Truth spoken here...There's a big difference.
In every activity/subculture I've been a member of there was always a cool kid group and entry into the group was dependent on owning the "group standard" equipment, clothing, gear, vehicles...whatever. Sometimes the stuff was top notch and useful, sometimes it was stupid, nearly always it was expensive.
I didn't think people still read print magazines, particularly those that seem to tailor their articles to advertising budgets from the companies' product they are testing. Just once I'd like to read that XXX product sucks the big weenie, not worth the packaging it comes in!
Hahaha.. I didn't even catch that one lolBob,
I think I'd have gone with ABC product for that particular sentence. You lost me for a second.
I agree advertorial is definitely a problem, and there's a ton of "because the advertiser said so" out there being peddled as independent testing. There are some legitimate reasons you don't see overwhelmingly negative reviews though. Most of the experienced gear gurus can tell if a product will be complete garbage before even receiving it, and will instead put their efforts into sourcing products that are more worthy of airtime. Sometimes, especially with long-term reviews, the product is actually the author's own personal gear and was chosen with only performance in mind.Just once I'd like to read that XXX product sucks the big weenie, not worth the packaging it comes in!
