Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When considering a purchase on Amazon, I always read the negative reviews (assuming they exist) because I don't know of a reason someone would write a false bad review. I understand there might be favorable reviews that are absolutely fake. Anyway, in reading reviews, I've come to notice that some people writing the reviews are not paying attention to the product's instructions which means their bad rating isn't a good example of any type of rating. Case in point, someone reviewed a microwave I was thinking about ordering. They said it was turquoise and not stainless which was odd since the manufacturer doesn't make anything in turquoise. I saw the item in person at Target and noticed there was a thin plastic film protecting the shell of the unit - and of course, it was turquoise. Someone had peeled it at the corner to reveal the stainless housing as stated on the box. I mention this because I was at fault of thinking this fan was defective on arrival. It was not - it would just appear so if one didn't read the directions. Like many people, I tend to skip reading directions for simple items such as a fan. First off, I put in two batteries and then turned the fan on - nothing. I immediately remembered the many reviews noting the fan worked great with the plug, but it didn't work with batteries. Then I noticed a small strip of plastic in the battery compartment and could not figure out what it was for. Finally after pulling at it a bit, the whole battery cage dropped out of the fan! OK - it takes four batteries..duh! I insert two more batteries, put cage back into fan and turn the fan on - no go. All the batteries were brand new and I knew they worked. Finally, I looked at the instructions and it turns out that the adapter cord can NOT be inserted into the fan in order for it to work with batteries! Removing the cord allowed the fan to work with the batteries. And the plug allows the fan to work without batteries (the batteries can remain in the cage, of course). The fan was bought for travelling, but I like it so much that I also use it at home in the bathroom when it's hot. It's provides just enough flow to cool off when getting ready, keeping the a/c unit from being cranked up. When travelling, it works as a cooling system as well as a sound machine...love it!