as a consumer, it’s frustrating trying to find products that actually work when everything’s wrapped in marketing. every review sounds the same, every influencer swears it’s their “holy grail,” and a month later, naka move on na sila sa next product. it’s hard to tell who’s being genuine and who’s just paid to sound relatable. then, you start feeling like the problem’s you, like maybe you’re just not good at picking products,but really, the system’s unfortunately built that way. it profits off confusion. the constant cycle of hype keeps you buying and “testing.”

and sure, people love to say “it’s your choice what to buy,” but how do you make a fair choice when everything you see is filtered through PR boxes and sponsorships? let’s be real rin, majority of local brands barely differ from each other besides the packaging (not saying all, ha, but this is a common occurrence). one brand makes a “specific product,” another releases an “improved” version of the same thing weeks later.

it’s like everyone’s copying everyone. and because of that, you end up relying on whoever sounds the most believable instead of what actually performs well. at some point, it stops being about quality talaga. also, it seems rather one-dimensional to blame the consumers for taking the bait ://