Yes, and it's certainly more work on your part that your submission here, but you also clearly have no problem taking an affiliate commission for a product you don't believe in (or gave a poor review to).
That's what makes people despise affiliate marketing, and have a visceral negative reaction to it. It's not about "hey, I really love _________, please take a look at them because I know you'll love them too," it's about "hey ______ offers an affiliate link so I'll throw them up on this site and try to pump as much traffic there as I can."