Why I Hate Using AirBNB Part 2

I've stayed at a lovely place on the Rogue River about ten times now.  

I just wish AirBNB would stop harassing me to leave reviews.  It's ridiculous that I cannot find any way to make AirBNB's constant, harassing demands that I leave a review stop, especially since I am a repeat visitor. 

One review question that does not make sense: was the stay as expected, better than expected, or much better than expected? Well, I've been there several times now, so really, the stays have all been as expected except for the first time. But if I answer "as expected" that's middle-of-the-road. So this Q&A does not make sense. 

"We won't share your responses until after your host writes a review too"-- this is manipulative psychology designed to coerce people to write a review.  If you don't write a review, AirBNB continues to spam you with requests (well, it's a demand if they don't give up) to write a review.  Terrible!

"Was anything extra special?"  For f's sake, I gave a star rating and now I am being coerced to select something that was "extra special."  I am a man.  Give me a shower and a bed with a firm pillow, and that will be fine.  As long as the room is not too hot.  If the AirBNB host lets me let my dog into the room (don't worry, I bring sheets and towels in the room for the dog to lie on), that's pretty great -- but that's not a frigging choice in the review!  The entire review thing seems designed is for girls and girlie men.   Real men these days are being hammered by society, absolutely hammered from all sides.  Thank god I am not a white male.  Then I'd have to deal with white guilt too.  

I hate surveys and having no way to stop being harassed by a company for reviews. 

Why I Hate Using AirBNB

I have used AirBNB, but I hate the way AirBNB harasses you to leave a review, time after time -- even if you stay with the same host.  AirBNB even uses BS psychology to try to get you to leave a review: You can read your host's feedback once you write a review of your own."  That's so childishly manipulative.  These social media and "new tech" companies are always trying to exploit their customers.  

Here's what I wrote a host who uses AirBNB.  I've stayed at his place about 10 times now since he allows dogs, is on my way to my summer home in Olympia, and has a great place right on the Rogue River.  

Have you seen this stuff that AirBNB sends its customers?  Once I stay at your place, I keep getting these emails harassing me to review my stay.  It's childish!  

"You can read Kirk’s feedback once you write a review of your own" -- what?!  

The problem is that AirBNB keeps harassing me.  I despise this sort of thing. 

I detest AirBNB and other social sites like Facebook.  I just hate it when 

I get constantly harassed for reviews and other stuff.  When you buy 

something, why the F do businesses need to send you surveys?  They 

should know if they've done a good job or not; they should not need me 

to tell them.

AirBNB forces us to leave reviews.  Sure, it's so folks know you are a 

good host.  But as a customer, I really, really despise being constantly 

harassed to leave reviews, and I really despise the way AirBNB does it 

-- by using psychology to try to make me comply.

I also dislike AirBNB because they profit more than you do, as a host, 

if I book a room anywhere and then cancel.  I am not sure if you know 

this, but if I cancel our July dates at your place, you have a policy 

that you probably chose, where I can cancel now and you get no 

cancellation fee.  But AirBNB gets their fee regardless!  I had 48 hours 

after booking several months ago to cancel, but after that, months ago, 

if I cancelled, AirBNB would keep their fee.  That's utter BS.

I guess I should be grateful that I discovered you and your place 

through AirBNB.  I am.  But their website sucks.  I will try to filter 

results by "pet-friendly only' but then AirBNB gives me all kinds of 

places that don't allow pets!   I have to spend hours perusing the 

choices to see if, indeed, pets are allowed. There are complaints about 

this on forums dating back years ago, but AirBNB has never fixed this.

This is how AirBNB continues to hassle me until I leave a blasted review!  

I will leave a f****! review so AirBNB stops harassing me.  I went on their site yesterday to turn off all these kinds of notifications, but no joy.  

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Airbnb <automated@airbnb.com>
Date: Thu, May 23, 2019 at 3:47 AM
Subject: Reminder to write a review for Kirk

Reminder to write a review for Kirk

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