Thursday, January 7, 2010

Phantom Sites??? Online shoppers beware!

Here's what really ticks me off, phantom sites! Yes, ladies and gentleman, they exist! Here's the lowdown, a company creates a site that looks like they don't sell anything, just "reviews" products on your behalf. Now, if you are not the wiser, you would think GREAT someone is doing the hard work for me! NOT. I was recently researching products at Christmas time like: a new shower filter to remove chlorine, a camera, photo software, wii games, and found sites that bashes its competitors to get you to buy their products???

I sell my jewelry online, I don't bash anyone, I don't mislead anyone. I am an honest seller that backs up what I sell. Verymary Jewelry wants everyone to LOVE their pieces.

They are also paid advertisers of products; they are only reviewing the paid products. And there are tons out there! Don't be fooled by sites that are titled with "comparison" or "info" in the site title or link, like waterfiltercomparisons or electroniccomparisons, digitalcamerainfo, etc.


I am currently relying on Amazon.com for real reviews! I read the good and bad, and understand there are difficult hard to please consumers, read between the lines. If many of the reviews say the same problem over and over again, I really take that review for what it’s worth. I recently bought some photo software, after looking at several on Amazon; I chose the one with the least amount of problems and a great review score. Buy Beware is alive and well, especially on the internet! I recently was taken on EBay, I have been buying & selling on EBay for 10 years, and still I was sold bad merchandise. Stick with companies or sellers that have been around the longest, there is a reason they are still in business. I love buying online and I am sure most of you reading this do as well; we just need to know what we are getting ourselves into to avoid disappointment!