The holiday one was really aggravating me earlier this year because all over news pages they were posting it about every company and it was literally just about Easter. "Target to join Walmart and other major retailers to close all stores on April XX!" and etc. I was really really getting tired of reading it.

In the candle packages defense, at least it is very clearly marked in large typeface that it only contains four candles. At first I thought the number was the fifth candle, but now I read that the #5 is a candle holder, so perhaps you're intended to pick one of the accompanying candles to put in it? Or perhaps the manufacturer figured they could cut candle costs by 20%.

The bogus USBs are indicative of the greater problem you've expressed and with the unending deluge of bot reviews it is almost impossible to keep track of actually good products. I often find myself just going with the official pages of known good brands. It's crazy that Ebay and Amazon have basically reversed themselves and I'm more confident when I buy on Ebay than Amazon because at least Ebay the seller ratings are somewhat trustworthy.