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A Look At Free Reviewer Swag

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-to-think-about dept.

chicl3t writes "It used to be that the lagniappes that came along with hardware for review were things like USB drives — makes sense, one 128MB drive for a 100MB presentation. But...iPod nanos? As in more than one? That's another story entirely. It's damn nice swag, of course, but at what point is it too much? A DailyTech writer talks about his experiences with swag."

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  1. "Lagniappes?" by agentkhaki · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Lagniappes" is a word I've not come across before. For anyone else who couldn't figure out the meaning via context, or who's looking for a proper definition:

    lagniappe (lan yap)

    noun

    something given as a bonus or extra gift.

    ORIGIN Louisiana French, from Spanish la ñapa.

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  2. Re:I'm a reviewer... by ColdWetDog · · Score: 3, Informative
    Look at this review (from 2002) from the medical field. I can't find some of the other references in the open literature but basically, even cheapo freebies (my nurses just love the idiot pens with flashing LEDs in them for some weird reason) can influence behavior.

    Sadly, we're all bought pretty cheaply. Ohh, shiny!

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  3. HardOCP by bazald · · Score: 3, Informative

    Read the HardOCP review of the iBUYPOWER P4 Custom Build. If there is a HardOCP review for something, I trust it more than any other review. They aren't afraid to rate something terribly, and to tell you everything that is wrong with it. They also go through the buying process and refuse any free stuff they are offered.

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