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Overall 3.08 of 5 view all 12 reviews

katelincruse
San Francisco, CA

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2008

I don't walk into a store, switch dentists, eat a taco, or change my favorite pub without first consulting Yelp.com. Real people, real reviews.... and that's no lie. Beyond reviews, Yelp has other useful features that include interactive maps, message boards, and events. It's hard to go wrong with Yelp!

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Comments about katelincruse’s Review

In response to SFfoodie's comment from Mar 19, 2009 at 3:50PM:

i agree that Yelp is not the site it once used to be. This review was written before the site was saturated with paid advertisers/sponsers and an over abundance of reviewers. It used to be my go-to site to gain perspective on retail, restaurant, and service based businesses. i agree that it now gives readers a "general sense" of what you might expect. The value of the reviews used to be much greater.

In response to verusbellus's comment from Jan 27, 2009 at 4:52PM:

This review was written in May of 2008; please mind your dates when replying to reviews. I think your comment is very rude and in poor taste. I was a new member to Viewpoints and was required to write one review. You should be kind to new reviewers if this is your online community of choice.

Yelp might give one a general idea of whether or not their next taco will be mediocre or above average, but the difference between the two experiences is really not that life altering. I would NOT, however, rely on yelp to make a decision about a dentist or other important service. To gauge the reliability of yelp's reviews, I looked up two of the worst dentists I have ever had. Both are yelp sponsors/paid advertisers, and both have all 5 star reviews. Then I looked up my current dentist, who is far superior to either, and he has a 3 star average with what appears to be some bogus 1 star reviews. He is not a yelp sponsor. What a shame that somebody might actually rely on these reviews and choose a bogus 5 star loser dentist over a true professional who has been given a bogus 3 star rating. Don't trust yelp to make your life decisions for you. They are out for themselves, not your best interest.