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Comment by pr0zac | Hacker News Reader

In case anyone wants an example of how challenging this actually is: try to find a sleep mask on Amazon that doesn't let a bunch of light in somewhere, isn't so thick it makes your face sweat, is comfortable while sleeping on your side, and has elastic that won't fail in 2 months.

After around a dozen failed attempts I finally found a great solution 9 months ago. Of course two days back I accidentally left it in a hotel room. Trying to buy a new one by clicking the link from my purchase history brings me to a listing with completely different pictures that look nothing like my beloved mask, now includes bluetooth music playback functionality, and of course costs about 3 times more. Pretty sure I won't get the same product if I bought it again.

So really I'm wondering if my previous 5 star review counts as a "fake review" based on this study's metrics and if not what percentage on top of that 30% is earnest reviews that are for completely different products.

> Trying to buy a new one by clicking the link from my purchase history brings me to a listing with completely different pictures

This is entirely Amazon's fault. Scammers have exploited it, but amazon is the cause and the only party capable of putting a stop to it. They seem to want the quality of the products they sell to be a total crapshoot

When i recall my experiences with Amazon consumer products (not AWS), it really makes me hesitate to use their products or ever work for them. I can just imagine my Product person or Manager chastising me for trying to give the customer a better experience

for example: Amazon music and audible regularly crashed on my android device (Pixel, not so bizarre brand). After getting 3 USB based cables that burnt themselves out (overheated), I refuse to buy electronics from Amazon.com and now only use best buy (their brands, not the marketplace).

You call it fault. Amazon would call it strategy. They’re well aware of all of this

Had the same experience one time. I had bought something many years ago on amazon like a cable or tool and I remember needing to replace it. I clicked on the link in my orders and it took me to a spark plug or something. Vendors definitely reuse links to get traffic. It's insane.

It’s hilarious trying to find older yumcha product. You have to do vague searches and look at images heh.

Yeah, if I go a few years back in my Amazon orders history it's almost impossible to find any page that's still legit. It's completely rampant.

A little bit of a digression from the original topic but I have found sleeplikethedead[1] useful in the past for sleep related products (not affiliated with them). I hope it helps your search :)

[1] https://www.sleeplikethedead.com/

oooh, thanks for this. I suffer from sleep apnea/have to use a CPAP and am always on the lookout for improvements to my sleep

This is useful. Thanks

Try using Fakespot:

https://www.fakespot.com/product/sleep-mask-3d-deep-contoure...

It does a pretty decent job of sorting out the obvious garbage w/ fake reviews, though it can't help with Amazon's co-mingling inventory.

I really like the manta. Expensive but works well. I take your point about Amazon and reviews though.

Same. I ask for a new one every Christmas!

You are talking about real problems, but as an aside, judging the overall veracity of reviews based off of the fit of a sleeping mask that is usually a "one size fits all" is possibly one of the worst ways to go about it.

Have you tried using a black (or any colour) tshirt? It solves your first two issues at least.

I've been using this one for like 6 months now and it's great.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B095C7H62X?

Get the Manta Mask.

I can attest to that. Several I tried before went bad soon, or were impossible to keep on because they were too warm or pushing against my eyes. Although I'd still rather sleep without when feasible, this one saves the night sometimes. Shout out to @searls for praising it on Twitter. A single trusted critic is way more reliable than a bunch of random strangers with unknown intentions.

If you want something guaranteed to fit it should be bespoke. A one-size-fits-all solution for your head is almost certainly not possible. You may need to investigate custom made options.

Put cotton balls on you eyelids and your ears and then sports wrap around your head. You can get it all at the dollar tree.

0 light, no sweat and generally unnoticeable from and position after a minute or two.

Yes, you will look like a zombie.

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