Amazon, you need to hire product review editors. Also, there should be an exam to determine a reviewer's ability to properly assign a reasonable star value.
One star ratings should be reserved for such product disasters as, for example, 'Jack-in-the-box came out of the box, then stabbed my terrier to death with a shiv that he fashioned out of his spring.'
NOT: "Recently I finally was able to afford to buy a mixer cover for my kitchenaid mixer, so I decided I wanted the yellow, since it is my favorite color. I know what yellow looks like, even the picture of the cover is yellow, however the color I got instead of what I wanted is a dull gold color. I'm going to keep it even though it is'nt what I wanted and expected, because I have heart problems and I dont want to walk to the post office and have to pay shipping costs out of my pocket to return this to the company."
My suggested rewrite: "Three Stars because IMO the yellow is more of a gold color, and I am very particular about my yellow. Other than that, the product was great, so I've decided not to exchange it."
Good lord, person. I sure hope you get to feeling better! Not being able to walk because of a heart condition just might be skewing your perspective toward the negative a little bit, though. One star for a gold mixer cozy instead of yellow? That's like beating the waiter because the tea was unsweetened.
This is probably why Europeans hate us, from reading our Amazon reviews.
And now you know I was shopping for KitchenAid mixer coasters. Pretty much decided I'm not going with the yellow now.
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