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Round Table China
What can average consumers do to locate their next favorite restaurant?
Jan 15, 2024
27:54
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Restaurant-goers discuss the challenges of trusting rating platforms and finding great restaurants. They question the reliability of ratings, share personal experiences, and explore the impact of incentives. They compare Chinese and American rating platforms and highlight the crisis of trust among young consumers. The speakers also discuss the paradox of accepting flawed choices in pursuit of justice.
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- Consumers should pay attention to negative reviews that mention service issues as these may indicate hidden gems worth visiting.
- Rating platforms face the challenge of balancing short-term popularity with the long-term need for trustworthiness and struggle to differentiate genuine reviews from fake ones.
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The Influence of Ratings and Reviews on Restaurants
The podcast episode discusses the phenomenon of restaurants offering incentives for favorable ratings and reviews on rating platforms. It explores how this practice can mislead consumers and distort the true quality of restaurants. The hosts reflect on their own experiences of being asked to leave positive reviews in exchange for free items. They also discuss the impact of this manipulation on the credibility of rating platforms and the frustration of consumers, particularly young people who are now seeking out lower-rated restaurants to find hidden gems.
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