40 Times People Left Such Ridiculous Reviews, They Had To Be Posted In These Online Groups
InterviewIf you’re not sure whether a bad review can make or break a business, 79 percent of consumers say they trust online feedback as much as recommendations from their friends or family. However, when anyone with an internet connection can leave a couple of short sentences blaring their priceless wisdom, some reviews are bound to be completely absurd.
In fact, people stumble upon so many odd evaluations, they had to create not one, but two online groups to laugh and cringe about them. Full of humorous and ridiculous reviews, these communities remind us just how “creative” some people can be.
From oddly specific to painfully entertaining, Bored Panda has collected some of the best posts these groups had to offer. So continue scrolling, upvote the ones that made you chuckle, and make sure to share your thoughts in the comments below!
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At Home Restaurant Review
Indestructible Leggings
We reached out to the creator of one of these online communities full of ridiculous and bizarre customer comments that have been entertaining their 17.4K members since 2018. The moderator was kind enough to have a little chat with us about the subreddit and the secrets behind successful reviews.
When asked about the inspiration behind creating this online group, the mod revealed that they didn’t really have any. However, they knew there’s “a trend on Reddit where people respond to a post or comment with a subreddit name, such as, when a joke flies over somebody’s head, they respond with r/woosh, or something similar.”
“There was no subreddit on this site, at least that I was aware of then and now, that would act as a compendium for reviews both ridiculous and outlandish, and so I decided I’d make it and see where it went,” they explained. “It slowly grew and somehow got into the tens-of-thousands of subscribers, so I suppose it was a wise choice.”
Hilarious Review Of An EA Game
Talking about the community, the moderator believes that the majority of the members are just regular people, “with not a huge amount of commonality, who all come together to have a laugh or discussion around reviews of any nature.” They noticed that reviews of a hypocritical or unreasonable nature tend to get a lot of interaction from the community.
“With the COVID-19 pandemic, many angry reviews of people bashing a company for enforcing mask mandates, especially in states where they don’t even have a say, seem quite popular as people point out how outlandish it is to blame a store for choosing public health and safety, or even when the decision is out of their hands.”
“Second place seems to be humorous reviews,” the mod added. “On the weekends, joke and satire reviews are allowed, and whether it’s a review that’s genuine or satirical, funny reviews seem to do quite well, giving everyone a laugh in the process.”
Blessed_special_cat
Swiss Army Knife
When asked about what they define as a successful post on their sub, the creator thinks it’s typically one of the bizarre ones. They told us that some people are plain mad or outright lying in their reviews. Others are even harassing workers over policies put in place for the sake of public health. Still, often they get called out by the staff of the place being reviewed.
It seems that absurd and odd judgments are more successful “than joke reviews because there is a discussion to be had around it. People tend to engage more with posts where the review is less silly in its outlandishness, such as the (quite common) elderly person leaving a 1-star review saying ‘I have never been here’ or something similar.”
Obsessed
My Fiancé Was Browsing The Internet For Bags Of Dirt And Came Across This Review
“Reviews made out of malice, spite, or lies, tend to have engagement around them.” The mod mentioned that people who have worked in jobs that would be suspect to such feedback can find a common thread and come together.
Workers can discuss “how, despite what some may think, the customer is not always right, and they lash out in reviews when they find out so. Posts with room for discussion almost always become popular from what I’ve seen.”
Kid Friendly For Friendly Kids. Give The Gators The Others
Would it be possible to lower the fences these unfriendly kids get quite heavy after you've tossed a couple over said fences!
"Thank you" .... For feeding the hungry animals. We were struggling to pay some of the bills, this helps greatly. - The unedited version of the owner's response.
I wish this owner a long and prosperous life, along with becoming rich and famous and I hope the cops look the other way.
Trust me, I live near the Hillsborough River. Not just kids, but obnoxious snow birds.
don’t be that one kid that screams at the top of their lungs. if you are prepare to be thrown into the gorilla cafe
damn it i meant cage but a gorilla cafe would be pretty cool too
Load More Replies...This may be taking "please feed the animals/alligators" a bit too far! Then again, it saves $$...
Beds Shouldn't Be Edible!
The creator of this subreddit mentioned that they really enjoy moderating it. “Outside of people spamming their social media links or ads here, the community is well-behaved,” they revealed that very little actual moderation is needed.
“Any time I get a report for something, it’s a report sent almost always for spam, so the subreddit hardly needs moderating outside of removing spam posts,” the mod added. Still, they do appreciate being a part of it because some of the posts give them a good laugh. “I’m glad I made a community where people can come together over the ever-chaotic internet review.”
The Food At This Shop Sucked!
Five Stars For The Sheriff's Department
Oh they did! You can count on it. You just could'n turn your head to see it.
Yet, the moderator wished to add that while many people write their judgments on how good a place or a business is, “It’s important now more than ever to leave reviews for proper reasons.”
“Personally, I have worked both retail and foodservice, and 99% of problems are completely outside the hands of everyone in the store, yet people leave bad reviews,” the moderator said. “I understand and sympathize with people who have bad experiences, but if your experience was bad, I can almost guarantee nobody there wanted it to be bad.”
Not Much More To Say
We have Furries, why not Slimies? And this one is Canadian and probably nice
I Was Told You Would Enjoy This Quite A Bit
“If the customers are having a bad experience, so too are the workers, and now more than ever, [they] are pushed mentally and physically to the limit,” the mod asks to have some empathy for the people out there doing their jobs. “Don’t leave reviews because a minimum-wage worker made an honest mistake. More often than not, it can come back to hurt him, even if it was outside his control.”
On a final note, the creator of the sub mentioned that reviews are used too often to slander workers who are trying their hardest and can’t change whatever challenge or issues might be happening. “So think before you leave a 1-star review, and think before you point a finger and blame someone because something went wrong.”
The Craziest One I’ve Seen So Far
One Star Review For A Wedding Officiant
Domino's Pizza Delivered Sooner Than Expected
How Dumb Can You Be?
This is a common problem with many products. Label the protective film at least.
Disappointed
Tfw An Author Just Assumes 2020 Is Going To Be Pandemic-Free
Would Consider Going Back
This Creepy Coin-Eating Bank
Slice Was A Bit Dry, Otherwise I Would Have Given Them 5 Stars
Sorry If This Is A Repost
I Agree
iPad Pro Review On Amazon
You Can Really Taste The Gorilla
I Love This New Translator App
Found On A Pair Of Socks I Was Looking At Online
Absolute Gold From Amazon
Professor Review
Most Of It Was Just Water
Great Shampoo, Subpar Snack
This Isn’t Normal, Right?
Can’t Argue With That
Convenience Store Page
One Way Of Describing It
Best review of P&P ever. The same applies to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Funny
So Apparently The Sydney Opera House Isn't In Australia. Wow
S**t, how did that happen. It's supposed to be an Australian free zone.
He Makes Compelling Points!
A Review About A Trampoline Park
Chernobyl In Google Reviews
Google+ Review Of A Prison
Review of ADX Florence: "Dreadful, leisure facilities consist of one hour per day walking round small concrete yard. Met interesting fellow guest who gave me some helpful info about advanced mathematics and cabin construction, otherwise would not recommend"
Awesome Burrito!
This Weighted Blanket Review
They Ate What?!
Small Town Motel Review By Stephanie
Received A Lush Bathbomb For Christmas. It Promised An Aquatic Fairytale. Instead, I Got Piss. 0/5 For The Colour, 5/5 For The Laughs
You really need to drink more water 😅 It reminds me of beer 😍😍😍
Just A Big Clock That Is Doomed To Go Digital
But it still will exist! I hope you will digitally exist in 30 years!
The Baretta Jetfire
Honestly, I Did Plan To Label My Cat So This Review I Found Is Very Helpful
Marble And Tile Cleaner
A Goodreads Review Of The Secret
Noise Cancelling Headphones
Apparently nine of those 95 people prefer to experience violent crime with the full complement of screaming and sirens
Review Of Dante’s Inferno
I liked Pierce Brosnan in it though. Oh wait, that was Dante's Peak 😉
The Only 1 Star Review For A Really Great Italian Restaurant In My Area. Their Average Is 4.8 And For Good Reason
For A Local Taco Shop
First Hand Experience
3D-Printed Money
Four Seasons Total Landscaping Review
Omg hahahahaha. Now, I just heard that Rudy is giving another press conference at the Ritz......the Ritz Cracker Factory.
Truly A Work Of Art
Didn’t Book Ahead Of Time For A Big Event. Obviously The Fault Of The Park!
Never Tell This Madman What He Can And Can't Do
This Was A Review I Found For A Library
Like better education - for example more classes focused on spelling. Right?
Came Across This Gem Today
A Whisky Review
Just Five Guys In Five Guys
My Food = More Important Than Your Life
Honestly, I’m frigging sick of seeing this one on BP at least once a week.
2 Out Of 5
"Didn't even get to see the end of the play, but ticket money was refunded"
Best Dive Bar In Ohio
Found This Gem In The San Andreas Reviews
Yes, I Found This Review To Be Helpful
I have this car seat and my son loves it. I however hate it. It works great, but every single time I get in the car it scares the bejesus out of me when I check my rearview mirror and see it's face staring back at me. You would think I'd get used to it, but after all these years I still jump thinking there's a strange man in my backseat. 😂
Then Don't Answer The Question, Lou
Why Lie It’s Just Not Worth It’ll The Embarrassment?
Some Scathing Reviews On A Local Chippy
Review Of A Park In Virginia
A Review Of An Oven On Currys. Not Sure What Richard Was Expecting
Can You Fix That
No because I wanted to rent a month for a bedroom! Why can't you people understand?
"7 People Found This Helpful". Gg
Yikes
Well dang, it I thought it would arrive preturned on you mean I must do this manually?
Sad But Funny
North Korean Flag
642 People Think This Is How Tvs Are Measured
Well somebody left the bag of idiots open - i see 642 escaped our detection!
Pizza Place Burnt Down, 1 Star
Not Close Enough To Their House
Haven't Tried Them Yet But They're Great. 1 Star
Thanks, Andrea. Very Helpful
Reddit Is Fun
Real New York Pizza
Boomer Alert
1 Star Review Of Local Restaurant That Refused Service To A*sholes
Bye, losers! Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you!
200 Iq Right Here
A Review For A Set Of Weights
Marriage Hangs In The Balance Over Baby Reindeer Hats
I Personally Prefer My Ice Rinks To Be Cold
Worst Tablet.... Or Is Is?
Massive Design Flaw
Thought This Belonged Here
This Man Is A Genius
Review For An Point System App
A Review On... Well, It Doesn't Matter Anyway
Banana Ice Cream Maker Review
I Wondered How A South London Recycling Plant Could Have Such A Low Google Rating, So I Opened The Reviews And
Huge Disappointment
Don’t Donwlod This, Or Youll Die?
Escape Room Suggestion
Is there a thing with escape rooms being near axe throwing places? I went to one that shared a floor with an axe throwing room, and no, it wasn’t in Fultondale.
Goo
*confused IKEA Support*
A Review For The Original Half Life
McDonald's Experience - South Brisbane Australia
Our Neighborhood Haunted House Had 1 Five Star Review Out Of Like 9 Reviews. This Is It
Okay
Someone Reviewed My Workplace
330 Days Ago
Steam
My First Post Here. This One Seems Worthy
The New Super Mario Bros Manga Just Got Translated And Released, Glad This Person Pointed Out This Major Flaw
Find A Friend Review
Mexican Cheaters
How do you tell everyone you're racist without telling everyone you're racist?
This Is Subway Surfers
Poor Trump trash snowflakes! Scared of the gays, scared of POC, green energy! Hence the guns.
Best reviews ever are the ones on the Haribo Sugar-Free gummy bears. I have never gotten so close to actually peeing myself from laughter. 10/10
Thank you for the tip! Funniest thing I've ever read.
Load More Replies...I don't enjoy this list, many people leave bad review just for fun. It hurts small and honest businesses, not a frigging joke.
Agreed at least give them 5 Stars with your witty banter
Load More Replies...Shame on the contributor for this nugget: #46 More Funny Than R**arded Tbh It's 2022. Grow the f**k up.
it's from the user "phildog69", in the subreddit "r/ReviewsByR**ards". sigh...
Load More Replies...My mother complained last week that the take aways (take out?) place she went to gave her 8 oysters instead of 6 that ordered and that she wouldn't couldn't eat it all. They also didn't charge her full price, so she won't go back there! My mother also thinks she's God's gift to the world
I enjoyed this one. Of course I don't agree with Everything, but people get to be who they are. It has been the comments that got me LMAO. I needed it for sure.
I am going to need that full 120 because these are great, and laughs I needed.
You should read the Google reveiws of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Since the fault is deep underground and huge what google maps you to is just some random field in the middle of nowhere. The reviews are hilarious and pun- filled.
She left a bad review, said they were too small. She'd chosen the 3mm ear studs. I offer them in four sizes up to 8mm.
Best reviews ever are the ones on the Haribo Sugar-Free gummy bears. I have never gotten so close to actually peeing myself from laughter. 10/10
Thank you for the tip! Funniest thing I've ever read.
Load More Replies...I don't enjoy this list, many people leave bad review just for fun. It hurts small and honest businesses, not a frigging joke.
Agreed at least give them 5 Stars with your witty banter
Load More Replies...Shame on the contributor for this nugget: #46 More Funny Than R**arded Tbh It's 2022. Grow the f**k up.
it's from the user "phildog69", in the subreddit "r/ReviewsByR**ards". sigh...
Load More Replies...My mother complained last week that the take aways (take out?) place she went to gave her 8 oysters instead of 6 that ordered and that she wouldn't couldn't eat it all. They also didn't charge her full price, so she won't go back there! My mother also thinks she's God's gift to the world
I enjoyed this one. Of course I don't agree with Everything, but people get to be who they are. It has been the comments that got me LMAO. I needed it for sure.
I am going to need that full 120 because these are great, and laughs I needed.
You should read the Google reveiws of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Since the fault is deep underground and huge what google maps you to is just some random field in the middle of nowhere. The reviews are hilarious and pun- filled.
She left a bad review, said they were too small. She'd chosen the 3mm ear studs. I offer them in four sizes up to 8mm.