Do not order things you do not need, and cannot use.
You cannot write good reviews for things you do not care about, don't know how to use, and don't really want. All you are doing is wasting sellers money, your own time, and putting Vine voices in a worse light than we already are. I do not order things I have no immediate use for, this means that I let lots of stuff go by. I have seen many things I could use but for whatever reason cannot use them within the next 3 weeks so I skip them. There is always next time.
Don't be greedy.
If you order a high dollar item like a laptop, and later another one comes up, leave it for someone else. Don't order every food item you see. Most of it is junk candy and in huge amounts. You don't need to eat that much candy, and neither does anyone you know. There are lots of people in the program that actually need things that you might be ordering and then just tossing later.
Don't police reviews.
This is not our job. Do not go on the lookout for reviews that you don't like, agree with, or think are chatgpt generated. If you see one that is obviously fake because they left the AI prompt in the review or other information that makes it obvious that it is not human written then sure report it. Do not make this a habit. You can be kicked from the program for false reporting or perceived false reporting. I reported a 1 star review on a product, that all it said in the review was "human", and had a video showing a short clip of walking down a street, and this was for some electronic device. Otherwise MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!
Do not order variants.
Variants are items with multiple listings, or a single listing with multiple items. You can only review one of them if you do order a variant. How can you tell if an items is a variant? look at the listing and see if the item you are looking at has the same seller as another item that looks close to or exactly the same. If you order in haste then it is highly likely you will order a variant. You will either have to eat the review in your stats (because you cannot review it), or contact Vine Customer service and explain what happened. They will remove it from your review queue. Try not to do this a lot. Too many removals/cancellations can result in getting kicked from vine.
Avoid Canceling items.
In 2024 Amazon started cracking down on this. At one point many years ago, people would order "placeholders" an item they kind of wanted, but if something else came along they would cancel, get their pick back, and order a better item. The issue with this is that when you cancel and order the seller loses a review, the item is NOT put back on vine, and the seller loses the money they paid for the listing. So now if you cancel too many orders at once you can and likely will get kicked out of the program. Per an email from vine cs "If you must cancel multiple items, do them in separate contact requests." Do not send one request saying I need to cancel 5 items (or whatever). this could result in being kicked out immediately. I am not saying do not cancel orders, but if you do you better have a good reason. "I didn't realize what I ordered", "I don't want it", or any other lame excuse will not cut it. I reasonable excuse is along the lines of "I ordered a food item and realized it contains something I am allergic to", "I have had a family emergency and cannot review the product (or any product) for several weeks or longer". So do not order in haste.
Do not accuse sellers of selling fake/counterfeit items.
Counterfeit - An item made to look exactly like a brand name item, and may even carry that name, but appears to be not properly made, or for some other reason raises red flags.
You can report counterfeit items to amazon but be warned that sellers are required to provide proof that an item is the real deal. Sellers can easily provide fake documents, and amazon will use that as plausible deniability. Amazon can and will kick you out of vine and amazon itself if it thinks you are being a nuisance about this. If you think a product is counterfeit report it to the brand manufacturer and let them deal with it. Do not try to claim it is counterfeit in a review. Report your concern to vine CS and have them remove the item from your queue.
Fake - An item usually supplements that may not be what it claims, or may contain ingredients that are not listed or lying. An item that is supposed to do something but does not do that thing or anything useful.
This is hard to pin down. If you think a product is in some way fake? the same issue applies with reporting counterfeit items. Sellers have to provide certs that an supplement is what it says it is, but these can be fake. If you suspect a supplement, or medicine is fake contact the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or its equivalent in your country and let them deal with it. Do not try to claim it is fake in a review. Report your concern to vine CS and have them remove the item from your queue.
Copy - An item the may or may not look like a brand name device, but makes no claims that it IS that brand name, or an item that will work with a brand name as an accessory, battery, or attachment.
There is nothing to report here. While possibly underhanded and maybe a violation of copyright it is not your place to report this. A common thing now is making power tools that use established brands batteries, or making batteries that work with an established brands tool. You can report in a review that this battery is not Original Equipment Manufactured (OEM) but that is not really necessary as the seller is very likely not making any claims that it is. They may list it as "For Makita" or "compatible with X". All manufacturers are aware that this is happening, and there is not much they can do about it.
Do not review shame.
Do not post examples of other peoples reviews on reddit (or other forums) no matter how badly they are written, or how much you want to protect the vine program. I have seen examples where a reviewer was shamed. The review was reported to Amazon, the reviewers account was supposedly locked, and the reviewer posted about it on reddit. Their review was meant to be humorous but over zealous vine vigilantes did not get the joke. Leave other peoples reviews alone. Not your circus, NOT your monkeys!
Do not post stupid shit on the vine subreddits.
We've all seen the silly/sexy/perverted/cute/stupid/misspelled/pointless/controversial items in vine. You are not the first person to see them, and almost certainly not the first person to post that item on that day/week/month. In fact you are probably the 4th or 5th. The vine forms are not for that kind of thing. If you cannot help yourself and still want to make a stupid post about them, then go to r/AmazonWTF (no I won't make it a link). If you crave human interaction so much that this is what you have been reduced to, maybe go volunteer in a senior center, or hospital.
Do not discuss politics in vine forums.
Nothing good ever comes from this. If you cannot effect something that is currently happening, then grousing about it in a forum does nothing except foment strife. Find a political forum and self flagellate all you want. If there is something that is even slightly the result of politics, or from a politician do not discuss it in vine forums.
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