https://www.amazon.com/review/R1WQS8H0LTDF9B/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00032G1S0&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=16310101&store=grocery
Normally, reviews for products on amazon focus on the product and its functionality, appearance, or usefulness. The intended audience for these product reviews are other people interested in purchasing this product and who want to determine if the product is worth the price. Usually, reviewers know their audience and explicitly state their opinion on the product and if they were happy with their purchase. This review is very different.
This reviewer is reviewing Tuscan Dairy Vitamin D Milk, Gallon and instead of commenting on its taste and quality, the reviewer tells a story about him trying unsuccessfully to bring the milk onto an airplane.
""Sir, you can't take this on the plane," he said.
"Why not?" I asked."Because, if you have more than three ounces of a liquid you could use it to blow up the plane," he said.I was astonished. I had no idea that Tuscan Whole Milk was so powerful."
After describing his encounter with airport security, the reviewer produces to chug the gallon in the line for security. This review is not even in the review genre. This review is more of a story or satire than a review. It also has a very different audience than a normal review. This man's audience is his friends, or other people looking for a laugh. This review would have been better posted on his personal blog instead of as an amazon review.
Good job; you correctly assess the elements/purpose of a typical customer review in your first paragraph, and your analysis proves your claim that your chosen review does not fit into the genre of a typical Amazon product review, including both the genre and audience of the Tuscan Dairy Milk review.
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