#AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews

#AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews

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#AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews, also known as Awfully British Amazon Reviews, is a hashtag used to catalog jokes about reviewing products from the online retailer Amazon with regards to British slang and stereotypes.

Origin

On October 13th, 2019, Twitter [1] user @awfullybritish2 launched the hashtag game #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews. They wrote, "We Brits love a moan, so this will be right up your streets. Lets play #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews" (shown below).


Awfully British #Tag @awfullybritish2 We Brits love a moan, so this will be right up your streets. Lets play #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews Awaiting your feedback good or bad are - @arthurfooksake @Cute_Cthulhu @MaidenWatford K K WORST RAT BAD EXPERIENCE UPSET UNSATISFACTORY DISAPPOINTED POOR QUALITY AWFUL NEVER AGAIN 12:00 PM Oct 13, 2019 Hootsuite Inc.

Spread

Following the post, people joined the game by adding various "awfully British" reviews. For example, Twitter[2] user @AlanSla90124663 tweeted, "Congratulations to Thomas Cook Airlines on achieving their ambition of zero carbon emissions by 2020." The post recieved more than 1,200 likes and 200 retweets in two days (shown below, left).

Twitter[3] user @MichaelTCoffee tweeted a photograph of the Piers Morgan biography with the caption "#AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews 1p overpriced and vomit inducing." The tweet received more than 990 likes and 150 retweets (shown below, center).

Throughout the day, others joined the game (example below, right).

On October 14th, The Daily Dot [4] covered the hashtag.


MichaelCoffee @MichaelTCoffee #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews 1p overpriced and vomit inducing. WAS 17.99 NOW £4.25 WAS £4.25 NOW 5CWAS 50p NOW 1p PLRRS MORGAN THE BIOGRAPHY 12:04 PM- Oct 13, 2019 Twitter for iPhone Zekey's Mom @Zekeys_Mom Asked for a tote bag with a pic of a fearless leader on it -- was not disappointed! Waiting for a restock do I can order a set of mugs. #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews LARRY NO 10 CAT -When sleeping on the job is the job Larry the Cat and Justin Ng 2:15 PM Oct 13, 2019 Twitter Web App

Various Examples


Kate @SpaceNature2 Iordered a picture of the PM and they sent this #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews DUCK with a D--- 11:04 PM Oct 13, 2019 Twitter Web App Zekey's Mom @Zekeys_Mom Ordered a pair of silk pajamas for my son Sheridan but they sent the wrong color. His friend Tarquin already has red and Sheridan is more of a summer palette but they were out of beige! #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews 2:21 PM Oct 13, 2019 Twitter Web App Joe bloggs monkeys cousins uncle @NeilWalmsley3 I know I'm small but there was no need to send a gigantic pizza with my garden furniture #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews 1:51 PM- Oct 13, 2019 Twitter for Android
Ginger Mountain Man @B_ri_Laird I ordred the Bourne films but got p--- films instead. 5 stars #AwfullyBritishAmazon Reviews 33% 15:33 Tweet Mum left horrified after voice-activated Sky Q remote mistakes 'Bourne films' for 'p--- films' in front of young son thescottishsun.co.uk/news/ 4826454/m... EXCLUSIVE 22:15 11 Oct 19 Echobox Social 1 Retweet 7 Likes Tweet your reply 12:09 PM Oct 13, 2019 Twitter for Android PEANUT @AngryPeanut4 It didn't exactly do what it said on the tin. #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews EONSEA ODSTAN 12:08 PM Oct 13, 2019 Twitter for iPhone #GTTO #DPFC liz COYS @simpson_liz This isn't the PMI ordered it's not fit for purpose. Can I have a replacement please ASAP #AwfullyBritishAmazonReviews GIF 1:39 PM Oct 13, 2019 Twitter for iPhone


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