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Screenshot of Pearch Chrome extension showing a 1-10 confidence score overlay on an Amazon product page, with sizing signals and red flags highlighted from low-star reviews
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Why Amazon's Star Ratings Are Broken (And One Developer Built a Tool to Prove It)

A Chrome extension called Pearch just exposed a hard truth: Amazon's star ratings are nearly useless. By analyzing 478 shoppers' pain points, one developer discovered that 50% of online shopping frustration boils down to one problem—the wrong product.

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