Comment by crazygringo

Comment by crazygringo 10 months ago

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That's not true at all.

They usually have a midrange "top pick", followed by a "budget pick" and an "upgrade pick".

It's not "the best money can buy" at all -- that's what they reserve their "upgrade pick" for. E.g. look at humidifiers:

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-humidifi...

Also it's full of Chinese brands. The top two humidifiers are Levoit, from Shenzen. Or if I look at dehumidifiers, Midea is their #1 pick:

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-dehumidifier...

So I don't think anything you said is true. Maybe for some individual products, but certainly not for the site as a whole.

ghaff 10 months ago

I think it's fair that they don't offer real off-brand budget recommendations. I do think they offer a generally reasonable array of choices.

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  • crazygringo 10 months ago

    Well, nor should they because those items tend to disappear from the market within months and not be widely available. So that's a feature not a bug.

    You don't want to research and recommend a product from a random seller on Amazon that won't be available six months from now.

    Their budget recommendations are, correctly, products that have proven to be reliable and available.

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    • ghaff 10 months ago

      Totally agree. The budget recommendations tend to be reliable budget and not a questionable "steal."

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