a" isn't actually helping anyone. Amazon should know that most of its customers are not that sophisticated.

This and the questions that have three or four answers that are all identical.

The email from amazon makes it appear as though the question is being posed to you directly, and you can't see other answers while replying.

If it just showed answers others had given it would cut down on that a lot.

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