{"id":458649,"date":"2026-10-07T03:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T03:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/458649\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T03:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T03:02:35","slug":"lubbock-you-can-hate-a-store-without-leaving-a-nasty-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/458649\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock, You Can Hate a Store Without Leaving a Nasty Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a couple of places in this town that I simply will not enter.<\/p>\n<p>Not because I&#8217;ve been banned. Not because they are inherently bad. And not because there&#8217;s some kind of horrifying backstory involving the cops.<\/p>\n<p>I just don&#8217;t like them.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s the building. Maybe it&#8217;s the parking situation. Maybe it&#8217;s the lighting, the smell, the employees, or some unexplainable vibe that has caused my brain to declare, &#8220;Hell no. Anywhere else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I know I&#8217;m not the only one.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve all got a spot or two we wouldn&#8217;t visit, period, unless we&#8217;d just eaten a habanero and they happened to be the nearest water source.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you had a bad experience. An employee followed you around a little too closely and made you feel weird, or maybe nobody offered to help. Or maybe the prices offended you to the point of pearl-clutching.<\/p>\n<p>But, even so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>None of that has ever inspired me to write a nasty review online.<\/p>\n<p>Not once.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that you can totally hate a business that other people love?<\/p>\n<p>Yep. It&#8217;s a thing.<\/p>\n<p>You can quietly hate a Lubbock business and still let other people enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to leave a negative review, post about it online, or scream it from the rooftops.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/lubbock-missing-schwans-truck\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">When Did Schwans Stop Coming To Lubbock Neighborhoods<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead, you could cut them some slack.<\/p>\n<p>One bad review can really tank a place that&#8217;s already struggling.<\/p>\n<p>If a restaurant or store is truly a bad place, people will eventually stop going.<\/p>\n<p>Bad businesses crash, burn, and close down without your help just fine.<\/p>\n<p>I promise.<\/p>\n<p>Negativity on the internet is at an all-time high. Why not post about the places you love instead? You can focus on building up your favorite spots instead of complaining about the ones that don&#8217;t suit you.<\/p>\n<p>If they suck, just don&#8217;t visit them. That&#8217;s quite enough.<\/p>\n<p>But those bad reviews make it really hard for an otherwise great establishment to redeem itself after a mishap. Mistakes happen. We are all only human.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s just my two cents.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, the majority of people who leave reviews ONLY leave negative reviews. People aren&#8217;t as quick to give a good review as they are to tear a place apart after finding a hair in their enchiladas.<\/p>\n<p>If they keep it up, they&#8217;ll be closed down eventually, without your negative review. Give them a chance to correct themselves for future customers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s perfectly acceptable to let a\u00a0place crash and burn on its own.<\/p>\n<p>6 Silly Yelp Reviews of Lubbock Tourist Attractions<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p>7 Wacky Google Reviews of the Lubbock Police Department<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot going on here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Nessmania<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are a couple of places in this town that I simply will not enter. 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