misleading advertisements?
By tigeraunt
@tigeraunt (6326)
Philippines
March 16, 2013 10:35am CST
my husband very recently bought a 42 inches flat screen led tv and everyone is so excited to see what it has to offer.
then i realized while watching that some advertisements are obviously doing misleading strategies just to sell their products. in malls for example, they give 50% discounts which i found out not to be true. buy one take one? you should see the previous price a few months back and its present. it has not gone down. in fact you are buying two instead of just one. old price for example is P50. they place 180 and then says buy one and take one free for only P100. they mislead the consumers when in fact they buy it at the same price only they didnt know.
do you do research, visit the malls, see the products and compare prices before buying? are you sometimes mislead into buying more than what you need because of discounts?
have a nice day.
ann
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6 responses
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
19 Mar 13
Honey
I know you must be watching tv till late night , this i said in my previous response.
Remember nothing comes free, they increase the cost first than declare discounts under various schemes , just compare the price of things , you can know how they cheat.
I always compare prices before buying.
I know you must be watching tv till late night , this i said in my previous response.
Remember nothing comes free, they increase the cost first than declare discounts under various schemes , just compare the price of things , you can know how they cheat.
I always compare prices before buying.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Mar 13
When it comes to a major purchase that I am going to be making, I most definitely do a lot of research on prices and specials before I will make the decision on what I am actually going to be purchasing. The reason that I do this is because of the fact that I want to spend as little money as possible on those items that our family needs. Now I've also observed that with buy one get one free sales that you can just buy one of the items in most circumstances and they will be half of the regular price instead of having to buy two and pay the regular price.
@LaDeBoheme (2004)
• United States
16 Mar 13
When buying big ticket items, especially electronics, I alway ALWAYS research it thoroughly -- mainly using the internet and Consumer Reports.
As far as prices and discounts, I will do a cursory check to see if the item is being sold for comparable prices elsewhere. Many manufacturers dictate the price, such as Apple, Kindle, etc., and a store cannot just arbitrarily offer it on sale or at a discount. Sometimes, they offer something in addition to buying the item at set price -- a gift card, a buy-this-get that-at-50%-off deal, $5 off your next purchase (certain rules apply). Sometimes, these deals tempt the consumer into buying something additional to their original purchase that they don't even want or need just to make them think they are getting a 'great deal'.
An informed consumer is a smart consumer.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
17 Mar 13
Yes, maybe there are some items that they really give for free because of no movement like kids clothes or anything that cost less. A gimmick that is very effective especially to bargain shoppers. The thought that they got a good deal is wrong, the truth is they pay for the price of two.
@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
17 Mar 13
actually yes I found that out already because I had this friend who previously worked in a department store, she told me that not all sale are true and I shouldn't believe with the prices shown..
The reason?.. business is business..
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
17 Mar 13
have you noticed and computed the "BIG PACKS"? if you go to the grocery compute where you will save more, sometimes you save more in little pouches than bigger one.
Very nice observation.. I agree
