Stiftung Warentest (at test.de) does a great job comparing products and pointing out faults. Probably not that useful if you don't speak German, though, if the products they're testing are even available in your country ...
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King of electronics reviews for sure
Translate option works well on test.de. They have a pretty decent variety of products.
You really have to try hard to find genuine reviews.
HouseFresh did a good piece last year about the general state of product reviews. They're a smaller site that focuses entirely on reviewing air purification products and noticed a large drop in traffic coming from search engines compared to giant digital media companies that can churn out tons of perfectly SEO optimized reviews of products they've never even tried first hand. And you know all those reviews are crammed full of Affiliate links.
It's a hard time with so much junk information out there
It was a pretty good read. It felt like much of what I was suspecting was laid out in a nice structure, with an idea of why it was occurring. It didnโt feel like a crazy rant. I did note they themselves are an Amazon affiliate however they did take an objective view.
Yeah it seems like they still want to do a good job at the end of the day, and don't seem to let the cut of Affiliate sales influence them to say "oh its all good pls just buy", which is kinda what you end up with in a lot of other places.
I did think at first it was me being overly fussy with what I was seeing. Itโs good to know itโs not just me.
I was actually looking at gardening equipment which is a bit niche for there. I think I am missing the days where people tried stuff out and commented on it rather than โtried this from there itโs great go buy at retailer abcโ I had the same problem recently with kitchen utensils. I donโt want tons of plastic ones. I wanted a small selection of decent tools. It was frustrating wading through the crap to find good reviews and verdicts on what is/isn't essential.
Zwilling tends to be good quality for kitchen stuff, especially the all purpose scissors. Also the cheap Victorinox knives are good.
For garden hoses get any brass fitting, they last forever and you can replace the o-rings when they get brittle or worn down
I am after a compost tumbler. A bit specific ๐คฃ
I can recommend a black and decker compost tumbler (I think from Home Depot) Iโll try to find a link
ETA: https://www.homedepot.com/p/BLACK-DECKER-28-in-x-36-in-Tumbling-Composter-BDSTGA9701/320052857
I am not in the USA so canโt access home depot. Is it this one https://www.blackanddecker.com/products/bdstga9701
Itโs nice and high, Does it turn easy?
Yes, itโs that one - it has a big gear on the side to turn it easy. Height is good.
It might be a good materials choice in this use case, but I am just fed up with everything being made of plastic.
I have been trying to not buy plastic everything too. That was one of my gripes with my kitchen stuff.
With this I have to admit plastic is the right product. It needs to be light enough to turn and I suspect if itโs metal or wood it would get corroded too quick.
Iโm picking and choosing my battles.
Me too!
So many computer channels I watch will skip over amazing products like hardware like ODROID because they don't offer affiliate links. It's sad to see.
I do a lot of research before buying almost everything. Overall, I have a very good success rate, and I donโt pull any punches when describing a productโs shortcomings. Iโm betting I have a lot of useful info for others, but itโs currently mostly trapped in my head. Iโve thought about trying to start up an unbiased reviews blog or something, but Iโm just thoroughly daunted by how much work it might wind up involving.
Same. The problem with going blog etc means not only work but also does not alllow you to have privacy.
We could likely have some kind of community here but it would be somewhat country specific. Would you do it products recommends upon request or pick a product category and put it out there?
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I would do both, but I would only initiate one myself when I am in the mood. I would be happy to participate though.
Which.co.uk do a pretty good job at reviewing stuff.
They're not ideal, and they do seem to focus too hard on some things over others.
But in terms of finding "Can I get an X that is half decent for the money I'm willing to spend", they work quite well.
Unfortunately, they are a bit pricey.