"...and I don't take any advertiser money..."


"As usual, this review is not sponsored (nor does any company get to preview anything I review), and I don’t take any advertiser money from any companies I review."

This is from a review of a Garmin sports watch. Do you think any audio reviewers can make this statements?

Jerry

carlsbad2

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Ok.  I'm jaded.

But we've had discussions before of how we never see a negative review.  

I just think people should realize if money is changing hands in retrun for a positive review.

Jerry

@jl35 yes I do because garmin is a much larger market and they pay for advertising rather than reviews. Reviewers make money by posting their reviews and getting clicks. Totally different business model.

Now I just spent 8 hours shopping for a watch. I read a lot of reviews more for features than opinions. I read a lot of garmin forums and figured out the Fenix 8 amoled that i thought I wanted has a problem with it’s screen in the dark so I switched to the Enduro 3.

Now if someone told me I was wrong and that indeed he does get paid, I wouldn’t be shocked.