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I clicked an ad leading to a product on Amazon a few days ago and could barely believe how ridiculous one of the reviews was. The thing that drew my attention to it was that it had just three reviews, two giving the maximum five stars and one giving the minimum possible 1 star. So I just had to have a read and see what was going on.

The product was a set of Chicago Latrobe Short length Drill Bits, and seriously both the title and the description prominently mentioned that they were short length (stub or screw machine) no less than six times, and the product photos clearly showed it too (see attachment).

Yet you guessed it, some ***** wrote a negative one star review based on just one complaint, that their length was short. What the heck! :eek:

Product here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LDD6EI/?tag=atomicindus08-20


And the full text of the one star review is:
Drill bits are real short about three inches. By the time you lock it in the drill chuck you only have 2 inches sticking out.

Can't reach anything with that short of a bit.
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radrush said:
So he either has really short arms or he has the bit in a drill-press and doesn't want to adjust it.

Well maybe he has a Chi-com HF drill-press that's a PIA to adjust.
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Or he wants to drill deeper than 2" with a screw machine (stub) length drill bit. ;)

It's a bit like ordering a box of 1" nails and then complaining that they're too short to join anything because they're only one inch long. :D
 
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I feel his pain. I ordered a brand of wrenches called Stubby and they all came less than 5 inches long. What a ripoff ! :D:D:D
 
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Leoruiz said:
I feel his pain. I ordered a brand of wrenches called Stubby and they all came less than 5 inches long. What a ripoff ! :D:D:D
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Ha that's nothing. I once ordered a 3/16" open ended wrench, and it was virtually useless because the width between the flats was only about 3/16 of an inch. Far too small for almost all of my fasteners! :p
 
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I know you guys think the guy is an idiot... But with more searching I bet you can find a dumber review made by a bigger idiot.....

Bob
 
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We've gotten angry phone calls, as recent as last week, about users who hate our 3018:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002PUTC0M/?tag=atomicindus08-20

"I go to inflate the tire and all the air just comes out of the tire!"
"Are you holding the lever halfway, because at halfway it deflates"
"No, no matter what it all comes out the bottom"
"The bottom? Like where the air line is"
"What air line?"
"From the compressor"
"What's that?"

".... are you trying to hand pump the tire with the tool?"

"It says it's an inflator!?!?!"

We've gotten negative Amazon reviews from this same scenario before that we asked them to return the unit and reconsider.

Guess we'd better design it better.


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Astro_Pneumatic_Tools said:
We've gotten angry phone calls, as recent as last week, about users who hate our 3018:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002PUTC0M/?tag=atomicindus08-20

"I go to inflate the tire and all the air just comes out of the tire!"
"Are you holding the lever halfway, because at halfway it deflates"
"No, no matter what it all comes out the bottom"
"The bottom? Like where the air line is"
"What air line?"
"From the compressor"
"What's that?"

".... are you trying to hand pump the tire with the tool?"

"It says it's an inflator!?!?!"

We've gotten negative Amazon reviews from this same scenario before that we asked them to return the unit and reconsider.

Guess we'd better design it better.


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wow.. that's a good one lol.
 
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Great, an inflator that won't inflate without a compressor! Who needs that?

People...LOL! They are why I quit building homes.
 
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Astro_Pneumatic_Tools said:
We've gotten angry phone calls, as recent as last week, about users who hate our 3018:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002PUTC0M/?tag=atomicindus08-20

"I go to inflate the tire and all the air just comes out of the tire!"
"Are you holding the lever halfway, because at halfway it deflates"
"No, no matter what it all comes out the bottom"
"The bottom? Like where the air line is"
"What air line?"
"From the compressor"
"What's that?"

".... are you trying to hand pump the tire with the tool?"

"It says it's an inflator!?!?!"

We've gotten negative Amazon reviews from this same scenario before that we asked them to return the unit and reconsider.

Guess we'd better design it better.


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Wow... Just... Wow...

It's makes me cringe to know that these people are driving cars and worse yet, reproducing.
 
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The "Ask a question" section in Lowe's web pages is similarly filled with some goofy stuff.

Single drill bit for sale for $3. Person asks "Does this come with a charger and extra battery?"


Sgt Lumpy
 
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franzdom said:
What did you review Bob? :evil:
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I have only done a few reviews and the ones I did were positive.
Of course before I buy I look at the product rating, read a few reviews and then make a decision to buy or not.
Suprise suprise, I seem to get what I am expecting to get and have good luck with it

Bob
 
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Astro_Pneumatic_Tools said:
We've gotten angry phone calls, as recent as last week, about users who hate our 3018:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002PUTC0M/?tag=atomicindus08-20

"I go to inflate the tire and all the air just comes out of the tire!"
"Are you holding the lever halfway, because at halfway it deflates"
"No, no matter what it all comes out the bottom"
"The bottom? Like where the air line is"
"What air line?"
"From the compressor"
"What's that?"

".... are you trying to hand pump the tire with the tool?"

"It says it's an inflator!?!?!"

We've gotten negative Amazon reviews from this same scenario before that we asked them to return the unit and reconsider.

Guess we'd better design it better.


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The movie idiocracy will be true someday!!!
 
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fatfillup said:
Astro, that's funny, well maybe not.

I could see where a non tool person would assume an inflator would inflate.
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This person grew up w/o ever having to air up a bicycle tire? Astro should have told him/her that all the air is in the bottom of the tire so to 'inflate' they should roll the car 'till the valve stem is at the top and let the air in until full. It'll stop when full.
 
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uart said:
I clicked an ad leading to a product on Amazon a few days ago and could barely believe how ridiculous one of the reviews was. The thing that drew my attention to it was that it had just three reviews, two giving the maximum five stars and one giving the minimum possible 1 star. So I just had to have a read and see what was going on.

The product was a set of Chicago Latrobe Short length Drill Bits, and seriously both the title and the description prominently mentioned that they were short length (stub or screw machine) no less than six times, and the product photos clearly showed it too (see attachment).

Yet you guessed it, some ***** wrote a negative one star review based on just one complaint, that their length was short. What the heck! :eek:

Product here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LDD6EI/?tag=atomicindus08-20


And the full text of the one star review is:
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:wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf: thats classic
 
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Not sure if it really is true, but I still love it.


True story from a Novell NetWare Sysop:
Caller: "Hello, is this Tech Support?"
Tech: "Yes, it is. How may I help you?"
Caller: "The cup holder on my PC is broken and I am within my warranty period. How do I go about getting that fixed?"
Tech: "I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?"
Caller: "Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer."
Tech: "Please excuse me. If I seem a bit stumped, it's because I am. Did you receive this as part of a promotional at a trade show? How did you get this cup holder?
Caller: It came with my computer. I don't know anything about a promotion. It just has '4X' on it."
At this point, the Tech Rep had to mute the caller because he couldn't stand it. He was laughing too hard. The caller had been using the load drawer of the CD-ROM drive as a cup holder and snapped it off the drive.
 
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I've seen dumber reviews.

One was for a DeWalt drill.

The review simply read "I haven't opened the box yet" and gave it 4 stars.
 
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This is why I am done working with the public.

And it is only going to get worse. I could be wrong, but in my market I see more and more "zombies" (I call them) vs maybe 5 years ago. I could go on and on.

:sad:
 
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rockinacummins said:
Wow... Just... Wow...

It's makes me cringe to know that these people are driving cars and worse yet, reproducing.
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And these are the people who inspire mandated back-up cameras and TPMS. But it doesn't help, if you're that dumb you'll ignore TPMS and won't use or properly use a BUC.
 
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