Confused by some of the reviews?
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I'm not sure why it is so hard for folks with the coffee maker to answer questions correctly. From the manual from Cuisinart ( http://www.cuisinart.com/share/pdf/manuals/dgb-900bc.pdf ): "Grind Control Knob: Turn the Grind Control to choose the desired amount of coffee beans to grind." (ie you control for how many cups you are grinding(2,4,5,8,10,12) Not grind size(coarse,fine, etc). This makes sense as this is a DRIP coffee maker - so the size of grind should be fixed to the size suitable for drip coffee makers. Varying the grind size is used to address different ways of making coffee - so for espresso you grind much finer, and for french press you grind more course. This isn't a general purpose grinder - if you want a grinder to feed coffee to a variety of devices, buy that. This is a drip coffee maker. The grind size should be fixed for drip coffee.
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You are wrong. Example. Find this product on Amazon. "Maui (Lonely Planet) [Paperback]:" Nine Vine reviewers gave this item from 1 to 3 stars. Others gave it 5 stars. I gave it 3. Amazon doesn't want unhappy customers. Vine reviewers can spot a problem, and make potential buyers aware of it, before they spend their money. Most of the items are good to VG. That's why reviews are generally high. That's also the value in the Vine program.
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This makes me suspicious that they are fake reviews.When a product has so many positive reviews like this and they are simple reviews, 99% of the time if not 100% they are faked.
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One of the one star reviews was not a review, but was somebody pointing out that the reviews must be "fixed" b/c they're part of the Vine program. This is the first I've heard of the program, but not that Amazon has not deleted this faux review which gave this sale product one star when the reviewer makes no mention of purchasing the TV. That kind of thing makes it hard to believe that Amazon is dealing in a shady way. At most, maybe they got this TV in the hands of reviewers who tend to give more positive reviews. Still, if it was a POS, they would have said so. Kind of hard to wade through the B.S. here and come to the correct conclusion. I'm still not certain. One of the one star reviews was not a review, but was somebody pointing out that the reviews must be "fixed" b/c they're part of the Vine program. This is the first I've heard of the program, but not that Amazon has not deleted this faux review which gave this sale product one star when the reviewer makes no mention of purchasing the TV. That kind of thing makes it hard to believe that Amazon is dealing in a shady way. At most, maybe they got this TV in the hands of reviewers who tend to give more positive reviews. Still, if it was a POS, they would have said so. Kind of hard to... » Read More One of the one star reviews was not a review, but was somebody pointing out that the reviews must be "fixed" b/c they're part of the Vine program. This is the first I've heard of the program, but not that Amazon has not deleted this faux review which gave this sale product one star when the reviewer makes no mention of purchasing the TV. That kind of thing makes it hard to believe that Amazon is dealing in a shady way. At most, maybe they got this TV in the hands of reviewers who tend to give more positive reviews. Still, if it was a POS, they would have said so. Kind of hard to wade through the B.S. here and come to the correct conclusion. I'm still not certain. « Show Less
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Same feeling here. I have never seen a product with 93 5-star reviews and only 1 one negative, 1-star. Nothing in-between. Seriously??? Plus a number of people have mainly Ozeri reviews.Plus all these reviews are extremely frequent: one every few days. What are the chances???
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It helps if you pick "verified purchaser" when you look at the reviews, and also compare the 1-star reviews (and how many are verified purchasers) to the higher ones... if there are a lot of low ranking reviews from verified purchasers, beware...
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You got me. I just know it pays to read the fine print before you order any thing... I always check the ratings on items from other buyers before I purchase as well. Sorry I can not be more helpful.
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They're eBay feedback rating is pretty good too. I believe it was 98% out of around 20,000 ratings. It really is strange that there is such a drastic difference between their reseller ratings vs. amazon
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I have various apps from Apple/itune and other vendors. You need to look at the functionality if the vendor/ creator of the app is different (and look at the reviews).
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I would just read the seller reviews--if customers are unhappy with what they receive from that seller, look for one with better reviews.
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I think all the reviews and the fact they are posted answeres your question without your asking. You can make up your own mind. As with any company that has a reseller base why would Amazon want to antagonize their resellers? I am sure many have ignored your qustion as just not important. I thought you should read an answer from someone with an honest prospective who has never had your thought. Many of the pictures and videos are posted by customers.You seem to be focused on a picture of which you may not be familiar with its source. I rely on the revies more than what things look like.
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Thanks. Now it also shows reviews again. Strange. It did not show any reviews nor the link to write a review when I posted here 5 days ago. Maybe it was a glitch in the Amazon.com website or something. Cheers!
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I agree that several reviews appear to overly positive and generic. It makes me suspicious that they might be fake reviews.
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I wonder that too, looks like many of the reviews could be fake or people from the company. They only have 1 review and it happens to be this product....
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Les, thanks much. Very helpful, although I'm still torn. Yes, it would be great to hear from people with hands on experience or to see a review by a pro. I'm going on a trip in November, so will buy something before then.
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No idea. I wonder also when I browse and read reviews. I only take those with "verified amazon purchase" reviews seriously. Not much I am aware of unless others can chip in.
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If it sounds too good to be true, then it usually is, too good to be true; especially with this many bad reviews. I'm not taking a chance, most images this time of year are family & friends, both are much to valuable to risk loosing just to save a few dollars.