I'm just curious, when it comes to reviewing a product, what do you think counts as true experience that gives you enough info to review a product.  I'm pretty easy-going, I'd say go ahead and review anything if:

• you personally own the product
• someone in your house, your family, or your friends owns it and you have actually played with it at least a few times (not just looked at it) and maybe even discussed it's use with said person in detail

But I would say your really shouldn't review it if:

• you've never actually seen the product in person
• you only played with it in the store (this doesn't count in my opinion, the store makes products work in their ideal situation, things change in real life)
• you have hearsay about the product but never used it yourself

For example someday or other I plan to review:

• My husbands phone which I've used a few times and I am aware of the problems he's had
• My husbands car which I've driven and I'm a passenger in every day (he drives everywhere)
• My friend's hand soap b/c I use it when I'm at her house so I know enough about it

But I won't review:

• The video game I tried for 10 minutes at best buy
• The camera my friend has that I've never used other than to point and shoot a picture after she set it up for me

So, what are your limits?  What will you review and how much experience do you feel is needed in order to submit a review?  Finally, do you think it's important to point out if you are just a temporary user of the product?