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Learn From the Pros

There's an art to writing a merchant review for the ratings sites. Apparently some artists think it's a waste to use their best work only once. We've gathered a few examples of creative writing which hold lessons for us all. Study these gems, learn from them, and you, too, can be published often and read widely. (And get paid for your services?)

1. This is what we call efficient!

"Simple yet clear descriptions of the products helped me decide what item/model i should get. And after posting the order, i immediately got a confirmation e-mail, complete with tracking number! That is what i call e- f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t!!!"
        date: 5/20/04 dealer: pcRUSH.com ratings site: nexTag reviewer: anonymous

"Simple yet clear descriptions of the products helped me decide what item/model i should get. And after posting the order, i immediately got a confirmation e-mail, complete with tracking number! That is what i call e- f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t!!!"
        date: 11/2/05 dealer: dBuys.com ratings site: nexTag reviewer: cassi312 from IA

"Great store. I got my Canon Powershot G2 delivered to my door via fed-ex next day. Right on time. Also they had the best price on my camera, had it in stock as well as the accessories. I ordered over the phone and the sales rep was polite and knew the answers to my questions. I really needed the camera next day and they assured me it'd be there. I was kept up to date via the fed-ex tracking # that was e-mailed to me. I'd recommend them and will buy from them again."
        date: 5/26/03 dealer: Beach Camera ratings site: Epinions reviewer: eyeshot

"Great store. I got my Canon Powershot G3 delivered to my door via fed-ex next day. Right on time. Also they had the best price on my camera, had it in stock as well as the accessories. I ordered over the phone and the sales rep was polite and knew the answers to my questions. I really needed the camera next day and they assured me it'd be there. I was kept up to date via the fed-ex tracking # that was e-mailed to me. I'd recommend them and will buy from them again."
        date: 5/28/03 dealer: FotoConnection ratings site: nexTag reviewer: anonymous

"The ease of ordering and the service was excellent. I will certainly use you for futher purchases and highly endorse you company to my bussiness associates.."
        date: undated dealer: digital liquidators ratings site: ShopCartUSA reviewer: Sherrie from
        Hermosa Beach

"The ease of ordering and the service was excellent. I will certainly use you for futher purchases and highly endorse you company to my bussiness associates.."
        date: 11/11/05 dealer: Wawa Digital ratings site: Priceleap reviewer: George

"I actually found a better rate of a Sony Cybershot DSC-H1 from a different merchant but read great reviews about Beach Camera.I decided to finally purchase the camera on July 26,2005 and it was delivered 3 days after. I would like to thank Beach Camera for making my first on-line purchase a great experience. The product is perfect & I'm already having fun though I still have to know more about it. KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT SERVICE!!!"
        date: 8/5/05 dealer: Beach Camera ratings site: Yahoo Shopping reviewer: mejorahn

"I actually found a better rate of a Sony Cybershot DSC-H1 from a different merchant but read great reviews about wawadigital.I decided to finally purchase the camera on July 26,2005 and it was delivered 3 days after. I would like to thank wawadigital for making my first on-line purchase a great experience. The product is perfect & I'm already having fun though I still have to know more about it. KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT SERVICE!!!"
        date: 11/13/05 dealer: Wawa Digital ratings site: Priceleap reviewer: Mike

5. Removing unnecessary details makes it more universal.

"Outstanding transaction. I was hesitant to purchase from this company because of the very low price and Brooklyn location. After reading good reviews for this company on ResellerRatings, I ordered a Panasonic Camcorder on Wednesday, May 4 and selected 7 to 10 day Fedex ground delivery. Received order acknowledgement on May 4 and tracking number on Friday, May 5. The camcorder was received on Monday, May 9. I was not contacted to buy anything else. Price and service were excellent. Since there were no problems, I cannot comment on customer service in regard to problems."
        date: 5/10/05 dealer: ibuydigital/Dbuys ratings site: resellerratings reviewer: rsteve

"Outstanding transaction. I was hesitant to purchase from this company because of the very low price and Brooklyn location. After reading good reviews for this company I ordered a Panasonic Camcorder . I was not contacted to buy anything else. Price and service were excellent. Since there were no problems, I cannot comment on customer service in regard to problems."
        date: undated dealer: Broadway Photo ratings site: ShopCartUSA reviewer: Patricia from
        Augusta

6. You dont't have to waste time with punctuation or grammar.

"purchased camera online and rec'd faster than expected. would buy again from vendor."
        date: 8/8/05 dealer: Beach Camera ratings site: Yahoo Shopping reviewer: kavkline

"purchased camera online and rec'd faster than expected. would buy again from vendor."
        date: 11/13/05 dealer: Wawa Digital ratings site: PriceLeap reviewer: monica

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Send us more memorable testimonials, and we'll add the best of them to this page. We offer no prizes at all, but we'll credit you by name if you request it.

Hint: Google helps a lot. Another hint: because new quotes are being added on some of the ratings sites, the existing ones may not remain on their original pages; grab them when you find them, don't just bookmark them for future harvesting. And another: PriceLeap may be too easy; they have many examples of multiples that post for a single dealer on a single day.

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