u/Berdangerous

Since nobody can order anything right now, I finally got to see what an entire drop actually looks like before it's picked over. Result? No laptops. No electric scooters. No robot vacuums. No crazy $1,000+ unicorns. Other than a few specialty auto parts, I didn't see a single item over about $200.

Honestly, it's kind of liberating!!! I think I'm officially done wasting time trying to watch drops live hoping to snag the mythical golden item. From now on I'll let the Amazon Vine Genie do its thing and wait for something worthwhile to show up in my RFY instead Has anyone else had the same realization today, or am I just experiencing the five stages of Vine acceptance? 😂

I keep seeing Vine reviews that say things like, "Works as described," "Good quality," or "I'd recommend it"... and then they give it 3 or 4 stars. 😄

If a product arrives exactly as advertised and does what it claims, that's generally a 5-star product to me. If I don't like the color I picked or wish it had a feature it never promised, that's on me.

When a product launches, Vine reviewers are often the only people rating it. A few unnecessary 3- or 4-star reviews can drag down the average when buyers often choose between similar products based almost entirely on star ratings.

I'm curious—how do you decide between 4 and 5 stars?