Removing reviews with no purpose
I purchased something from a company who then invited me to write a review. This was quickly removed by trust pilot with the only explanation that “If you’re closely associated with, work for, or are in competition with a particular business, you shouldn’t review it.” Which following their “rules” I am in no way, shape or form:
* You own, have owned, or someone in your immediate family owns
* You're employed by or work for, or
* Is a direct competitor to a business you own or work for
Guidelines for Reviewers set out that you can review a company if you've had a recent, genuine experience with them. It could be:
* You bought something
* You ordered something (even if the order was cancelled!)
* You had a phone conversation, email correspondence, or online chat
* You visited a store
* You otherwise used the company's products or services
After emailing back questioning why they offered no help or information as to why and said:
“We consider this case closed and won’t be reassessing our decision.
We appreciate your understanding.”
They didn’t even give me a chance to ask anything or to understand the situation further I was just shot down immediately unable to respond and my case is closed. So.... even though I have purchased something from the actual company reviews are still not allowed. I used to respect trust pilots reviews and use them to gain an opinion on a company but after this i wouldn’t not recommend using this as a source to rate a business as they just take good reviews off with no good reason or proof. Would defiantly not recommend at all.
February 7, 2021
Unprompted review