Can You Really Get Paid to do Amazon Reviews?

[@chocolatewhale3656]

I find that wholesome. He buys more of the lights because he actually liked them.

[@immortalsofar5314]

I love how he then did a genuine purchase and actually gave them an honest 5* review. It's like being grabbed by a masked guy in an alley who holds a knife to your throat and growls "Take this money!"

[@XploreAz]

@@immortalsofar5314 um, not the same.

[@tonyadinolfi6673]

@@immortalsofar5314 😏😏

[@jbsprengeler3147]

I was hoping he was going to say he liked them, i have the same box sitting on my desk in front of me. And i paid full price lol

[@basil127]

it's more like buy 1 get 2

[@ThatOnionispog]

I like the lights. They are lighting up your whole office.

[@loverlego7787]

*That Onion was compensated for this review

[@ThatOnionispog]

Deadly Chicken don’t tell them. I won’t get the rebate on the vibrator.

That Onion 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jayson7136]

I just paid $80 for those light😭

[@joshx413]

Damn man. This shit is very legit and your blowing up my spot!

[@DeOneandLonely]

I once left a bad review on a product I bought and then got an email from the seller telling me that if I deleted my review I would be paid $10 more than what I paid for the item, but in Amazon credit. I told them sure, but if I didn’t get the compensation I would leave another review and mention their proposal. And they actually paid me. The only reason I agreed is because they didn’t ask me to leave a 5 star review instead, just to take down my bad review. I also made them promise to improve the product so others don’t waste their money, and they agreed. I don’t know if they actually did that though. I also got to keep my product.

[@pii-bunni]

I got one that beats that. Bought a crappy stereo to test a retrofit, knew the radio was crap but it beat spending the $1500 for the unit I wanted without knowing the outcome Anyway... The seller ended up sending me 3 different radios to try and make it "right" and after all was said an done he demanded I leave a 5 star on the item for the refund AFTER paying to ship back the items. Yea naw... two of the units had already been previously sold and I didn't want someone to have to go through this nightmare so I kept them and left an honest review which led to the seller pulling the item off amazon because they couldn't keep up the little scam, so shady lol.

[@Patrick-it8nk]

Love the hustle there. Really had a gotcha there and you made sure you got PAID lol

[@mikevalencia1318]

i need to do this xD

[@mattclayton8474]

I had this, once they sent the gift card over, I put the review back up as the product was shit. Get mugged

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Conclusion: Not a scam for reviewers. Just a scam on the Amazon ranking and review system.

[@Isku_Xar]

Yo your comment is above you

[@Isku_Xar]

@De Patrick Pixels yo your words are above me

[@AllportHD]

and a scam on the potential buyer

[@macster1457]

if the items ends up being crap, then it would be a scam on future buyers thinking they are buying something of quality when it's not. I've done this, but luckily the item was great so I didn't feel that bad knowing the next person will not be disappointed.

[@AllportHD]

@@macster1457 If the item was that good they wouldn't need fake reviews

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Seller: Link is not secure. Seller then clicks on his IP address extracting link, lol.

[@alicezeng4622]

Hi, when the seller says link is not secure, the true reason is that when amazon buyer use the link to search the product and place the order, Amazon may know the buyer is a reviewer, then the buyer's review may be rejected by Amazon. The sellers do not want that happen, because it is bad for both store and buyer.

[@love-hammer]

IP belongs to a cloud provider. They were using a VPN.

[@Koda716]

Didn't follow his own advice lol

[@darkedemobeast666]

The main reason they do this is because if you search for it it's not as suspicious as if you click a link for it searching for it brings actual traffic to the product you are looking for if you don't bring actual traffic then it defeats the purpose of what they're trying to do

[@ProudSkittles]

also when people search for the product and purchase it, the ranking for the keyword that you searched will go up for them

[@matthewfarrell317]

This was interesting. Mainly because I ignore 4 and 5 star reviews and head straight for the 1 to 2 star reviews. They tell a lot more about the seller and product. A lot of times its people who don't understand modern products and that some can be DOA but other times its a great way to narrow down a product.

[@Quickicecarreviews123]

Yeah I’ve noticed that many times if it involves tech in any way the buyer doesn’t understand and automatically gives low rating.

[@Blan-Kitt]

I know I'm late to the party (and this video and batch of comments), but I actually do the exact same thing, while also balancing it a little by checking some of the more in depth 3-5 star reviews. It's interesting when a 4 star review elaborates on the issues presented in the other reviews, and offer solutions or work arounds.

[@MrMoralHighground]

i agree, bad reviews are where the good info is, i dont care what a person likes about something........i want to know what they hate about it

[@Patrick-it8nk]

Honestly though, its so true. And since doing so its been easier to weed out the (more) legit 1 star reviews and the people grumpy because they didn't read the (sometimes incredibly long) description/disclaimers or just outright had far too high of expectations.

[@Patrick-it8nk]

@@Quickicecarreviews123 Saw this on an adapter for I believe DB-15 to USB and a few reviews were just "This is not what I wanted, I needed (less outdated adapter) to USB" like... did you impulse buy this? Lol

[@3dservicesllc]

As an amazon seller myself, I once gave a free product to the first person that gave me a good review. I didnt ask him to give the review and he fully expected to pay full price. It was a Thank You for a product that I invented myself and manufactured and brought to market. It was my very first review and I got 5 stars. It made me proud of the work I did. So thank you. Reviews are everything and bad reviews will sink the ship. I can understand why it would seem worth it to for a company to pay for good reviews if they cant get them legitimately. You were very likely dealing with a legit import company with some shady ethics but in their defense, Its a dog eat dog world and sometimes you gotta show your teeth. Also fyi, If you clicked the link he sent you it wouldnt be considered a verified purchase and therefore the review wouldn't be accepted. You could have written anything about anything and amazon would approve it as long as its a verified purchase. AND--- I also have those same lights. 5 stars. AND.. love your channel, Keep up the good work.

[@thearousedeunuch]

That's quite nice of you. May I ask what sort of products do you make?

[@moiseskerschener2634]

@@thearousedeunuch cocaine

[@ingo98]

It takes only half a brain to destroy someone with bad reviews on Amazon. I can leave hundreds of 1 star reviews in 1 hour or less.

[@Muhammad-df5jh]

@@ingo98 can you give good reviews also?

[@Seriously_Unserious]

Another way you can thank people for a good review is to ask them if they know anyone else who could also benefit from that product and pay them a referral bonus if someone they refer buys. I also run a business and always offer to pay a commission on any referrals resulting in a sale.

[@Claudia-M]

This is exactly why I’m highly suspicious every time I see a whole bunch of 5 star reviews in a row.

[@MLWJ1993]

That's why you look at the 3-4 ⭐ reviews 🤔

[@Claudia-M]

@@MLWJ1993 Yes I totally agree

[@jwenting]

@@MLWJ1993 Correct. Any 1 and 2 star reviews I skip unless it's for some homour in the comments. Everything else I take with a massive grain of salt.

[@soyburglar77]

It’s usually pretty easy to spot fake reviews, especially if you know what to look for.

[@russscott8650]

I bought a "tens muscle rehab" device... they said "leave 5 stars and we'll send you 20 more pads." I did and got 20 more. Heck yeah, I'm going to do that. Screw the damn governments b.s.

[@SteveBakerIsHere]

I had a message out of the blue from a Chinese company that makes 3D printers. They said they'd send me a free 3D printer to review. I tried hard to think of a way that this could be a scam - and couldn't think of anything. So I replied that I'd be happy to give them an HONEST review - and a few weeks later, it arrived. No strings attached. I hadn't spent a penny. It turns out that the printer is actually pretty good - but not without problems. I did as I promised and gave them an honest review - and actually mentioned it on a bunch of other 3D printing forums. So these things are not *always* scams - they aren't even *definitely* illegal or dubious in any way. Sometimes, this is a genuine offer from a company who trusted me a hell of a lot more than I trusted them. The printer is probably worth $200. So I encourage people to be open to helping out where it's all honestly done.

[@theoalex5291]

Are you interested in smart home elestronic products?

[@SteveBakerIsHere]

@@theoalex5291 Yeah - we have a bunch of Google Home contraptions - a Ring doorbell - that kind of thing. I'm actually in the process of trying to install a voice activated controller (probably a Google Mini) in a waterproof container so we can voice control the lights, air pump and temperature controls for the Hot Tub that's a part of our pool. But I'm not one for automating things just for the sake of automating them though.

[@theoalex5291]

May you can connect me through my home page.we post some new products if you like them.

[@defeatignorance8681]

I bought the same lights for my daughter and step-son. I was very impressed. In fact, I was so impressed I have thought about getting them for my room because they truly change the atmosphere of a space. If more people would review honestly they wouldn't need to pay for reviews because they truly have an awesome product in those RGB lights. Reviews are super important these days. The free market has never been freer when we can see thousands of reviews at the click of a button. But we must ensure those reviews are honest. Good products deserve to succeed, the bad ones do not. We have the power as the consumer but only if we are honest. A dishonest review might lead someone to make a purchase they wouldn't have if the reviewer was honest and didn't sell out for a free product. I'm glad these lights had a 4.7 rating, I just wish it was legitimate...because it could be. The lights have stayed on 24/7 for months, do not increase energy consumption enough to notice, and have stuck to their walls when most things won't. They deserve 5 stars.

[@yusakurating9128]

Yeah, thansk for your pleasant comments. As amazon seller, honestly to say a good review depends on good product and reality experience, cause we usually offer free product to buyers get some reviews that depend on their favors, if they like the product, we love to show our product to more buyers. We are always on the way to looking for honest buyers to get our product and which is really useful for them.

[@mohsin-riaz551]

Would you like to give review on My products

[@jamie7664]

FAKE

[@siddharth_kashyap_A]

Nice

[@jaisondesai9012]

Didn’t he already post this vid before?

[@leocheese5844]

yeah he did

[@joshuachackada5200]

But why?

[@cbcarscbcars1687]

Yea I'm losted

[@TylerCocci]

yup

[@canyonmorris8896]

i think the check scam lord captured him and he is now missing so they posted this video so no one suspects anything. Edit: Omg i didnt expect this to get so many likes :O

[@squirrelupgrade2537]

Noticed that the video is only y minutes and 43 seconds, not 8 minutes so he doesn't get mid-roll ads. This guy is so wholesome.

[@Fisheee123]

I bought a wireless keyboard, and the seller said if I leave a 5 star review, I'll get a $30 amazon gift card. The keyboard was $35, so I said sure, and left a positive review. To my surprise, the seller actually sent me an amazon gift card, but it was $28 worth, and I'm guessing it's because he converted from Yuan to USD. So yeah

[@jorose95]

I did the same thing on Amazon with a pool cue. So yes they pay for the first handful of 5 star reviews so they start off with great reviews making people buy more of their products. It's crazy

[@ayaatbenkabir6072]

@@jorose95 can you help me

[@jorose95]

@@ayaatbenkabir6072 they seak you out. I have only done one. I was never contacted again. I would have no way to hook you up with a contact. Sorry buddy

[@ayaatbenkabir6072]

@@jorose95 I just need some help not seller 😞 please send your ig brother

[@jorose95]

@@ayaatbenkabir6072 I don't have Instagram

[@ChevyDude]

I was wondering where this video went. I was always wondering if a Community strike or Amazon issue.

[@TaCTikZFaith]

Wow you commented on pleasant geeens video, I follow you on tiktok

[@goemboeck]

@@Auroramystic Hong Kong is where the stuff is from. Undoubtedly the company's office is in HK SAR or Shenzhen across the border- after all they are running legit business.

[@HexicUSs]

Chevy stud

[@misan2002]

@@Auroramystic what does that have to do eith anything

[@noelpagett6129]

Amazon ones are lagit

[@nailbitter310]

I love watching your videos because I learn so much from them and you have a fun way to impart your information. Disclaimer: I was not compensated to write this comment. Haha

[@alhassanfc6103]

I feel like you scammed them 😂😂

[@egevrt]

nah he actually helped them

[@seju9959]

@thesnailcrusher _ why tho Lmfaoo I talked with one of dem and most of them are Indians who are broke

[@yahyasajid5113]

@@seju9959 the people who you talk to are what they call "agents" employed by Chinese companies to do all the talking with the reviewer, they get paid a tiny commission

[@Ngiab]

That 30 dollar review could make 60 dollars

[@chabbab6698]

He helped them sell more cheap chinese lights

[@roguestowl2280]

That’s astounding! I thought there was no way they would pay you. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with paying for reviews, but it ought to be disclosed that there was compensation. So, I think you did the right thing here.

[@TimoRutanen]

Kinda guaranteed to get a Terrible review if you promise to pay and then don't.

[@veryberry39]

Paying for reviews would be alright if they were paying for honest reviews, and not "give us 5 stars even if it's a terrible product."

[@3DJapan]

@@veryberry39 You're still likely to give a higher review than normal, even subconsciously, because they did something nice for you.

[@50cpkatlin]

So you are really not getting paid for the reviews you are just getting reimbursed for the item so, you're really not making any money.....

[@corakelly3059]

As an Amazon seller, it is undeniable that we all need 5-star reviews, because it is very important to products as if every product needs someone to endorse it. We also hope that these 5-star reviews are objective and can allow others Buyers to benefit from them! Your video is great!!

[@simplybuilt_1708]

What do you sell?

[@Haydenyergin34]

Yeah but if you have to get ppl to lie about your product to sell it then it is a piece of shit, point blank. If you have a good unique product it will sell and you don’t have to pay ppl to lie for your product. Do you think thomas Edison had to have people to lie for him to sell a light bulb? Nope I didn’t think so.

[@usernameisusername]

I'm sorry you ended up doing that. Amazon seller equivalent to used car salesman.

[@XEQIU-ou2dm]

@@simplybuilt_1708 are you interested in 3C electronic item?

[@csdhs]

Amazon is an extremely cut-throat marketplace. Building a brand requires quite some investment, so most smaller sellers will just sell generic products and aim for cost-effectiveness. Buying review is the most cost-effective route, and they have to do it, because every competitor is doing it, not doing it means a dead business for them.

[@parrotz3dgaming525]

Very true.

[@JoeBob79569]

The most dodgy thing to watch out for on amazon reviews is when people take an old product listing with a bunch of 5 star reviews, and then edit the listing and sell a different product on the back of the 5 star listings. A good way to spot this is to look at old reviews and see if they match with the type of product. For example if the listing was for a TV, then you might see old reviews that say stuff like _"It came with free ink, it prints very quickly and the images are great!"_ Which would obviously suggest that the original ratings and reviews were for a printer, and not a TV.

[@pii-bunni]

Haha yea, I like the ones where they list a bunch of other items with it too for the same reason knowing lazy people won't even properly describe the item they bought. :P

[@JoeBob79569]

@@pii-bunni Yea, that can be really annoying! They might list a bunch of power supplies from the same manufacturer, 650W, 750W, 850W, 1600W except that maybe the 1600W one has a tendency to explode, but it still has a 5 star rating because people usually only buy the smaller ones.

[@LadyAutumn]

Yes!! That's what I was thinking too! I'm thinking Amazon should make it where only a certain percentage of a product page can be changed before recommending making a new product page. At least..i think it would help that issue

[@neestovekin8251]

It astounds me that Amazon doesn't have a system in place to monitor this! Sellers editing item, esp if all the keywords change (auto flagging system plus a final manual review) -- with a warning & '2 strikes and you're out' type of deal

[@JoeBob79569]

@@neestovekin8251 Indeed. But you get to know the types of items that this will be done with after a while. It's usually done with stuff from "no name" brands that have no reputation. When I come across these items I'll always check old reviews and try to find ones that match the description of the current item, and the ratings. Like if it has 1,800 5-star ratings, but the 20 most recent ratings are 1-star then alarm bells start going off.

[@chewcodes]

My Dad has done some of these reviews. They aren't scams; essentially they sent him the product to try, he was asked to leave an honest review (if it's bad he can say so) and then it's up to the company as to what to do with the product. We've reviewed a speaker and some cool earbud headphones. The speaker was meh, so we said so and we sent it back (they did give us a discount if we wanted to buy it, though), but the earbuds they let us keep. I suppose there are legitimate cases of this but be wary of the fake ones.

[@mohsin-riaz551]

Would you like to give review on My products

[@TickleMyPickleOkay]

Probably has some Chinese spy tracking inbeded in the app or electronics.

[@ChenEllie-x6k]

dose he want to do again🤣we just need honest ones

[@server642]

The real test is the longevity of the product. Everything can be 5 stars out of the box but, IMO, if it doesn’t last a year of moderate use then it’s not worth more than the $10 of the novelty you feel with it in the first few weeks.

[@jackfntwist]

That's why you get it for free and just stfu.

[@melonie_peppers]

True. True. True.

[@H_A_L_7]

Bingo

[@RoloFilms]

They wanted you to search for the lights to boost their visibility as well. That's why they didn't want to send a link. :)

[@c.twentytube]

exactly

[@diyflamethrowers4465]

That find definitely sketchy, but many well-known brands do this. I have FIVE 3D printers a couple of feet away from me that I got for free (or heavily discounted) after leaving a review. The reviews I did for them were never "fake". I always would do a comprehensive review, and wouldn't lie. I always added a Pros and Cons section, and would relay issues back to the brand. Oh, and I think I've received easily 20 spools of PLA and PLA+ the same way. I know it's against Amazon's TOS and frowned upon, but some will legitimately pay you back.

[@ChrixOfficial]

Could you tell me how you got the 3d printers for free?

[@diyflamethrowers4465]

@@ChrixOfficial I haven't been on them for a while, but you can find tons of manufacturer 3D printer groups on Facebook. They are usually looking for reviewers for new products to get them going. You'd PM them, and likely buy the printer outright, or at a discount from them. Then after you give a review with some pictures, they would PayPal you the remainder of the cost. I never fluffed up the reviews or lied in them. I won't say the brand name, but I still own 4 of them with two that I run daily for the 2 years. So needless to say, I only would jump on these deals when I know the product is actually good quality.

May you tell me how you found that seller?

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I've had several companies reach out to me and ask me to review a product on my KZbin. It's always the same, they want me to buy it first, do all the work and then after I've done all that they promised they will pay me. I respond with an email saying how excited I am to partner with them, inform them that they will need to send me the product ahead of time at their expense, inform them that my reviews are honest and I'm in no way obligated to give them an excellent review, and suggest that I'm willing to negotiate my advertising fee since I am still a small channel. That's the point where they ghost me.

[@simonspacek3670]

Have you seen LIndybeige and his amazing sponsorship ads? Best one might be in his video about beds. Or maybe it is the one about dollar shave club, but I do not remember in which video it is.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

@@simonspacek3670 woodworking for mere morals also does a great job of working the ads into the content.

[@scootercardenas9616]

😂😂 this was funny. Made my morning. "Soooo, what do yall think of my lights?" Lol and your reaction to when the lights actually turned on, how shocked you were.

[@theoalex5291]

If you are interested in smart home electronic product ,you can connect me through my homepage.

[@felixliao5801]

the lights are really good! They go well with your background.

[@t_c5266]

The best practice I've found is to look through the pictures. Fake 5 stars typically don't go through the trouble to take a photo of the object. Real 5 stars usually show it actually being put to use. Also when a product has a lot of fake reviews on it when the product is actually terrible, the picture reviews are almost exclusively of 1 star ratings with broken, malfunctioned, and garbage products.

[@MegaPacosanchez]

Not true. i have done the fake reviews and they require photos to refund you.

[@hailster]

Definitely not true. I used to do quite a few free items in exchange for reviews and many of them required a picture, some even asked for a video or would give you extra money for a video review. I made it about 8 months until Amazon removed the ability to leave reviews on my account as leaving reviews in exchange for compensation is against their TOS.

[@t_c5266]

@@hailster trust me. It's painfully obvious which products are good versus bad based on the photo/video reviews. What's more powerful than paying someone to do something? Charging someone money for something that is trash. The reviews shine through

[@TheZerok666]

I've left dozens of reviews in my life that have never included pictures, and all of them were honest. Both positive and negative. Not having a picture in your review doesn't mean that it's fake. That, and the fact that other people refuted you on the 2nd half of your comment, means that what you said makes basically zero sense.

[@t_c5266]

@@TheZerok666 the point is you ignore the good reviews and look straight for the bad ones. When a product is bad it will have a disproportionate amount of bad reviews with pictures. More than normal. Plus they show exactly what's wrong, where it's cheap, how it broke, etc. So what I said still stands. The best way to sift through reviews is to go to the reviews with pictures.

[@MissesWitch]

This is so cool. The lights I mean. I've known this for a very long time that most amazon reviews are fake, And it makes shopping for good products an absolute nightmare. I end up shopping for hours and hours looking for something that's genuinely good.

[@jackfntwist]

Just part of life. That's why there are returns. And some reviews on Amazon are for different styles or model numbers, and after reading all of them and all of the questions, you still don't get an idea of what the product is like. Shopping online is not always easy. But neither is shopping at retail stores, lately. I went to buy a computer at Best Buy and they barely had any inventory. Every question I had about a product, the associate had to go to the web site and look for the specifications (which I had already done) - no answers. So basically, as a buyer, you are responsible for what you buy - buyer beware. At least most places take returns.

[@LALY508]

No joke, your right. I spent an entire month just deciding on which laptop to get lol

[@Mellow.21]

This was an ad within an ad within an ad in an ad in an ad. You sir deserve all the money for at least making the advertisement enjoyable 😂

[@anotherarush]

Everyone in the comments: tHiS iS rEuPLoAdEd Me: *I came in looking for memes and facts, but I came out broken*

[@AdmiralTNT531]

To be fair tho, this is reuploaded but I don't care, it's entertaining

[@UnityTrap]

OK

[@LoganT547]

u/repostsleuthbot

[@uncaboat2399]

no worries, I didn't see it the first time.

[@timhawks6101]

Did Pleasant Green misspell "sett" up in his review.

[@nattybynature1262]

Scammers' bad grammar is rubbing off on him 😂

[@onesimpletrick3448]

I thought he did this on purpose to be funny lol

[@jasondonavich2758]

I've done it before here in the UK, the only downside is, if Amazon find out you are leaving reviews for money your account will be gone.

[@claudiofiero8523]

Yes, exactly! If you really need something (no top quality needed) it may be good to check if there's a free-after-review one, otherwise buying random things just because "who needs them, but are free" isn't a smart choice imho

[@veryfrozen3271]

Amazon accs are free ship to a buddy adress or po box who cares about a billion dollar company

[@sofiassunlight]

No your account will not be gone but you can’t review no more, and you can not ask questions either.

[@nimnim3311]

need link bro just think lights are cool for 30 $

[@jacobishii6121]

It's just wish.com shit from China

[@robertcananzi2663]

They’re like $10 on AliExpress

[@exotic_rich9798]

Honestly I bet those stopped working after a week

[@MrDeedsly]

@@exotic_rich9798 Right not any higher quality than the garbage at Dollar Tree.

[@jiayangliu]

nimnim I gotta get some too, looks nice.

[@janetaylor439]

When people forget to use the word " the" in their sentences, it's a scam!!!

[@Lemstrauss]

Trust me, there is an easier way to spot scams.Ok?

[@shnobo9471]

I work as a person who calls people all day trying to help them with a Medicare supplement many of the calls people just curse at me say something vulgar or something else. It really lets me see how vile a depraved humanity really is. They don’t even give me the benefit of the doubt and it really messes with my mood.

[@cijmo]

Except it wasn't a scam. He got his rebate. It was a dishonest way to get reviews but, as he said, it was not a scam.

[@wolfiemix]

Not everyone uses the word "the". It is more of a grammar thing. Someone once told me that their Russian friend doesn't care to say "the" because he thinks that it is stupid. Like if you say to get into the car, you can just say, get in car. He said that people must be really stupid if they can't identify what someone is talking about when the don't say "the". Will you suddenly not know which car to get into? No, a minor word, does not change anything.

[@peckinduck2915]

Dont'cha think that's a bit racist? Some people don't have English as their first language. It's just the fact that their grammar needs working on. It doesn't prove anything

[@alls0p69]

I have watched almost all of your videos, and this is that one that caught me off guard... Well done. I didn't see that coming!

[@Dreadjaws]

I leave a lot of Amazon reviews, and I've received a lot of offers like these through mail (no idea how they got ahold of it). Some are like these, where they demand a 5-star review and they'll refund money after, which is something I'm wary of. I wouldn't like to take those chances. A few, though, have offered the money upfront and genuinely asked for an honest review. Either they have lots of faith in their products or they're terrible scammers. But one gave me a list of products saying I'd get any for free to review and asked for my "rates". I replied I wasn't going to take money for the product, but I'd take it for free in exchange for a transparent, honest review. They replied asking if I meant I was going to give an honest review according to the product's quality, so I said yes. They never replied again.

[@yusakurating9128]

uhuh,friend, you are so funny

[@2muchrubik]

I've done one of these before, except they included a note within the item to leave a review and email it to them for a free 20 dollars. I ended up with more money than what I had spent on the product!

[@cmaj4887]

from what company?

[@山口れいしゃん]

@@cmaj4887 it's random, I remember ordering jars of spices and the seller sent me a box of them, I left 5 star reviews not just because of the free ones but also they're well packaged and they all tastes good. I find sellers who barely have reviews and sales to be really kind and generous, I got a flashlight which costs about 80 dollars for free along with batteries which are real and protected (most of my flashlight orders have batteries which have fake capacity and fake protective circuit, and yes they're expensive). I don't recommend it but check new sellers out and they might offer you free items.

[@theoalex5291]

@@cmaj4887 If you are interested in testing new products, you can connect me through my homepage.

[@dkurczyk]

After seeing the material, I decided to describe a similar promotional campaign in my country. One of the stores in Poland carried out a promotional campaign involving the distribution of gift cards in exchange for the opinion about the purchased product. The customer clicked on the received link, entered his opinion in the form, assigned stars in several categories and on the next day he received a gift card by e-mail. The amount ranged from $5 to $10. The gift card contained a barcode that had to be scanned by the seller in order to use the gift card. The card was sent regardless of the rating given to the product. Fast, pleasant and without unnecessary complications. Finally, I would like to thank you for the interesting videos on the channel. Good job!

[@jesuschristmc]

I did this before for a month straight and Amazon banned me from reviewing any more products.

[@sweetmelon3365]

were your reviews bad? did they appear really fake? how did amazon know? Pleasant's first review looked really good to me-it got to the point so i'm not sure why he called it crappy

[@Trust_In_Jesus82]

Yep. Same happened to me

[@SdBoy]

Same here I did this for a few months, go t a LOT of free stuff.. but am BANNED from leaving reviews now lol

[@sweetmelon3365]

@@SdBoy make another account?

[@SdBoy]

@@sweetmelon3365 I dont know if that would work, I just dont bother leaving reviews now. waste of time

[@ieBrazil]

This man, from Utah, probably a mormon, is indeed a GREAT man. Like you a lot, bro!

[@maddoxnine7]

Is this a repost?

[@okyanusozsahin3439]

Yes

[@eness379]

@@okyanusozsahin3439 sen nerden geldin

[@MatthewHavertzPurposePictures]

That is interesting! I had no idea companies did all that. Reviews are important. Thanks for sharing! I actually bought a set of lights like that for Christmas for my home office space. I can change the colors with my Google Home Mini, which I love. I change colors to to reflect the emotional state I want to be in while working, Your KZbin channel’s great. Thanks for your videos.

[@globalcrushingexperiments1041]

Contact sky give-aways on fb

[@yoji-_]

It's really sad to me because I remember less than 10 years ago you could look up things on Amazon and the first search results would be legitimate brand-name products from good companies. Now you have to go to outside websites and do research before buying anything. Amazon is rife with dropshipped Chinese products that are virtually worthless and have ridiculously inflated review numbers. The "companies" (dropshippers) also tend to offer these money incentives for people to give 5 star reviews and Amazon doesn't do anything about ensuring their integrity. Yet I had to repost a review five times before Amazon would accept a 2 star review for an item very clearly having review manipulation. A quick test you can do is to go on Amazon, look up something, look at the "Amazon's Choice" or "Best Seller" listings and then go to Alibaba or another Chinese wholeseller website and see if you can find that product. I bet you can. Those "Amazon's Choice" listings are literally paid ads. It's deceptive and the entire platform is turning into that. Also keep in mind that many of these products and wholesale items might even seem legitimate because they're made in the same factories that hundreds of name-brand tech companies also have their items manufactured in. That doesn't mean they're made on the same machines or to the same standards, however.

[@Hyprmtr]

I came for the "This is a rerun!" comments.

[@neerlohani]

You have become my favorite you tuber , great story telling skills, You are simply amazing.

[@Latoshajsinspiration]

Thank you so much for your honest review and also showing how it works. Thought it was a way to scam people or get into their Amazon account somehow. I really appreciate. I just turned diwn a company,because they said they couldn't give me their company name until they saw if I was approved for doing the testing and review. My sister referred them to me.

[@ChrisSlack]

Amazon took away my abilities to review products. I think it’s because I clicked on a link sent to me by the seller. I probably reviewed 25 items before Amazon cut me off. I was truthful in my reviews. I only talked about the things I liked and carefully hinted at the things that I didn’t like.

[@yusakurating9128]

hello, are you still doing review on amazon now?

[@OurworldMES]

I used to work at Amazon and I used to get calls regarding this case, some customers would purchase a 5-star item but when they receive it it doesn't look like it's a 5-star item, 1 star would be good for the item. Then we would report the seller if we got a lot of calls/chats regarding this exact seller with the same case because normally Amazon won't be able to detect honest reviews vs fake reviews. We would refund the item on return so the seller would get the item back to them and the money will be refunded back as normal. Some other Amazon customers confirmed with me once that their review wasn't being published and they didn't say any bad word or anything. But it might be the seller removing after the comment being published or a technical issue.

[@scotterdman1070]

I had something similar to this. All of a sudden I was getting products sent to my house from Amazon. I contacted Amazon about it and they said it was a gift from a someone but they could not tell me who it was. After more investigation I found out this was happening to a lot of people so the person ordering it could give a 5 🌟 review for crappy merchandise and make their store look better.

[@SugarShaneS]

Did i just enter the Twilight Zone...........i swear ive seen this before.

[@sophiecox8946]

I was just thinking the exact same thing 😂

[@omegagamer4124]

Same here

[@clayplayz9537]

I know for a fact I've seen this same video before.

[@Edwardo160]

DAJA VU

[@yellowbird5411]

I have noticed that Amazon's product ratings is usually four stars or above. You will never see one, two or three stars for a product, because that is a suicide rating for the product. I don't trust the ratings, and have received merchandise that in no way deserved the rating it carried. I do order a lot of things from Amazon, but they are usually brand names I know well. On the rare occasion I order things that I am not sure of, they usually are not expensive items, or there is only so much that can be wrong with them.

[@BachikoiBabi]

My ex used to do these reviews. We were getting 2-3 packages every day from amazon. We had piles of amazon boxes in our living room. A pile of stuff she was going to keep and a pile of stuff she intended to sell. Some sellers will even pay you for the positive reviews. We had so much useless/ random crap filling up our apartment.

[@yusakurating9128]

Hi, Have a nice day , friend. I am seller, offer free product to get 5 star review. I am looking for product tester, I would like to know if you are interested. Thanks.

[@erikavazquez2861]

Did she make a lot of money? How much would she make?

[@Guff93]

Aren’t paid reviews on Amazon against terms of Service? I believe they are

[@ThePandaPhotographer]

Yes, and if you are also an Amazon affiliate, you will be removed from the program and will never asked to join again.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

It is because it is a way for sellers to cheat by getting 5 star reviews. My friend decided to try it, but got banned from leaving reviews later.

[@stargazer1295]

And how does Amazon become aware that your reviews aren't legit unless you tell them yourself?

[@luclu7_]

@@stargazer1295 If you do a lot and you always set 5 stars with a similar review, you can "easily" (at Amazon's scale, with ML and all) detect reviews like that.

[@zsn2508]

@@luclu7_ and if you write in the review that you received it for free like this guy does...

[@25566]

I've done this in the past, eventually amazon detects that you're writing fake reviews and block you from ever leaving a review again. Not even allowed to post questions

[@CampervanCookout]

I talked to amazon uk about this and the support person told me it was fine for sellers to bribe customers for 5 stars.

[@achaachanelville356]

Bro, marketing is covered with different technics that might shock some people but, you should remember buying and selling is like gambling most of the time

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

I’ve noticed your lights in your other videos and think they’re great! I just noticed in the last video I watched how they were a purpley violet color and it looked SO COOL.

[@therealtonmy]

You ready uploaded this before what happened to the old video?

[@ACEDOGEMINEM]

I wanna know who's paying people to leave reviews I'd be more than happy to participate

[@ligao5225]

Contact me if you are willing to give good comments in exchange for money

[@ligao5225]

Use email to contact me

[@Ghost-pm9yr]

Email is totallynotsceem@1234medeonchuna

[@一只积极生活的猪]

contact me

[@absdab5674]

Did it work

[@oktomcat]

I thank you for doing a video about this because my wife and I often wondered about this when we buy things online. We look at reviews and question many of them. It is bad that companies do this because so many people depend on honest reviews before buying things online or before doing business with a company.

[@webrosc]

This is why i typically ignore all the 5star reviews and look at the 1-2 star reviews when looking for something i don't know whats good or not

[@Cless9886]

But sometimes are fake bad reviews from competitors trying to undermine each other.

[@oldbatwit5102]

I also find bad reviews more reliable and informative than good reviews.

[@Hyprmtr]

They do it for the "Verified purchase" badge. lol

[@Zipplandia]

i realized when you showed the mobile app for the lights that i actually have them, have been using them in my room for over 3.5 years and they still work well, actually a good product

[@xkiyo7]

They do this on a Chinese site called "Taobao" A LOT.

[@sebf98s90fh2]

IP was from UCloud IT HK Limited, so it was most likely a vpn or proxy

[@UrielManX7]

It's like I always say; let quality be your advertisement. We can't help to share things we like with others, eventually words get around.

[@javierreyna5321]

I was looking for this video yesterday to share it with a friend, but couldn't find it. Thanks for re uploading!! But what happened here???

[@globalcrushingexperiments1041]

Contact sky giveaways page on fb to get

[@onesimpletrick3448]

Lmao I love that you liked the lights so much that you bought a second set.

[@theoalex5291]

If you are interested in smart home electronic product ,you can connect me through my homepage.

[@isafan3]

Your not a nobody! Your a somebody, your Pleasant Green! 💚💚💚

[@alech9418]

My brother does these kind of reviews all of the time. He returns the item if he doesn't want to leave a 5 star review.

[@420murdaface]

Yes I do that but I’m not giving my seller up y’all gonna report him

[@blaster1120]

Sameeeee, love my Chinese sellers

[@CheekyChan]

As someone who has dealt with quite a few of these people, I have a list of ones I'll do business with and my first question is always "Does it have to be 5 stars?" if they say yes I skip them. Not ALL of them force a 5 star review which is exactly why I chose the few I stuck with. I went super deep down the rabbit hole and found that there are hundreds of these random ass Chinese named brands under one single umbrella business. I found this out by getting emails from different product brands from the same email address and have even spoken to the same person from different brand names and even had nice chats with them and even talked to them about this said practice, most of them were nice enough to lay out the entire scope of their operations to me and it's rather impressive. They snap up ridiculous Chinese English names for dirt cheap and register it as a brand or multiple brands and sell their merchandise that way. Some of them work for other brands. Not all of these are really scams. Some of them are small brands trying to get their name out there in a sea of samey cheap Chinese shit on Amazon. The reason why you're instructed to search for the item is that the more the item is searched, bought and then favorably reviewed, the more likely it is to come up at the top of Amazon's search results. That's why they won't provide a link themselves. I've been paid on every single one I've done and so far I haven't been disappointed with the product and I give honest reviews about said product, even if it's a 3 or 4 star product. They're less concerned about the rating in most cases and more concerned about it showing up at the top of the list for a search. I actually ended up with a pair of really decent sports TWS earbuds that I really liked, while at work someone came by and grabbed something off my tool table and knocked them off onto the solid concrete floor and they still worked fine uuuntil I noticed they were no longer charging the earbuds. I hit up the company themselves via the personal email I had on hand and they offered to send me a new pair free of charge even though I told them it was accidental damage and they'd gain absolutely nothing for replacing them. I'm not normally a Chinese shill but the ones I've decided to stick with are actually really nice and honest people so far. I actually forgot that I made a review about a $50 gigabit switch, I made the review and sent it to them and they sent me an email re-confirming my PayPal and I never saw it. A month or so later they messaged me and reminded me that THEY still owed me $50.

[@NorCalRide]

Now I have to check the reviews of reviews.

[@ncsbros1069]

Isn’t this a reupload ?

[@VoxifyVlogs]

I thought that when I before clicked on the video

[@CrtYT]

Yes.

[@FormerRuling]

I've had some versions of review scamming be offered before. The "light" version was including a small gift card or cheaper product with the one I ordered and including a card asking for a 5 star review. Then I've contacted sellers about a return and had them email me offering to refund and said don't bother returning the product just review it good and they'll consider us even. Most recently it wasn't about reviews but I ordered something and the seller emailed me saying due to global supply shortages they couldn't fulfill my order but said they'd throw in a small gift card if I would go into Amazon and request the order be cancelled instead of them canceling it (they said that negatively affects how Amazon boosts their products in search results).

[@therealjoshtodd]

I get these emails ALLLLL the time. I tell them if they want me to review their products they can send me a free one and I'll give them an honest review, which might be a 1 star if the product sucks. They never respond

[@oncezytime1964]

hello Friend, we could free send a chess set to you for a test, do you have a interest?

[@aaronwolfer3760]

I do

[@theoalex5291]

@@aaronwolfer3760 If you are interested in smart home electronic product ,you can connect me through my homepage.

[@bruhmomment4445]

Is this a re-upload?

[@russscott8650]

Funny... government saying "incentive reviews are illegal." Guess they don't want anyone reviewing them.

[@TimoRutanen]

What are you talking about? Advertising has to be marked advertising so as to not con people. It's been that way for a while now. And let's be honest, paid 5-star reviews are nothing more than advertising.

[@russscott8650]

@@TimoRutanenum... tell me you're an idiot without telling me you're an idiot.

[@Jakecooks]

Happens far more than people realize. I get a lot of sellers reaching out to me to review the most random products which 99% of the time I refuse them. I had a seller recently who asked if I would even review face mask extenders and put it on my youtube channel along with an Amazon review. Did you even look to see what types of items I actually review on my channel? lol

[@TheQuangBang]

How do they know how to contact you, simply through KZbin?

[@Jakecooks]

@@TheQuangBang usually yeah, my amazon profile has links to my cooking fb page, my Instagram and my youtube and then my youtube has the contact email I use for this stuff. Also, I have had sellers give my email to other sellers since they will email me telling me their "colleague" recommended me to do reviews for them. Lately, I have been turning down a lot of offers though, some wanting me to do stuff that has no relation to my youtube channel. If I am interested then I might offer to do an Amazon video only but that's it. It seems a lot of companies want me to keep reviewing the same old crap though, had 4 offers in the past week for vacuum sealers which all looked cheap and nothing new, turned them down. Free products and free views but im more about quality.

[@SpaceStrike]

@@Jakecooks wow your a really successful cooking channel. Do you have any tips for what a 12 year old can do to cook?

[@Jakecooks]

@@SpaceStrike im not very successful lol, still small. I started cooking when I was 5. I would say watch some videos, read some recipes and just try to cook along with them. I thought about trying to do a basic learning series, I just do not know where to start with it yet.

[@SpaceStrike]

@@Jakecooks oh, it would be awesome if you could do a series like that. Keep up the great work. Maybe start off by explaining methods of cooking(boiling, steaming, baking, frying, deep frying) and define the tools and what they do and how to use them to be as effective to as possible

[@The_engineering_potato]

I’ve been using the same lights in my room and I love them

[@sammikhan464]

This is the issues with Amazon reviews - These reviewers keep giving positive 5 star review so they can keep getting free products. The more stars the more you get offered bigger expensive items, especially if its and Amazon product. because yo brought the item, Your review become a 'verified purchase' so it looks more genuine, there is no way of telling if someone just got it for free.

[@jalensi]

I was in the top 500 reviewers. Had 20 - 30 packages coming every couple days. I got some super nice expensive items. Even offered mattresses a few times .But at first it's junk cell phone charging cables, cases, stuff nobody really needs. Gave it up after a year had such a massive garage sale with all this STUFF I'd accumulated. Ended up making several thousand dollars on the garage sale. But it's not all glamorous.. You gotta work for it to get to the good stuff. Video reviews and solid pictures. It got so time consuming I just didn't want to do it anymore.

[@bethgramkow5225]

I almost messed up . I clicked on a email that said my PayPal account had been shut down. I was waiting on a item from China. I payed for it through PayPal. I clicked on it. I stopped pretty fast when it asked for my debit card info. My son says always go to the site itself. I did my PayPal was fine..

[@noeherrera8248]

That's good advice. Many panic

[@lrizzard]

i did a similar thing in a game. it asked for my login info and i put it in and after 2 seconds i realised it was stealing my account. i was able to change my password in time 😅 panic is one hellofa drug

[@codemiesterbeats]

Excellent advice. I tell people this also. Same with phone calls. If any doubt hang up and search their site (carefully) and call.

[@dfwrider3830]

I have done a good number of these, there are actually some scammers in this business, but they are pretty easy to avoid. Lately i have been seeing lots of ads for like sony headphones or canon cameras, free with review. obviously these are not real, the person gets you to order the product, then when you try to get your refund, they ghost you, they are banking on you responding to that by leaving a negative review on the product. some sellers are offering free product to boost their own item, and some sellers are scamming with other peoples product to bring down their competitions items. Just be careful this is a good way to get some junk if your house doesnt have enough, but dont expect to get name brand items. additionally, if you get expensive items, you may not be offered a full refund, while giving away a $30 item might be worth a review, a $300 item isnt, so expect to pay a portion of the cost for more expensive items. for example i got a $500 mattress for $120. and a $550 ebike for $250. this is disclosed before you order the item though so there is no trickery involved.

[@theoalex5291]

How can I get your contact ways?

[@ms.donaldson2533]

Several of my products have arrived with "Incentive" cards included. Asking you to leave a review for whatever the offer. .

[@AddiComedy]

Why did you reupload this

[@Laluan]

So people won’t suspect that Ben is actually missing 😂 oh those hongkongers..

[@ArthurReads]

I love how polite this guy is lol

[@designright1033]

I got a scammer that won’t let me go apparently I’m to Inherit loads of money from a dead guy 🤣🤣🤣if u can see this please help me

[@Ryderboycolor9]

I see it i hope he does :)

[@chewygold3152]

Same

[@dionatalao3646]

I have here didnt know if he is a scammer or what because until now he is asking for money he said he will get out from syria he is a sailor as he said..but he dont have the shame to ask again and again..can you help me please find this scammere and paid of what he done

[@morbinmalachi]

See how involved they actually are to tell if they are a bot or not. If its a real person, keep them going a little and be annoying, talk in circles, ask stupid questions. The longer you keep going, the less time they have to scam someone who doesnt know

[@designright1033]

It’s not a bot he actually responded, but he seems to be rushing a lot

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

I want to buy some color changing LED light, and I don't even need them.

[@clallen2000]

I just checked Alibaba and those lights cost between $5.70 - $15.00 wholesale. Since most products are marked up 100 - 200% I believe you got a fair deal. Especially since one of them was free.

[@primepanda56]

I'm looking into my own exposing scams using pleasant greens tactics

[@revizgd]

“cover pp fee” 😳

[@misaaFPS]

Sussy

[@user-rw1mo6vg7z]

this happened to me exactly the same way i got the item but never got a refund whatsoever. this is just a sneaky form of marketing that increases sales and ratings. nothing more than that. the fact that you got your money back actually blows my mind. good for them for doing the right thing. not everyone is lucky like that

[@soyburglar77]

This video was a roller coaster for me. On the one hand, I don’t particularly want to do business with companies who break the law or behave unethically. But I also like free stuff. I’m not a fan of liars...but I recognize and appreciate the hustle. Hmm, a conundrum, indeed.

[@NanaNaima1]

@@username917ia pinecone research sends you free stuff but they send you stuff that isn't being sold in the market and they want you to do survey reviews on name brand companies that are making a new product. I got to try and review the squeeze peanut butter line before it was sold in store and review only but not receive the clean and clear watermelon line. You only get compensated 3 bucks per review and waiting for the next survey or review can take a week.

[@theoalex5291]

Are you interested in smart home electronic products?

[@desmondruhling]

Wow. I’m actually early to pleasant green

[@marcoronzi4121]

:)

[@Chief_5]

The LED lights are great 👍 5 stars every time! 😆

[@Acecool]

I've been offered this a lot because I do leave honest reviews on Amazon, and I tell them straight up that I will leave an honest unbiased review whether I leave 1 star or 5 stars is up to me. Some of them are ok with it, some of them are not. But I won't leave dishonest reviews.

[@yt_gxy403]

Ur lights are insane my guy love them

[@JustinDaniels]

So, I have done reviews for compensation twice on Amazon. But in my case, they asked for an HONEST review (in this case about a cheap drone), which I did. They didn't specify that it had to be 5 stars, but I gave it 5 stars since it was actually a good product. But, if it weren't good, I wouldn't have lied in the review. However, paying about $100 for a drone and getting $50 back in Amazon credit was a pretty good deal...

[@noeherrera8248]

I think there is some kind of bias in compensating you for a review because it puts them in a positive light. There might be some obscure law requiring you to note that you were compensated for your review, I'm not entirely sure. It's good you were honest though.

[@globalcrushingexperiments1041]

Contact sky give-aways on fb

[@random_name3977]

They don't need to ask for good reviews. People give them to them anyway because: * if the thing is free you'll be much less critical than if you pay full price * people will want to stay on the gravy train: if you leave bad review sure they'll compensate you (or maybe not?) but maybe they won't call you back next time... So people just leave good reviews.

[@qjuantum]

Ben i found your review but it does not have the “I was compensated for this review” comment, you’ve scammed us all 😂

[@TProphet]

Amazon likely removed the other one. They do this silently.

[@qjuantum]

@@TProphet nope, it was Ben’s original reply, it was his user name

[@lewwyy1981]

@@qjuantum he says at the end he left a second genuine review after buying another set.