UK Online Consumer Review Guides
CiaoUK
Ciao.co.uk features products and services arranged in a directory
of different categories. Just as extensive as Epinions, you can find
at Ciao UK categories for books, films, music, financial services,
telecom providers, household appliances, computers, and more specialised
categories such as toys and baby care products.
The website features lists that rank various products from the different
categories according to their popularity with the users that review
them.
Ciao also encourages users to contribute reviews (and thus keeping
their website content fresh) by offering an incentive system that
pays for reviews that are well-rated by people who browse the site.
Registered users may also earn money by participating in paid online
consumer surveys on a range of topics. Membership to Ciao is free
and only requires filling out an online registration form, and may
be cancelled without penalty at any time.
Products are not sold by Ciao itself, but there are links to merchants
for any of reviewed products. Price comparisons between merchants
and shops are available to find the best deal.
DealTime UK
DealTime UK is a free service that makes it easy to compare products,
prices and online merchants. Like other consumer review sites, the
content is grouped in different categories to help you compare competing
products.
Information on pricing, availability and specifications is offered
for every product listed on the site. A useful feature is its integration
with content from Epinions, giving users convenient access to ratings
and reviews from Epinions while browsing through the products at the
DealTime UK website.
Review Centre
Review Centre is a great UK-based service that promises unbiased
reviews by other consumers. The range of products and services featured
is quite extensive, ranging from cars to home cinema equipment, video
games to computer software, and even more specialised services such
as web hosting providers and UK tour operators.
Reviewers also rate various online shops that offer the products
that are listed, and you may add your own reviews as well by registering
as a member for free.
Once a member, you can participate in active discussion forums that
answer specific questions directly. If you don’t feel like registering
yet, you can still browse through the archive of topics and read other
the opinions other users have posted.
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