# Shopping on Amazon rapidly turning to shit

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 12, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-on-amazon-rapidly-turning-to-shit/1032313 "2026-08-12T17:00:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-on-amazon-rapidly-turning-to-shit/1032313/29 "2026-08-12T19:47:42Z")

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> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> Cite? Any reason this couldn’t be an option, instead of being forced on everyone?

Just an online rumor. Which is why I said “apparently”.

> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> It does not work for me, I have tried multiple times and in multiple ways. I’m sorry if you don’t believe me, or think that I am a moron.

Not at all. But why jump on me?

> [@Rebo](#):
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> I went to check if I could still see one star reviews, since this is a huge criteria for how I buy stuff. I still can see them.
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> I click on the orange stars under “customer reviews” in the upper right of an item, then again click the orange stars under the heading “customer reviews,” then click on one star.

> [@Ellecram](#):
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> This still works for me. I just looked at one star reviews for a product I was considering.

> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> I can still see one-star reviews.

> [@Dorjan](#):
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> I can’t replicate your trouble viewing 1-star reviews. Like Rebo, I had no trouble doing this for any item. Can you describe your issue in more detail? This is how it looks for me:

> [@bob\_2](#):
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> The star thing still works over here.

So, maybe you got some change no one else here has?

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