consumer decisions in the economy
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Consumer Decisions in the Economy. Chapter 1, 1.4 and 1.5. What is a consumer anyway?. A person who buys and uses goods and services (in other words, you and me!) what are some problems and concerns people have as consumers?. About consumers. Businesses wouldn’t be around without them - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Consumer Decisions in the EconomyChapter 1, 1.4 and 1.5
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What is a consumer anyway? A person who buys and uses goods and
services (in other words, you and me!)
what are some problems and concerns people have as consumers?
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About consumers Businesses wouldn’t be around without
them standard of living not always based on
how much money you make have a responsibility to make informed
decisions
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A thought for all you consumers if standard of living isn’t based on pay,
what is it based on? why is it important to be an informed
consumer?? where can you go to get help with or
information about consumer problems???
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Consumer, inform thyselfThere are five types of organizations who
advise and test: product-testing media sources government agencies business sources personal contacts
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PRODUCT-TESTING ORGANIZATION Test products and services paid by manufacturers to test safety may also develop and update
performance standards Underwriter Laboratories, Inc. Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM) Factory Mutual Approved Mark American Gas Association
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Media Sources (print, broadcast & internet)
Goal is to report scientific, technical, educational information about products and services.
information is objective can be nonprofit Consumer Reports Good Housekeeping may also find specialty magazines for certain
products such as cars, travel or financial investments (ie. Money, Wall Street Journal)
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Media Sources con’td Encompasses radio and t.v. goal is to inform public about safety, care
and use of products some are shows designed to help
consumer issues
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Government Agencies United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) National Highway Traffic Safety
Commission (NHTSC)All make information available to consumers
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BUSINESS SOURCES Advertising Product labels Customer service departments Better Business Bureau
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ADVERTISING Most popular source Tell you what it is, how it’s made, what it
will do Can be word-of-mouth (most effective)
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PRODUCT LABELS Tell you what it is, size, care of, when and
where it was made
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CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT Provide booklets of info May help improve buying skills Answer questions on potential purchases
and returns
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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU Supported by member businesses Self regulate ethical practices in
advertising and selling products Goal is to develop a more informed
consumer Provides information only, no
recommendations
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PERSONAL CONTACTS The most often used source of all? Word
of mouth.
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Remember the decision making process?
SPECIFY. Identify need or wants. SEARCH. Gather information and know
choices available. SIFT. Determine desired satisfaction and
evaluate alternatives (how much are you willing to pay? Quality? Will you wait for it to go on sale?)
SELECT. Make your choice. STUDY. Evaluate the results of your
choice.
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Comparison Shopping Look at price, quality and services of one
product as they compare to another product.
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Comparison Shopping cont’d Always look at unit price as it is the truest
measure of comparisonEx. 8oz./$0.50 12 oz./$0.65
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Cont’d Per unit, each item is:$0.0625/oz. $0.0542/oz
These are actually the cheaper chips!
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Comparing Quality Consider which item will last longer Will it cost you more in the long run to buy
2 of the lesser quality item?
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Comparing Services Can you think of some differences
between the services these 2 stores offer?
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Compare Sales There are 3 types: Promotional Clearance Special Purchase
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Compare Brands National brands can be counted on for
uniform quality Store brands (aka private label brands) are
often found at a lower cost Generic brands (which are actually
unbranded) are not advertised or have pretty packaging and are thus often the least expensive choice.
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Things to remember Take your time Time your purchases Avoid being impulsive
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Where to shop? Traditional retailers (ie. department stores,
discount stores, specialty stores, supermarket, convenience stores)
Contemporary retailers (specialty superstores like Home Depot, or superstore like Target Homeland, or Costco)
Non store shopping (go online! Mail order and even vending machines count as non store shopping).