Do you leave reviews for items bought on line?

Whatever the product, I only leave reviews if I think the item is absolutely superb and exceeded expectations or if it's absolutely dire and not worth the money.
The exception is accommodation. I always leave honest reviews of hotels or holiday rentals.

Sometimes.
If something I ordered tentatively, met or exceeded expectations, I’ll leave a review.
If something turns out not to be accurately represented, then definitely.
Other than that, I don’t always bother.

I try to balance my reviews by leaving positive comments as well as negative ones but I find that I have a tendency to be more moved to write a negative review.

No, not really, so guilty as charged. However, if I see an advert for an item I like the look of, I’ll read the reviews on Trustpilot and often see they’re rated 1.8 and almost scammers.

I do if it’s footwear. I’ve got awkward feet, and I rely heavily on what others say before I buy footwear online, so I think it’s only fair to add my own experience.
For bigger purchases, I tend to look at reviews on YouTube, which shows them in use. The DIY and gardening equipment reviews by shed heads are generally very honest.

I do if it is Etsy or Ebay, or other small traders, but not really on Amazon, although I suppose I should because I do read the reviews that other people leave.

I leave reviews occasionally, whether I am prompted to or not. I like to support small independent businesses so I feel a positive review can be helpful in bringing them more work. However, I recently posted a negative review. I had searched the internet for a string of bunting with 10 stars on for a GD's newly decorated bedroom. I eventually found an ideal one with an accompanying picture. When it arrived, what a disappointment. Instead of the brightly coloured stars shown in the photo, I had a string of 7 rust coloured stars, 2 orange and 1 pink. They were not cheap so I posted a negative review and my reason for doing so. I have checked that seller a few times since and there are no negative reviews. They must have a way of filtering their reviews to only show positive ones. So, yes, I do post reviews but read them with a pinch of salt.

I leave reviews and try to be balanced about them. However…

We were asked to leave a review for a builder on a well known site starting with C when he finished a job. We were pleased with the work and with the people doing it, so left a 9/10 review. The following year we had problems with the work that had been carried out. We have had to take him to court and he has had to pay another builder to correct his work. Although we told the review site to remove our score and comments, they have refused. So we no longer read or write reviews for services.

yes I always leave reviews, sometimes on trustpilot, there are a few companies I use who have been brilliant and I do like to let other customers know what a company is like,and if I've been let down by the company, I'll let them know..

Don’t believe everything you read.
There are people who are paid to write malicious reviews.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/paid-write-fake-google-reviews-scammer-cryptocurrency

Always leave a review, or read reviews.
Just bought Bugatti trainers & read reviews afterwards on trust pilot & they are terrible, so just debating whether to take back to store.

petra

Don’t believe everything you read.
There are people who are paid to write malicious reviews.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/paid-write-fake-google-reviews-scammer-cryptocurrency

That’s terrible 😩
Maybe all the reviews on my trainers are fake 🙏they are super comfy!

No.