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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Just wondering why I'm seeing so many reviews for grizzly table saws from posters with just 5 or 6 posts??
No projects no blogs just reviews. LOL
Is this normal or is it just me?

I love my little old Dewalt so need to give it a plug!!! lol
 
#2 ·
Good question. I never pay attention to a review from someone who has never done anything tp show they have experience with a particular product. I've seen reviews from people who purchased something but also have stated that they have not used it yet. Stupid….
 
#6 ·
I bet in most cases they don't benefit. A lot of people are excited about getting something, opening the package, putting it together…and in that excitement they post a review of their cool new thing.

I'm sure there are some paid pluggers, but if they are the ones writing 'it's great even though I haven't used it yet' they should probably be fired.

Brian
 
#9 ·
I used to believe the reviews and took them at face value…but, after reading a lot of raves about the Skil brand router table and buying the piece of garbage…..I no longer believe or bother with those reviews. I agree that they surely must be paid or posted to sell things. There is absolutely zero chance that even the dullest of idiots could find anything good about this router table. I tossed it and bought the Bosch with the aluminum table. These days, if I need a review I either ask about the item on a forum or call somebody that I think might have one.
 
#10 ·
Could be choice-supportive bias, a form of
cognitive bias that applies in purchasing where
the buyer will tend to have a very high opinion
of the choice made post-purchase.

Grizzly sells a lot of saws to people getting
started in woodworking too, hence buyers
will tend to have high levels of enthusiasm
and there are a lot of such buyers out there.

The same thing happens with Iphones or whatever
whiz-bang gadget hits the market. With
higher-end goods like the premium phones
however buyers rave about speed and other
benefits rather than criticizing the high price.
 
#11 ·
What really annoys me is comments on equipment from people who have never owned or even used it. I remember a conversation about a particular model contractor table saw I used to own. Another poster claimed it was less accurate than his cabinet saw while admitting that he had never even seen one, much less measured any errors. I, on the other hand, had owned both.
 
#19 ·
I bought the 1023RLW in December 2012. I haven't encountered any problems with it, period. It will no doubt outlast me and be passed on to someone else when I am gone.

So there, this review over-rides at least one bogus one. Using it today to prep drawer stock for 16 drawers.
New…
Table saws Wood Gas Machine Engineering


And now after a lot of use.
Table Furniture Wood Cabinetry Rectangle


Today…
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Hardwood


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Wooden block Plank
 

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Yep. This is like my 9th post or somethin. I got the Grizzly G0771Z and the absolute best fence that I could find. A grizzly 14" bandsaw AND an 8" parallelogram jointer. All brand new from Grizzly. All pretty much at the same time. Never made a single thing out of wood in my entire life. Dont know or have ever met anyone else that does. Still havent really. Just getting started.

I guess Grizzly's propaganda was just too hard to resist.

:)
 

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#25 ·
I used to believe the reviews and took them at face value…but, after reading a lot of raves about the Skil brand router table and buying the piece of garbage…..I no longer believe or bother with those reviews. I agree that they surely must be paid or posted to sell things. There is absolutely zero chance that even the dullest of idiots could find anything good about this router table. I tossed it and bought the Bosch with the aluminum table. These days, if I need a review I either ask about the item on a forum or call somebody that I think might have one.

- msinc
The quick release device on the Skil router table is a pretty good feature. Throw away the plastic fence stuff and set up my own guides for each use and it works fine.
 
#26 ·
A lot of what others have said may or could be true of why someone reviews a tool but you never see any of their work. I would guess they are reviewers who are proud to show off they new shinny tool and list all the great things about it. They may have made plenty of things but are not proud to show them off. I know plenty of the thing I have made did not turn out exactly as I had hoped but others think they are really nice but I see the area that could have been done better. It's also difficult to see negatives in a new tool when you don't have something to compare it too. Not many us have multiple of similar tools to compare. When we get a new tool we usually step up a level or two.

The reality is most people don't want to say bad things, because then they are admitting that they spent money on something less than stellar. Who of us has bought something only to be disappointed in how we spent our hard earned money. Most time we can return it, but there are times when that is not an option.

I don't think there are many reviews of products that have been in the marketplace for a while. I have never heard of a mfg giving out legacy products just to get publicity, unless you are someone who is a public figure/blogger/professional reviewer/etc. Mfgs only give out new or substantially change products for market feedback.

I know this because I am have worked for a few companies and this has be a common practice in them. Plus I myself am given products in exchange for reviews. I do not pay for the item and don't have to return them. Most of the items I review I do not know the price of and I find it odd that it's not supplied or asked for input on when being reviewed. Not knowing the price of an item skews the perception of the value of a product. I can see it in the reviews I do and that others in the same program do. There is a tendency to give a more positive review for an item that not paid for. I incorporate what I think is good and bad in each item I review. I am candid in my reviews and it's clearly indicated what items I have reviewed that are given to me and which I have purchased. I try to work in what value I think the item has and if I would spend my money on it. I have reviewed products ranging in value from a few dollars to a few thousand, trinkets to high end appliances. The vast majority are items that I would not have bought myself but are nice to haves.
 
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