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Stopped trusting online reviews for local spots after a bakery in Asheville burned me
For years I picked every restaurant, plumber, and haircut in a new town by scrolling reviews, and I got burned bad by a bakery in Asheville that had 4.8 stars but stale croissants at 9am. Now when I move somewhere I walk into the nearest hardware store or diner and just ask the person behind the counter, and I've gotten better answers in 5 minutes than 5 hours of reading. A guy at a feed store in Knoxville pointed me to a mechanic who fixed my truck for $80 when the internet wanted me to drive 40 miles to a chain. Turns out locals know who's actually good and who's just good at asking for reviews. What's the one place in your town you'd send a stranger to, no hesitation?
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