Why is this news?

Target has these as well, and although there are usually only a few reviews per item, I have used them to decide whether or not to purchase something online (and I have left negative reviews when appropriate). I also rely heavily on Zappos' reviews.

Question is, how much of Wal-Mart's business is online, and how much of that online business do they expect to be from people who want to review products?

I hope they arent censoring the reviews for anything but profanity, racist remarks, etc.

Walmart posting what people think of them and their products... Jumping off a bridge WOULD be easier.

I'm positive Wal-Mart will ban users for having unpopular opinions, oh wait, I guess thats okay.

How many reviews do you think Wal-Mart will put up themselves to try and make their junk look good?

What leads you to believe that the reviews are heavily edited themselves?

@evil_doer420: Is someone still cranky for the bot-ban? Does cranky want a Soda? Hmmm. A soda?

@Thrust:
No I don't really care much about that. Tell me thats not what some people are thinking though, I just wanted to beat them to the punch.

@Thrust:
I could use a soda however

Consumerist really needs to lay off the snark.

@evil_doer420: I have Orange, clone-sprite, and clone-pepsi at the moment. If you can provide the thru-screen portal, take yer pic.

@swalve: I prefer Sharks to snarks, but the Snorks had their moment.

Oh, here's a question... Is that sign the pic-chick holding a show of her communist-nations support, or WalMart's "out of 10" rating?

@swalve: I thought that's why we all came here.

Anyway: hell of a late move on Wal-Mart's part. Most online retail sites have a comment system, though most are also underused.

But can I post a review of Wal-Mart itself? :P

I can't wait to read the user reviews posted by the typical Wal-Mart shopper.

So a bunch of 'I hate this product because I bought it at Wal-Mart' reviews probably won't make the cut?

@factotum:

Hopefully you can select crayon as a font for these shoppers.

Or better yet...borrow the comment engine from LOLCats.

OH HAI!
IM IN UR DARY
DRINKIN UR PRODUCKS

Walmart Cat has rolled bak ur prices.

@swalve: Yeah! The internet is serious business and Consumerist shouldn't play these games! Otherwise we'll have to take our hard-earned money and not give it to Consumerist while viewing some other site! YA RLY!