Google reviews

[dsc]

They get all their friends to write reviews.

Actually from what I gather it's either tourists (especially in say Italy for example, never ever trust American reviewers), or the owners just pay for positive reviews.

[woohoo]

They get all their friends to write reviews.

Well, at least if any of us open up a restaurant we will know the reviews are real then.

[SueEllen]

For sure don't use them for restaurants, it's useless, been to loads of places which are 4.5/5 on google reviews and it's been absolutely terrible. It's all bloody lies I tell you !

They get all their friends to write reviews.

[dsc]

For sure don't use them for restaurants, it's useless, been to loads of places which are 4.5/5 on google reviews and it's been absolutely terrible. It's all bloody lies I tell you !

[SueEllen]

I'm apparently a 'Local Guide' cos I do put up a lot of reviews. This is how I know that the reviews are written by idiots.

According to the stats, I have had a total 15.5 million views of my photos (37k new in the past week!). I am apparently one of the top 10% bar and restaurant reviewers on Google, which is a claim I find suspicious.

That's because lots of people review on google once and don't put anymore reviews.

My most popular photo of 2022 is of a bloody closed store! And only because Google refused to update the store details. For some reason retailers will not update closed locations so it takes people like me to do so.

[ladymuck]

How do you find your stats? I want to see mines

Open up Google Maps and tap on Contribute. You can see more if you then click on 'View your profile'

[PCTNN]

I'm apparently a 'Local Guide' cos I do put up a lot of reviews. This is how I know that the reviews are written by idiots.

According to the stats, I have had a total 15.5 million views of my photos (37k new in the past week!). I am apparently one of the top 10% bar and restaurant reviewers on Google, which is a claim I find suspicious.

How do you find your stats? I want to see mines

[ladymuck]

Especially so called Local Guides" who seem not the visit the places they review

I'm apparently a 'Local Guide' cos I do put up a lot of reviews. This is how I know that the reviews are written by idiots.

According to the stats, I have had a total 15.5 million views of my photos (37k new in the past week!). I am apparently one of the top 10% bar and restaurant reviewers on Google, which is a claim I find suspicious.

[PCTNN]

I love reading google reviews. I find them so entertaining, especially of course the 1 star reviews and the replies from the business.

The most entertaining ones are for GP surgeries and car garages

[Paddy]

Google reviews do need to be taken with a pinch of salt because they are, for the most part, written by idiots.

I tend to scan through the 5 and 1 star reviews to see what people are talking about and look out for things that are important to me regarding the service.

Especially so called Local Guides" who seem not the visit the places they review

[vetran]

Google reviews do need to be taken with a pinch of salt because they are, for the most part, written by idiots.

I tend to scan through the 5 and 1 star reviews to see what people are talking about and look out for things that are important to me regarding the service.

Idiots & paid shills frequently.

[ladymuck]

Google reviews do need to be taken with a pinch of salt because they are, for the most part, written by idiots.

I tend to scan through the 5 and 1 star reviews to see what people are talking about and look out for things that are important to me regarding the service.

[SueEllen]

My GP surgery was left a 1 start google review on how they didn't do someone's eye test. They never do eye tests. Either you go to an optician who will refer you to the local eye hospital if they notice a problem, they write you a referral to the eye department, or you go yourself directly or though A&E.

[DealorNoDeal]

I was looking into a car park at Exeter Airport (Flyparks), and was initially put off by their Google review of 3.3/5.

However, drilling down into the actual comments told a different story. All bar one of the negative reviews had been attributed to the car park by mistake. The company's responses to the comments were quite amusing. Paraphrasing:

We're at Exeter Airport, not Liverpool.
We're a car park, not a hotel.
We don't charge in $, and nor do we have any record of this person using our car park. Possibly wrong country as well as wrong company.
We don't operate a shuttle bus. We're only 120m from the airport terminal.

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I don't know whether they've tried to get Google to remove the erroneous reviews but I imagine that might be a bit tortuous.