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Reviewers warn not to waste time or money on this infomercial-marketed product.

While they might be technically accurate, they are also geared to support Amazons business model.

Look at the worst customer reviews first by filtering for one-star reviews only.

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This allows you to get a sense of what can go wrong with your purchase.

For example, if youre looking to suck up pet hair and reviewers cite crummy suction, skip it!

Beware of products that are heavily advertised onsocial media or infomercials.

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We noticed that many customer reviews featured complaints about products that didnt live up to the hype.

Use third-party review sites to double-check product reviews.

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