Review policy
How we review
The rules we follow, in plain language, so you can judge our judgement.
- 1
Quality
How it is made and whether it matches the listing after weeks of real use, not a first-day unboxing.
- 2
Value
What you get for the price, set against two or three alternatives at similar budgets.
- 3
Service
How fast and how usefully a store answers a real question we send before buying.
- 4
Shipping & Returns
Delivery days, packaging, and how painless a return is when we actually try one.
How we research a store#
- Choose. We pick stores from reader requests and from the retailers behind the guides we write. Nobody can pay to be reviewed.
- Read the store’s own pages. Delivery terms, returns and refund policy, warranty, contact routes and any current offer, taken from the store itself rather than from third-party summaries.
- Check reputation. We look at independent customer feedback and at how the store handles complaints, and we weigh patterns over single stories.
- Say what we did and did not do. Where we have not bought from a store or tested a product ourselves, the write-up says so. Nothing is presented as hands-on when it is not.
- Score and edit. We score the store on the four criteria above using the evidence we have, and list the trade-offs next to the score. Authors do not score stores they have a personal connection with.
How we check deals#
A discount is only listed if it is live on the store’s own page (a sale price, a stated percentage, a newsletter-gated code) or it comes from a source we can name, such as an affiliate network feed we have access to. Every deal shows the source and the date we last checked it.
- Validated means a code was applied at checkout in a real browser session, or supplied directly from a network feed, and the date is shown. We do not use this label for codes copied from coupon aggregator sites.
- Unconfirmed means we could not verify it. We either leave it out or mark it clearly.
- No active codes is a normal state. If a store has no live offer, its page says so rather than padding the list.
We re-check each store’s offers every week. Codes that stop working are removed or marked expired, and we note when we last looked.
Our scoring scale#
| Score | What it means |
|---|---|
| 4.5 – 5.0 | Exceptional. We would use this store again without hesitation. |
| 4.0 – 4.4 | Very good. Small flaws that are unlikely to spoil the experience. |
| 3.5 – 3.9 | Good, with real trade-offs. Read the cons before buying. |
| 3.0 – 3.4 | Average. Fine if the price is right or nothing else fits. |
| Below 3.0 | We would not recommend it. |
Independence and affiliate links#
Some links on Wordzex are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you buy after clicking, at no extra cost to you. Commissions never influence scores, rankings or which stores we cover. Read the full affiliate disclosure.
Corrections and updates#
Prices, products and policies change. Every article shows the date it was last updated, and we revisit popular stores at least once a year. If you spot a mistake, tell us. We fix factual errors promptly and note significant corrections at the foot of the article.
Health information#
We write about stores and products, not treatments. Nothing on this site is medical advice. If you have a health, sleep or mental-health concern, speak to a qualified professional.