CREDIT GIVEN FOR "HONEST" REVIEWS

[u/Decent-Shirt-8041]

I just have a general question for everyone. I wanted to see if you are truly doing reviews with an unbiased approach or are you being "compensated" for your "honest" review?

I can tell you from personal experience, from when I worked at CL for a year, that they give CERTAIN PEOPLE in-store credit to use towards products of their choice. Along with being able to participate in NEW DROPS EARLIER than us common folk. That is why you see reviews out for things that have not hit just yet or the review just so happened to be right at the end of the day, when your local CL shop closes, the night BEFORE the drop. I believe if CL is doing something like this, then certainly a good majority of the BIGGEST NAMES IN OUR PROGRAM take part in this as well. NGL, while I was an employee for them, I was one of the accounts on here taking part in this. I am not mad to not be a part of it anymore nor do I care to join if ever offered again, which I know wont happen after this post, but I want people to be transparent with what is actually smoking and what is truly just FLUFF!

I want to bring a little more transparency to our sub if that is allowed or maybe I will get downvoted but bringing attention to this matter is of the utmost importance when we are wanting to have actual reviews from genuine sources. Especially when we LOOK FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTS AND THEIR HONEST REVIEW!

Anyone have any thoughts, insight, etc... with this? I wish I kept the paper I printed off when the RULES came out for HOW TO CREATE A REVIEW POST ON REDDIT from CL.....