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Then it's only a matter of time before consumers start gaming the system right back. Write a poor review, await a refund offer, then write the real review.


Then find out Amazon wont accept your real review because it 'doesn't meet their community standards'


Yep, can't let the word spread that someone peed in the co-mingling pool. That might cause a panic!

Also: can't let the word spread that "prime" shipments get silently substituted for 30-day slow-steamed-in-a-containers-and-then-USPS shipments. That wouldn't reflect fairly on the product!

Ugh.


Well the flip side to this scam too is now I start seeing hints in the reviews.

"Edit: I left this review a month ago, and I have not seen the 'special gift' that the seller promised for my help"




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