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Amazon's funky star rating system

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A product yielding 4.3 stars would indicate better reviews than a product with only 4.1 stars, correct?......

Not so:

Here are two laundry detergent examples (found randomly while I was surfing for detergent deals), where the 4.3 rated product gets noticeably worse rated reviews than the 4.1 rated product.

Note the percentage of 5*, 4*, 3* etc. reviews:

Exhibit A, 4.3 stars: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IO2YFHK

Exhibit B, 4.1 stars: https://www.amazon.com/Tide-Purclean-Laundry-Detergent-Unscented/dp/B06XRJGJTZ

😕😕😕
 
my sister said it the best the other day "why the fuck am i buying shitty laundry detergent, but i have no problem spending money on coke and cigarettes?"
 
I've complained about this phenomenon on this forum in the past.

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Mayne said:
my sister said it the best the other day "why the fuck am i buying shitty laundry detergent, but i have no problem spending money on coke and cigarettes?"
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Haha, that's an unfortunate issue of priorities and probably could be said vs. anything else you buy. 😉
Pink Jazz said:
Don't Amazon Verified Purchases have higher weight towards the total than non-Verified purchases?
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I wish I had more brain power today or I'd add them up...
dullard said:
Yes, Amazon's rating isn't a straight average of the reviews. The reviews that are newer, have been voted as being helpful, and/or are verified purchases get a much heavier weight.

That said, just get this:

https://www.amazon.com/Tide-Release...de+Plus+Ultra+Stain+Release+laundry+detergent
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Tide is the Starbucks of laundry detergent. They get so many foolish people paying their ridiculous prices, they raise the laundry detergent prices for everyone. Banish! 😉 My wife likes their stuff tho, so if it's at an incredible discount (ie only twice the average....), would I consider it...(but probably not....)
 
I thought it was weighted like most customer feedback surveys scores of 1 or 2 carry more weight, like they count twice.
Ex:
One 5 + one 1 counted twice
5+1= 6/3=2
 
madoka said:
I've complained about this phenomenon on this forum in the past.

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We can also show you products that have hundreds of joke reviews that are from people who didn't actually purchase the product. It's much smart for Amazon to give a weighted measure to people who have actual verified responses.
 
Mayne said:
my sister said it the best the other day "why the fuck am i buying shitty laundry detergent, but i have no problem spending money on coke and cigarettes?"
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Tell the lazy bitch that if she wants a better laundry detergent, SHE should buy it.
 
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