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35 Times Customers Tried To Destroy A Business’s Reputation With Shameless Lies But Were Exposed Right Away
On paper, online reviews are a great way to do your due diligence before laying down some hard-earned cash. Unfortunately, it does leave you at the mercy of random internet people, who can range from well-informed and helpful to enteral made up.
The ‘Quit Your BS’ internet group gathers all the times people have publicly lied and then gotten caught in the act. Most prominent are the posts about customers leaving reviews so fake that the business owners themselves had to debunk them. So be sure to upvote the most satisfying call-outs as you scroll and comment your own stories below.
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Local Shop Owner Calling Out Fake Review
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#2
One Star Review For A Wedding Officiant
#3
Reviewing A Place That Isn't Even Open Yet
The unfortunate truth is that the internet allows for pure anonymity, so it’s not hard to lash out vindictively against a business that you think slighted you in some way or maybe just mess with someone’s day. A more sinister phenomenon, depending on how you look at it, is the rise in bought, fake reviews. Amazon is the prime location for these sorts of operations, where anyone can unleash an army of bots or poorly paid users to give their products rave reviews. Even worse, a nefarious business owner can, instead, use these services to give competitors bad reviews.
The result of all this manipulation is that many customers simply don’t know whether they can trust a review or not. This basically has the effect of removing any and all trust in general. This has become such an issue that certain regulatory bodies are actually looking into ways to hold companies accountable. The UK Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Amazon and Google for not doing enough to combat fake reviews.
#4
The Food At This Shop Sucked!
#5
A Review About A Trampoline Park
#6
Local Barber Shop Calls Out Fake Review
As a consumer, if you plan to put down serious money for a product, you would want to at least read through a handful of user reviews beforehand. But now that you know that so many are faked, what can you do to be sure? While it's impossible to know one hundred percent, there are a few telltale signs to look out for. You can use services like Fakespot or Reviewmeta to analyze if something is real or not. There are also browser extensions like Camelizer that can rate the reliability of a text.
#7
Owner Calls Out Customer Over Poor Review
#8
Fake Review Before The Restaurant Even Opens
#9
This Review Of My University
Miles Mawyer 1 year ago
Gotta love people that are so much smarter than everyone else, that they know 5G is "bad", but don't even know what the antennas look like. 🤣
Generally, just reading through the review can give you some good indicators. Vague descriptions, a multitude of grammatical errors, and generally short texts all point towards a review being created by a bot or a service provider. Reviews with images of the product are more likely to be real, and you can reverse image search the picture to see if it’s just been taken from elsewhere.
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1 - Star Review Fail
#11
Why Lie It’s Just Not Worth It’ll The Embarrassment?
#12
Fake Review By A Competitor For A Bicycle Store
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
Well then I am imaginary staff no.295, the one who is ‘super rude’ and ‘charged way extra’ for a packet of Oreos
Another suggestion is to explore reviews outside of Amazon. Professional reviews can be helpful, though they often don’t use the item long enough to determine if it's suitable for long-term use. Similarly, restaurant reviews can be difficult since tastes, literally, differ. If it's a more mundane item, might be hard to find an expert review, since, say, garden hoses and roof shingles might not have a dedicated community assessing them.
#13
Leaving An Incorrect Negative Review
#14
Fake Review After Eating The Food
#15
A Nail Salon Owner Responds To A 1 Star Review
Bonesko 1 year ago
I've worked in restaurants for years and I wish people would realize that not only is it inconsiderate, but it's dangerous to let your kid run around a restaurant. I will hurt your kid. That's not a threat. I have a solid 150lbs on your kid and I'm carrying heavy trays with hot food. If that falls on them they can get seriously hurt. So please tell your children not to do things like latch onto my leg like a tweeked out koala bear!
The best bet would be to go to a store to try the item in person, but this only really works for a handful of options. Most restaurants don’t really let you sample random dishes for free, though you can at least enter the establishment to determine the vibe. Similarly, service providers like wedding planners and photographers might have impressive portfolios, but until they actually do their job, it can be difficult to keep track. The bottom line is that buyers really do have to be wary. Fortunately, at least some business owners do their part to ensure only fair and, more importantly, real reviews.
#16
Left One Star Review On Super Bowl Sunday
Mad Dragon 1 year ago
They still should not expect to be served two minutes prior to closing time! At that point, line has already been shut down, the grills are cleaned, and the staff is just performing the final cleaning duties before going home. When I worked in a restaurant we would get into trouble if we weren’t clocked out 15 minutes after closing.
#17
Hostel Responding To A Hostile Yelp Review
Kate Jones 1 year ago
"...and we weren't going to pursue the matter further but since you felt the need to blast us on Yelp we'll be providing this information to the police. Thanks for the review. Love and Luck."
#18
Woman Writes A Fake Bad Review, Gets Called Out By Restaurant Owner
#19
My Orthodontist Received A Fake Review From The Competition… Murder Ensues
#20
"WTH, I Didn’t Want This Food, Why Would You Make Me Eat It??"
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
I love the last line in Chinese: dude, what’s up with slandering people
#21
Customer Post A Bad Review On A Restaurant
Only for the owner to call the bulls**t that they tried to do a professional photoshoot and lingered around for 3.5hrs buying 3 coffees for a group of 6!!!
#22
Lying On A Pet Store Google Review Because They Wouldn't Hire Him. Owner Responds
Sinnsyk Jakte 1 year ago
What in the actual bark would someone be like 'My dog's tooth is broken by this horrid treat! ...I'll break it with a hammer... Because chunks of rock in their belly will better after breaking a tooth!' Your logic is lacking.
#23
More Fake Reviews
#24
Fake Review For An Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Program
Kate Jones 1 year ago
Tortious interference. Sue them. Especially if they have a history of doing this. Or contact your local news channel and see if they'd be willing to do a story on it.
#26
Owner Of Salon Says 'Quit Your Bullsh*t' To Fake Review
#27
Pink Tried To Make A Bad Review, Then Gets Called Out By The Devs Of The App
Take me to dinner first 1 year ago
Templerun (if I'm not completely mistaken) reminds me of school
#28
Woman Leaves Poor Review On Local Restaurant, Restaurant Fires Back
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
"No fríes, no chicken strips" Then go to McDonald's or Canes. I worked in bars and restaurants that had more of a Subway type menu and it was insane how many people came in and complained we only had potato chips, not fries.new didn't have deep fries. Those things are expensive and take a lot of time to clean. Most delis we go to don't have fried food but everyone with a toddler wants to go to a bar for French fries.
#29
Owner Of Car Mechanic Shop Calls Out Fake Reviewer
#30
A Coworker Was Fired In No Small Part Due To His Harassment Of Me
He wasting no time in asking his friends to leave a bunch of fake reviews against me and the tattoo I work at. I thought it was over since it’s been 4 months, but we just got a new one!
Kate Jones 1 year ago
I love that calling someone large is still the default insult for idiots who aren't smart enough to win an argument. I'm plus size, and any time I have any kind of confrontation with anyone, it never stays in the lane of what we're arguing about. And if I'm winning the argument, it immediately devolves to 'well you're a fat b!tch" because it's their only weapon left. I can smell it coming in almost any disagreement because it's the only thing they have left to use when they don't have a proper argument on its own merits.
#31
Casually Browsing Reviews For Dinner When
Billy Harrelson 1 year ago
Sounds like their "allergy" is all in their head. Like that lady who said she gets violently ill when she ingests MSG, then accidently ingests MSG but finds the food delicious right up until she hears about the MSG. Not saying all allergies are like this. But some out there just like to feel special and think faking an allergy is going to accomplish that.
#32
Owner Of A Micro-Brewery Responds To A Review, The Reviewer Doesn't Want To Quit Their Bullsh*t
#33
Reading Reviews For A Hotel And Found This Gem
#34
Fake Google Review Gets Called Out
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What do you think ?
Jaya 1 year ago
Just remember: we never know who's telling the truth and who's lying. It's very easy for a customer with a grudge or ulterior motives to make up nonsense stories about a company, but it's equally easy for a business owner to make up nonsense stories about the customer. You never know whether the customer was right about the company really screwing up, and the "what actually happened was..." is just a fake story from the business owner to make other people think it was the customer's fault when it actually wasn't. We weren't there, so we can't know who's telling the truth.
Groaver Andout 1 year ago
As a food inspection officer, I can tell you that we receive quite a lot of fictitious complaints from the public about a premises' hygiene. They usually result from ex-staff grievances or customers who wish to make a business' life hell for issues unrelated to food hygiene or quality. These people waste inspectors' time as well as upsetting and inconveniencing the business. Absolute morons.
Vladimir I 1 year ago
I wonder if there is a collection of false (i.e. when business lies) answers on actual reviews
Jaya 1 year ago
Just remember: we never know who's telling the truth and who's lying. It's very easy for a customer with a grudge or ulterior motives to make up nonsense stories about a company, but it's equally easy for a business owner to make up nonsense stories about the customer. You never know whether the customer was right about the company really screwing up, and the "what actually happened was..." is just a fake story from the business owner to make other people think it was the customer's fault when it actually wasn't. We weren't there, so we can't know who's telling the truth.
Groaver Andout 1 year ago
As a food inspection officer, I can tell you that we receive quite a lot of fictitious complaints from the public about a premises' hygiene. They usually result from ex-staff grievances or customers who wish to make a business' life hell for issues unrelated to food hygiene or quality. These people waste inspectors' time as well as upsetting and inconveniencing the business. Absolute morons.
Vladimir I 1 year ago
I wonder if there is a collection of false (i.e. when business lies) answers on actual reviews
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