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Buying Guides And Reports

by DURABLEOILCOM
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When you are looking to buy something of quality which type of buying Guides or Reports do you put your trust in?
For awhile I believed Consumer Reports was the "Authority" but now I am beginning to believe they sell out to the highest bidder. Are there any unbiased ones?
  • Profile picture of the author Oziboomer
    Originally Posted by DURABLEOILCOM View Post

    When you are looking to buy something of quality which type of buying Guides or Reports do you put your trust in?
    For awhile I believed Consumer Reports was the "Authority" but now I am beginning to believe they sell out to the highest bidder. Are there any unbiased ones?
    In Australia people look at "CHOICE" https://www.choice.com.au

    and I've taken to looking in the reviews on http://forums.whirlpool.net.au

    Usually the opinions of family and close friends is sought but I've noticed that their opinions can be easily swayed by social media and advertising particularly when there is a strong feeling of being "part of the majority" ...refer to Cialdini "Influence"
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  • Profile picture of the author PaulSch
    I believe Claude is totally unbiased, or at least I think Kurt said unbiased.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Kanigan
    Hardly any.

    I do go to them as a google search, ie. "Best music keyboard under 1000 buyers guide 2015"

    BUT

    Here's the problem:

    While many begin with the soft soap of "I tried a bunch and here's what I think," it almost always turns out that they have a preferred manufacturer. So it isn't a buyers guide at all, but rather a sales piece disguised as informed, unbiased information.

    And I get concerned, because I'm wary about these things, but figure the general public isn't. The guide creators should have to write a disclaimer but they don't.

    IMO you'd have to do a lot of searching to find truly unbiased ones. All they're good for is a snapshot with a preferred manufacturer.
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