Originally Posted by deniah

a first in my experience, after publishing 100+ reviews, that this week i received an urgent call from a B&B owner in italy begging me to retract my review in return for a future discount.

first, i hate this concept because it erases any notion of transparency

second, i did mention in the review "i would likely choose a different place to stay next time"


what really got me is that today i just received a notification -- also a 1st -- that my objective and impartial review got taken down. i think the owner flagged it??


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