Apart contributions from the odd "influencer" who has decided for whatever reason
that Qurio is a platform worthy of their expertise, these videos are not really reviews at all. I struggle to see what they are, or what use they are to anybody. Reviews can be extremely helpful, especially if you're looking to buy costly electrical items. My "go to is Amazon" as you'll usually find numerous reviews of the item you're looking for. Firstly at a glance you can see the star ratings. When you read the reviews you can pick up on potential problems eg, the cable is too short, it loses charge quickly, it's noisy, heavy etc etc etc. At the top of the Amazon review section, they display frequently used words and you can click on them and it takes you to all the relevant reviews - That's what I call helpful. You Tube are pretty good if you're looking for a live demo, all though, like Qurio, there is quite a lot of irrelevant waffle, but on the whole the contributors show you exactly how something works and you can see how good or bad it is. Most of the "reviews" on Qurio are for things that are totally irrelevant. Skincare, cosmetics, clothing shown being used/worn by someone else is of no use to me, nor is somebody telling me that a fragrance is "nice" - This sort of thing needs to be tried on or tested by myself 'cause the chances are it will look or feel very different. If you shop with Q, then their written reviews are far better, with the star ratings, and being able to see at glance whether customers consider items of clothing are true to size etc.
Cardboard Richard is back having spent £18 on 3 bars of soap, cause he saw Jenny Wren's review. There's always a giggle to be had when CR's around. He said I'm using this soap to wash my, wait for it - hands! For a split second I thought he was gonna say he was gonna use it "down under" being an Aussie brand and all that!
This illustrates perfectly what I've said in the last paragraph. I need to know why I would want to spend £18 on soap - what does it smell like, how does it lather up, how does it leave your skin feeling, does it go slimy, does it crack, how long does the bar last? It's absolutely useless just telling us that "I've just spent £18 on soap and I'm gonna wash my hands with it" To be fair he did say it made him feel clean & fresh, but that's hardly a revelation. You can achieve freshness and cleanliness with a 50p bar of soap!
Finally I just caught a comment made by Hyacinth on her stripey t-shirt review. "I hope this war doesn't escalate or it might (her cruise) be cancelled"!
I have no words!
Another that stood out is one from an Anna who often reviews Skechers. Nearly every other phrase, while she shows us round the shoes, is “there we go.” I was so busy counting the number of times that she said it that I couldn’t tell you what she said about the shoes.
she must’ve said it about 10 times. She didn’t really tell us anything about the shoes that we couldn’t see for ourselves , didn’t show them on, or even remove the cardboard shapers, so a pretty pointless review. Gotta be in it to win it I suppose. Hyacinth’s treated herself to yet another top and about 5 new pairs of trousers. Yes, we get it you’re going on a cruise next blinking January- if she’s boring us with it now, we’ve potentially got another 10 months of this, and lord knows what she’ll be like afterwards?! If she buys any more clobber she’ll sink the flaming ship!
Me 
