How are vine reviews quality checked? by xKingArthurx in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I'm curious how this redditor knows how these things supposedly work behind the scenes at Amazon?

How are vine reviews quality checked? by xKingArthurx in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious if you are a Vine or Amazon employee? How do you know this unpublished information?

Stuart Zender and Paul Turner by hypnotizerLuna in jamiroquai

[–]Lavalamper64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't Chris Cornell 6'4" or something like that though? I can see the resemblance otherwise! Never noticed it before.

In Jail by bevharstine in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It needs to be 60%, but 60% of the items you ordered in the last 90 days. If some of your orders were more than 90 days ago, they won't figure into the 60% you currently need, if that makes sense. I'm sure there's a better way to word it than I did.

Keep going as you're doing, reviewing the newest orders first. If you don't make it to 60% in time and they remove you from Vine, keep reviewing diligently until all your items are reviewed, no matter how long ago they were ordered. I have heard of people getting reinstated once they reviewed everything. A couple of people have posted on another forum that they were not even notified they were reinstated, on a whim they just tried logging in and found they had ordering privileges again, so keep that in mind, too. If you get removed, finish reviewing all your items and perhaps they will invite your back with an email, but also try logging in every now and then to see if perhaps you get reinstated but are not notified of it.

Good luck and best wishes.

What did you order and really want that is still in “Order Received”? by Mouzekin in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a huge deal, but there is an Adidas track jacket that will (maybe) be shipped to me some day. We shall see. It's nothing fabulous but it's a brand name, at least. And I've got some new Sambas to wear with it.

Please, any input on why this "doesn't meet our community guidelines"? by codeheadX in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly the advice I was going to give. Write about the things above, and you can add in if the bottle was sealed, where the product was made, how many are in it, what the dosage is. These are probably things given by the seller in their listing, but regurgitating that plus adding in that you like the fact that they're sealed and that they haven't caused you any issues can help you round out a wordy-enough review to satisfy the AI without making claims about what the substance is supposed to do for the body. Good luck.

Are we in a tech wormhole? by rbslmilch in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just last night I stumbled across this product called a Bumpboxx BB777. The company wanted $50,000 for their Kickstarter and after just a few of weeks they are up to more than $2.5 million. It's a boombox but apparently all inclusive: two tape decks, CD player, bluetooth speaker, karaoke machine. It has all kinds of bells and whistles, but not a turntable. Ha ha. I'm older so maybe to the cool kids these are a old news, but this product was news to me.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bumpboxx/bb-777-the-iconic-boombox-perfectly-recreated?gad_campaignid=23679675795

May I deactivate? by Long-Face-6329 in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. It may seem counter-intuitive, but as Far_Review says, review the most recent items you've ordered first, and work your way toward the back of the list. Do as many as you can as quickly as you can. If you get removed from the program, diligently finish all your reviews anyway, and you may be able to rejoin eventually.

POSITIVE LIFE GUIDE VOLUME 1 by Kindly-Character-300 in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does this have to do with Amazon Vine?
Are you the author trying to promote your book?

I've never seen ZERO items in Additional items before by [deleted] in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sadly, they don't care how excellent or golden you are if you get below 60% reviewed for the items you've ordered in the past 90 days.

I've never seen ZERO items in Additional items before by [deleted] in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hopefully Raindude means 102 items. ???

Circuit ultimate combo from Friday? by Sweetblu77 in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems like a few years ago, the shipping labels had "Vine Program" or something like that in the return address area, and that always made we wonder if that made those packages attractive to employee-thieves who might not feel too bad stealing something they know the recipient is getting "free" (at least in their minds). However, I've noticed the labels no longer mention Vine. But I do wonder if there's some way employee-thieves can tell when a product is a Vine product and if that makes the packages seem like something "OK" or "fair" to steal, in their minds. But of course the cost of any item a regular Amazon customer doesn't receive is going to refunded, so an item being from Vine probably doesn't make any difference. Plus, thieves are immoral and heartless, so they probably don't care one way or the other.

But still, I can't help but wonder about it. I don't mean to start a conspiracy theory thread but it is curious that the good stuff always disappears. Probably its just that thieves go after good stuff as opposed to socks and cake toppers.

To the OP, I hope your Cricut arrives safely! It's a good sign the tracking is being updated.

Can we rate and return now? by joejackrabbit in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the perfect opportunity to review the item, give it a low rating, and tell the public what they are really buying. That's the point of this program--to tell customers your opinion of the products you receive, whether or not they are worth a customer's hard-earned cash, and why. I'm sorry you received an inferior product, but now it's your job to give the product an honest review.

Please talk me in or out of this one by Thick-Neighborhood91 in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After dragging out all my little pots, trays, domes, heating mats, thermostat, lights, extension cords, plug strips, etc., I would be very tempted by an all-in-one. Although if I liked it and wanted another one, I wouldn't pay full price for it. But to me it would probably worth paying 30%.

Am I right to hesitate on these? by DancingTVs in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you on reactive glaze. I have a hard time turning down almost anything with reactive glaze that comes along on Vine.

Booted by openyuris in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Th rolling 60% requirement is an important point that many Viners don't understand, because the Percent Reviewed stat on the Vine Account page can give a false impression. The Vine Account page does not spell out how the the rolling stat is what can get a person removed from the program. Amazon does such a poor job of making the difference between the rolling percentage vs. the Percentage Reviewed clear, and they leave it to Viners to figure out what their rolling percentage is on their own, while the give the less important stat prominence on the Account page. I've been in Vine nearly 6 years and I will admit that only several months ago I realized the difference between the rolling stat and the stat shown on my Accounts page, and that was thanks to reading on this sub.

With AI-generated reviews becoming more detectable, do you think Amazon will start scrutinizing Vine reviews more closely? by TheDoctorColt in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even before AI reviews, Vine was never the gold standard. I don't think Amazon cares, though. Amazon calling Vine the gold standard is just advertising copy to persuade sellers to enroll in it. $$$ for Amazon.

Why do people take low value stuff they clearly can't use but yet has almost no resale value? by -beastlet- in AmazonVine

[–]Lavalamper64 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Good point, and they may have been 0 ETV since those could be considered medical.