The TL;DR: We make money when you buy things through our links, but we don’t let that dictate our data or our rankings.
The Amazon Mandate
To operate legally and maintain our partnership with Amazon, we are required to state the following explicitly:
testedpick is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
What That Actually Means for You
When you click on a raw HTML link on our site that points to Amazon and you purchase a product, Amazon pays us a small commission. This comes at absolutely zero additional cost to you. The price you pay is the exact same whether you use our link or navigate to Amazon yourself.
Why You Can Still Trust the Data
We operate on a simple economic reality: our financial incentive aligns completely with your satisfaction.
- Flat Commission Rates: We earn roughly the same percentage regardless of whether you buy Brand A or Brand B. We have no incentive to push a worse product just because it costs slightly more.
- The Return Penalty: If we recommend a piece of garbage, you buy it, realize it has a high failure rate, and return it to Amazon. When you return a product, Amazon revokes our commission.
- Data First: Therefore, our only profitable strategy is to brutally filter out the junk. We rely on our Regret Index and Steal Score to ensure you only buy products you will actually keep.