50 Hilariously Honest One-Star Reviews That’ll Totally Crack You Up

Turns out, online reviews totally shape what we buy. Like, 83% of folks look up Google reviews before picking a local place, and many check two or three different sites to make sure they’re not walking into a disaster.

Most people feel good about businesses with nice reviews, but they’ll dodge any place averaging below three stars like it’s hot lava.

But hey, some sneaky people try to mess with these reviews. In the UK, there are Facebook groups trading fake reviews like toys - free stuff for good ratings, even after regulators tried to shut them down.

They’ve got tens of thousands of members swapping fake reviews on massive platforms like Amazon, Google, and Trustpilot.

The UK isn’t letting that slide. Regulators have pushed Facebook to shut down groups handing out fake reviews, yanking thousands of them offline.

The groups reported so far had over a million members combined. Yeah, it’s a big problem.

There are ads selling fake reviews, too. You can score 100 brilliant ratings for around $180 or buy them one by one. One dude even promises photo uploads to make the fakes look real. Wild, right?

They say for every nasty one-star, you need five five-star reviews just to keep the average looking good.

Fake reviews rake in big bucks. Boost a restaurant’s stars by one, and you can bump revenue by up to 9%. Spending a few grand on fake five-stars might earn a business millions in sales. Definitely shady but kinda clever.

So, how many of these hilarious one-star reviews we share might actually be fake? Probably just a handful since fake reviews make up about 4% of the total. Most are probably just folks who got really ticked off.

Anyway, we’re here for the funny, so enjoy the show!