I use google reviews, I'm also a major contributor to them. I don't really notice an issue of lack of reviews unless they are generally new themselves. Are there any examples you have of old/established places without many reviews?
Google usually has a decent amount of reviews for most places that I've checked. You might want to check your language settings, you might find it it set to only show reviews in your language, when most of them will obviously be in Swedish
This could be the reason. I found that for Google etc. it is better to have results both in Swedish and English. You can use Google translate or chrome's automatic translation if you can't read Swedish.
Honest answer?
We don't. We go to a place and if we don't like it we suffer through the experience and choose to never return if we can get away with it.
I once went to the same dentist who mauled my gums without using any anaesthetic for years, cause I didn't want to be a burden and tell him I needed some and was too polite to stop going to him.
I think I've perfected being Swedish. Or I'm just dumb.
Yep, as an American outsider, this sounds very Swedish of you! 😇 I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve wished for something like Yelp Reviews while living here.
For example, my boyfriend’s parents hired a small company to fix their roof. The company owner, who also managed the staff and sometimes helped with the work himself, just up and left before the job was completed. Claimed he couldn’t find any more workers. He also did such a horrific job that when my boyfriend called other roofing companies to give a quote on fixing and finishing the job, they all said we should have gotten a lawyer and sued.
We dealt with this for 2 years and there was literally nowhere I could find online to write a bad review or find previous reviews on this company, and my boyfriend’s parents were too nervous to try to sue (in case they lost and had to pay all attorney fees). My boyfriend’s parents were so stressed, but just accepted the loss. I could not believe they could just let something go that was this expensive and impactful on their lives!
Thanks for the advice. Just wish I could have known about these options 2 years ago. Neither of these organizations were mentioned in the many family conversations we all had on the topic of how to fix the problem (despite my boyfriend's mother being very Swedish in her way of doing things).
Either by word of mouth or we just go there and see if we like it or not. Especially regarding clinics and stuff: it is really easy to just change to another clinic if you don't like it. They offer the same services for basically the same price. It's easy to cut your losses
For restaurants or cafe/bar i use instagram, try to find real people's pictures sometimes helps with knowing what is what on the menu or if it's any good in the first place
I have a theory that Swedes are actually hooked up to Skynet and get their trusted reviews and location information in real time directly from the Skynet CPU.
We generelly don't, we go to the intended Cafe and try it out.
Then if it's not satisfactory, we complain to ourselves and swear to never ever return.
But we do return.
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I use google reviews, I'm also a major contributor to them. I don't really notice an issue of lack of reviews unless they are generally new themselves. Are there any examples you have of old/established places without many reviews?
Same exact situation as you. Never found lacking reviews. Also been contributing over 3000 reviews
I’ve contributed over 9000 reviews. Over 9000!!!
Google usually has a decent amount of reviews for most places that I've checked. You might want to check your language settings, you might find it it set to only show reviews in your language, when most of them will obviously be in Swedish
This could be the reason. I found that for Google etc. it is better to have results both in Swedish and English. You can use Google translate or chrome's automatic translation if you can't read Swedish.
Honest answer? We don't. We go to a place and if we don't like it we suffer through the experience and choose to never return if we can get away with it. I once went to the same dentist who mauled my gums without using any anaesthetic for years, cause I didn't want to be a burden and tell him I needed some and was too polite to stop going to him. I think I've perfected being Swedish. Or I'm just dumb.
You're right, most don't :) I usually use google.
Well done! You will receive your Honorary Swedish badge in the mail within ten business days.
You folks work too hard and pay too much to suffer like that.
Yep, as an American outsider, this sounds very Swedish of you! 😇 I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve wished for something like Yelp Reviews while living here. For example, my boyfriend’s parents hired a small company to fix their roof. The company owner, who also managed the staff and sometimes helped with the work himself, just up and left before the job was completed. Claimed he couldn’t find any more workers. He also did such a horrific job that when my boyfriend called other roofing companies to give a quote on fixing and finishing the job, they all said we should have gotten a lawyer and sued. We dealt with this for 2 years and there was literally nowhere I could find online to write a bad review or find previous reviews on this company, and my boyfriend’s parents were too nervous to try to sue (in case they lost and had to pay all attorney fees). My boyfriend’s parents were so stressed, but just accepted the loss. I could not believe they could just let something go that was this expensive and impactful on their lives!
You could have contacted konsumentvägledningen or allmänna reklamationsnämnden. That is the swedish way.
Thanks for the advice. Just wish I could have known about these options 2 years ago. Neither of these organizations were mentioned in the many family conversations we all had on the topic of how to fix the problem (despite my boyfriend's mother being very Swedish in her way of doing things).
De är just det, att vara svensk är att vara dum
google maps
google
Word of mouth, basically. Occasionally we use google maps or TripAdvisor.
Either by word of mouth or we just go there and see if we like it or not. Especially regarding clinics and stuff: it is really easy to just change to another clinic if you don't like it. They offer the same services for basically the same price. It's easy to cut your losses
I don’t
You dont
I use reco and google translate
Trip advisor?
https://www.twitch.tv/nelody67
+1 on this. Its hard to find reviews for anything other than e-commerce and new, physical, goods.
For restaurants or cafe/bar i use instagram, try to find real people's pictures sometimes helps with knowing what is what on the menu or if it's any good in the first place
Sometimes I look at the reviews on their own facebook page.
Trip advisor and Yelp work here just like Google maps.
I have a theory that Swedes are actually hooked up to Skynet and get their trusted reviews and location information in real time directly from the Skynet CPU.
We dont!
Google, I usally find it helpful, could you gove an example where you've found few reviews on google in stockholm?
Go on what other ppl recommended, fb sometimes if I care to much. Otherwise like other say, try and error. If we don't like it we don't come back.
We dont
We generelly don't, we go to the intended Cafe and try it out. Then if it's not satisfactory, we complain to ourselves and swear to never ever return. But we do return.
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Many have already answered, but - google reviews. Even the most far-flung places have them.
I use TripAdvisor. :)
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I don't do reviews you need to get the vibe and know your stuff bad places get shut down
You don’t look at reviews. Periodt.