scuttlebutte
Newly Enlightened
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So today I researching headlamps, and noticed that many members of CPF recommended Zebralight headlamps. I was close to buying one, but when I went to look at reviews of Zebralight headlamps on Amazon, there were very few product reviews for any of the models, and large proportions of negative reviews relative to other makes of headlamps (e.g., Nitecore, Fenix, Petzl, etc.). I eventually decided on a Nitecore, because the brand was recommended by a few forum members here, and they were heavily reviewed on Amazon, where the two particular models I was choosing between both had exceptionally high marks (>90% 4-/5-star reviews and <6% 1-/2-star reviews).
Because I and many others disproportionately rely on Amazon product reviews when deciding on a product to buy, I was thinking it would help people looking for a high-quality headlamp if more Zebralight headlamp owners were to review their headlamps on Amazon. So if you are reading this and own a Zebralight headlamp, and haven't yet done so, please review your headlamp on Amazon. It could also help current and prospective Zebralight owners to have a more quantitative idea of the quality of Zebralight headlamps (e.g., are there QC issues such that a large proportion of product owners received defective headlamps, even though many last years before developing any major issues?). And if the lights are really that great, reviews on Amazon could help steer the masses towards a superior headlamp instead of all the cheap junk out there that too commonly breaks within less than 2-3 years under light use.
-Eric
P.S. - I am in no way affiliated with Zebralight; nay, I am just an environmental engineer who enjoys the outdoors, who if convinced they must own something prefers to buy high-quality products that are unlikely to crap out prematurely, wasting money and generating more material waste for the earth to shoulder (all that junk adds up when there are 7.5+ billion of us. Soap box moment).
Also, please display civility in your responses. Anyone who violates this term will be spanked with a porcupine.
Because I and many others disproportionately rely on Amazon product reviews when deciding on a product to buy, I was thinking it would help people looking for a high-quality headlamp if more Zebralight headlamp owners were to review their headlamps on Amazon. So if you are reading this and own a Zebralight headlamp, and haven't yet done so, please review your headlamp on Amazon. It could also help current and prospective Zebralight owners to have a more quantitative idea of the quality of Zebralight headlamps (e.g., are there QC issues such that a large proportion of product owners received defective headlamps, even though many last years before developing any major issues?). And if the lights are really that great, reviews on Amazon could help steer the masses towards a superior headlamp instead of all the cheap junk out there that too commonly breaks within less than 2-3 years under light use.
-Eric
P.S. - I am in no way affiliated with Zebralight; nay, I am just an environmental engineer who enjoys the outdoors, who if convinced they must own something prefers to buy high-quality products that are unlikely to crap out prematurely, wasting money and generating more material waste for the earth to shoulder (all that junk adds up when there are 7.5+ billion of us. Soap box moment).
Also, please display civility in your responses. Anyone who violates this term will be spanked with a porcupine.
