How Restaurant P.I. Eliminates Fake Customer Reviews

Think back to when you visited a restaurant for the first time. How did you hear about it? Why did you choose to try it out? Chances are, you heard about it from a friend or family member, who boasted about how tasty it was and claimed, “You have to try it!” Or, perhaps you decided to never eat at a local restaurant because of the negative reputation it had from comments by friends, family or the general public.

Now days, customers can publicize their word of mouth through product or service reviews on platforms such as Google and Yelp, among many other review platforms. Customer reviews are a win-win scenario for both businesses and customers; it helps businesses market their true value and backs up their reputation, and it helps customers find reputable places to eat and shop.

There’s just one problem; what about the fake reviews posted on these review platforms? Are the customer reviews verified and posted from people that actually ate at that restaurant? A valid question that merits a modern solution. That’s why Restaurant Private I was created.

The Need For Verified Customer Reviews

Review platforms are becoming more common for businesses to market their reputation. Examples of popular restaurant review platforms include Yelp and Google. Both platforms seek to provide potential retail or restaurant customers a reference for feedback on where the best places to shop and eat are. This is a revolutionary concept that connects the right customers with the right businesses and restaurants. There’s just a few small problems…

Are Customer Reviews Authentic?

Have you ever asked whether the reviews you’re reading are authentic, or whether they are fake reviews? Sadly, It’s not uncommon for “pranksters” or consumers that indirectly have a relationship with a restaurant to post a fake review. These reviews could be negative, or positive.

In fact, anyone can go on either Google or Yelp, create a free account in seconds and post any review they wish! Sure, both companies seek to eliminate issues like this, but there are no defenses in place to stop one from diminishing a company’s reputation. A negative review by someone wishing to simply “prank” local businesses and write bad reviews about a restaurant they’ve never even been to. Or, perhaps a business seeks to pay people to leave positive reviews, whether they are actual buying customers or not.

Both cases negatively impact the intrinsic value a business actually provides. A lawsuit in California illustrates this issue with a local tax preparer suing a customer who he accuses of leaving a false review.With Restaurant P.I. this is no longer a problem, and we’ll explain how and why in just a moment…

What’s Motivates A Customer To Leave A Review, Good or Bad?

Another problem with review platforms like Google and Yelp, is that there isn’t a motivating factor for customers to leave a review. Some businesses falsely try to pay customers to leave reviews, which eventually leads to review platforms penalizing the business, but not everyone gets caught…Yelp seeks to provide a platform that only provides reviews from customers who choose to leave reviews, and penalizes business for even asking for a customer to leave a review.

The problem with this is that in most cases, only the angry customers have a good reason to leave a review, and that is to get back at the business who gave them a bad experience (and of course it will most likely be a negative review). As you can see, this also falsely portrays the real reputation of a business, with only the angry customers having the motivation to leave a bad review. But what about all the happy customers?

The problem is, the “What’s in it for me?” factor comes into play, giving satisfied customers no real reason or motivation to leave a review after shopping or eating at a local restaurant. With Restaurant P.I. this is no longer an issue…

Restaurant P.I. Provides Verified Reviews & A Reason To Participate

Restaurant Private I is a modern customer review platform that solves these common issues that customers and businesses face by leveraging blockchain technology.The platform solves issues related to authentic reviews and gives all customers a reason to leave a review after doing business. Here’s how it works…Users can submit their reviews on their platform to earn Lunch Money, a digital currency. Each review submission is reviewed and verified before being publicly posted on their “Review Ledger.” The platform uses a unique three step verification method known as “proof of visit”, to confirm that all submitted reviews are authentic and relevant. Below is how the three step verification process works:

1. Eat: When dining out at your favorite restaurants, simply make a mental note of your experience and the service provided.

2. Snap: Once you’ve finished your night out, go to Lunchmoney.io, click on “submit your feedback” and fill in the data fields to submit your feedback. Be sure to have your receipt handy to upload to the platform.

3. Earn: Once your feedback is verified with your uploaded receipt, you will receive Lunch Money to your ERC20(Ethereum) receiving address. Each verified review will be added to a ledger accompanied by a dated timestamp and an Etherscan transaction id.

The verification of customer receipts eliminates issues with false reviews from consumers, and the incentivized blockchain rewards provides the motivation for everyone to participate in sharing their genuine experience at local restaurants!

What Can You Do With Lunch Money?

Once you have received your earned Lunch Money, you will have options to use your rewards quickly and easily. They are:

1. Trade them for liquidity.

2. Swap them for other assets.

3. Hold them for future use.

4. Make purchases with them.

It’s not your regular rewards program, it’s a blockchain rewards program that gives you flexibility and helps you save money on future purchases!

A “Win-Win” Solution For Both Businesses & Consumers

Restaurant P.I. solves common problems related to customer reviews for both businesses and consumers. Businesses can have the peace of mind that their reputation is being accurately reflected. Consumers can be confident that they are dining at the restaurants that provide the best tasting food and world-class service, while also earning added flexible rewards. It’s a true “win-win” situation.

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i https://gizmodo.com/court-rules-yelp-must-identify-anonymous-user-in-defama-1820433103

ii https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanerskine/2017/11/16/yelps-dont-ask-policy-is-bad-for-everyone-including-yelp/amp/