40+ Awkward Online Reviews That Will Leave You In Stitches As They're Totally Wild

They're downright entertaining

Some people don’t recognize a favor, and some people absolutely do not recognize how a review is supposed to work. Instead of keeping it normal, they hop online and type whatever chaos is currently happening in their brain, then hit submit like it’s a casual group chat.

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It started with a simple scroll through Google stars, where one review reads like a crime scene, another is just “Oh well,” and somehow the seller responds with the energy of a person packing up for a barbecue sauce related scandal. You get lines like “Planning to get arrested?” and “It saved a marriage,” plus random details that feel less like product feedback and more like a live-action sitcom.

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Now you’re stuck laughing, cringing, and wondering how “Bunkers look great” even became a rating.

1. Is that what I think it is?

1. Is that what I think it is?reviews0context
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2. Oh well

Screenshot of an awkward online review, questioning a surprising claim and missing itemreviews0context
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3. Seriously?

3. Seriously?reviews0context

4. It's nowhere to be found

4. It's nowhere to be foundreviews0context

5. Shaking my head

5. Shaking my headreviews0context

6. Bunkers look great

6. Bunkers look greatreviews0context

7. What!

Customer review text praising “bunkers” and barbecue sauce, plus seller response quotereviews0context

8. It's the seller's response for me

8. It's the seller's response for mereviews0context

9. The barbecue sauce

9. The barbecue saucereviews0context

10. I'm getting a new place

10. I'm getting a new placereviews0context

Right after “Is that what I think it is?” you can practically hear the comment section sharpening its knives over the next “Seriously?” review.

There are reviews that are likely to be absolutely ridiculous, as this is when everyone with an internet connection can blare their precious wisdom in a few short phrases. Every day, we come across so many strange reviews that it has become necessary to start online communities where individuals can laugh and cringe at each other.

These communities serve as a hilarious and absurd reminder of how "creative" some people can be.

11. Not for kids

11. Not for kidsreviews0context

12. Lol

Collage-style review comments showing ridiculous product feedback and requests to try itreviews0context

13. What product has such a review?

13. What product has such a review?reviews0context

14. I'd certainly love to try it out

14. I'd certainly love to try it outreviews0context

15. What hurts?

15. What hurts?reviews0context

16. It's the calculation for me

16. It's the calculation for mereviews0context

17. Okay, Jeff

17. Okay, Jeffreviews0context

This is similar to the WIBTA fight over a friend's “investment advice” that cost money.

18. Had what?

18. Had what?reviews0context

19. Nice ear plug

19. Nice ear plugreviews0context

20. It saved a marriage

20. It saved a marriagereviews0context

21. Will you be back?

21. Will you be back?reviews0context

22. Dude wants to be feared

22. Dude wants to be fearedreviews0context

23. How is it their fault?

23. How is it their fault?reviews0context

24. Planning to get arrested?

24. Planning to get arrested?reviews0context

25. What a shovel

25. What a shovelreviews0context

26. You deleted your phone?

26. You deleted your phone?reviews0context

27. The bed is quiet

27. The bed is quietreviews0context

28. The free roaming mode

28. The free roaming modereviews0context

29. The Arabian Sea

29. The Arabian Seareviews0context

30. Oh no, it's not

30. Oh no, it's notreviews0context

31. Wtf!

Review mentioning the Arabian Sea, then reacting “Oh no,” implying scandalous affair suggestionreviews0context

32. This can't be real

32. This can't be realreviews0context

33. A perfect place for affairs

33. A perfect place for affairsreviews0context

34. Okay Eddie

34. Okay Eddiereviews0context

35. The crack head

35. The crack headreviews0context

36. Hmm

Chain of review replies with insults and dark humor, including “Okay Eddie” and “The crack head”reviews0context

37. Overall great experience

37. Overall great experiencereviews0context

38. A dark sense of humor

38. A dark sense of humorreviews0context

39. A cup of hot water

39. A cup of hot waterreviews0context

40. The awesome radiation place

40. The awesome radiation placereviews0context

41. Oh my

Online review referencing hot water and radiation, ending with a happy eater commentreviews0context

42. A happy eater

42. A happy eaterreviews0context

Then the seller jumps in with “It’s the seller’s response for me,” and suddenly the whole thing stops being about the product and starts being about the ego.

When “The crack head” shows up next to “Overall great experience,” it’s like the reviews collectively decided to gaslight everyone reading them.

And just as you think it’s over, “The awesome radiation place” and “A happy eater” land, leaving you with the same question as “I’m getting a new place.”

Nowadays, many companies aim to rank highly in Google's results, preferably with excellent evaluations. This contributes to their success, which in turn increases revenue.

Online reviews are the equivalent of what consumers decide to do with their hard-earned money. Those glittering gold stars have the biggest impact on us and are the primary determinant of our decisions, so drop your 'reviews' about this collection in the comments below.

Those stars didn’t just rate a product, they started a whole mess.

For another awkward dinner dilemma, read how Reddit judged the surprise bacon stunt.

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