If you weren't familiar with a company but you liked the product they offered...

I have always judged a product on it's own merit and not by the trade name that is attached to it. There will always be people who look for a designer name and believe that it makes a difference, but fortunately the trend is fading a little. As for testimonials, there are of little value because it is impossible to tell if they are genuine or not and therefore most people would ignore them.

Like you said, testimonials from other buyers will definitely help. I usually prefer word of mouth from a known person and then I'll definitely try the product (ofcouse, not blindly, it will depend on my need). The same is true for movies. I prefer reading reviews for most of the movies. For movies I prefer First Day, First Show. So, it all depends on quality, company's previous market standing etc. Incentives don't attract me frankly, including discounts etc. I have found that I have never found to like any product that has been put under the tag sale, discount. I prefer New Releases. Its the quality in the end that will bring me back to the company again for my second sale and not the benefit I made in the sale.

Yes, Testimonials should be used, the same as user reviews, i would buy something from an unknown shop provided they had an ok reputation it only takes 2 or 3 sales to get user reviews, then the company would be on its way up, a good way of getting good reviews is to give something (even a very small thing) free along with first time purchases, e.g. i bought an item from a seller on ebay, it was a uv lamp for drying nailpolish/acrylic nails($40), when i got the item i was sent a free set of nail art sticky jewels ($0.99 rrp) this virtually guaranteed that on my next purchase i went looking for that seller. I only decided to buy from this seller after reading the feedback comments left by other buyers, and i have purchased from him again since.

if i like the product i will surely buy.. may be this company may be future branded company :)

I am also in Direct sales and I am a rep for 2 companies that aren't well known. And I deal with this all the time, I do sell candles actually and what I do is give them a votive to try and once that happens they always come back and buy a jar candle. So I make an investment in my business by buying the votives for them to try. The other company happens to be home decor...lol And I have lots of the product so I can show them the quality of it and that seems to sell them on it. But me personally I would probably try something w/o knowing and I do read the testimonies but try to decide for myself also.

If I saw a site online with products which I was looking to buy, I would go by the price, the look of the thing, presentation, shipping costs etc., and if all those were reasonable, then I would try it without any recommendation from anybody else. Something one person recommends is not always what another wants. If it wasn't as good as it looked to be online, I wouldn't buy from the manufacturer again, but if it turned out to be the perfect item for me, then I would buy from them over and over.

Have you tried samples? My homeschool co-op made and sold candles for a fundraiser for Christmas. They put a little of the wax in condiment cups so people could sample the color and the smell.

Well a thing makes you happy if you feel good about it Without a shadow of doubt , things that appear to be good arent always the best The bestest companies need not be the ones who make us too glad that we are proud users of the products So what is the harm in Trying something Change is the essence of life

I am for the quality and rate. I donot care which company manufactures it.

I would try a product from a company I haven't tried before,I mean you're not going to know if you like it or not if you don't try it.Reading testimonials would be a great help because then you have first hand knowledge of the product.It also helps if the website is well set out and easily navigated.Packaging also helps,if something is displayed attractively you would probably attract more buyers.

Hmm. I'll probably check out more and research before I do anything. :-)

yes, most likely it would help. Because if I have no idea what the product is about, and multiple people said that it wasn't good, and they didnt like it, I would trust them, and not get it. But if there was a good amount of people who said it was a good product, I might try what ever it is, if it is something of multiple buying, If it is expensive product, I prolly wont care who says what about it, I'd rather find out first hand and go check it out in a store.

Ofcorse I will buy.When I am trust on perticular name like kelvinetor refrigretor,reliance mobile,in two wheeler bajaj & also hero honda bikes etc.Because they are gaving pefection in items & services.

I do most of my shopping on line and I base a lot of my buying on testimonials. If it is written in a exciting way - for example - instead of saying for home decor "the vases are pretty" say something like "I am going to buy more than one of these vases and hand them out as gifts. They are beautifully designed and of great quality. The way the sun catches the etching in the glass is magical and can light up even the darkest room. And,if you buy within the next 4 hours, you will receive a gift certificate for a free bouquet of flowers to show off your new vase".

i would try them but only buy a small amount if there no good you havent lost a lot

yes,if it is cheap, i will consider buy it ,or i would rather choose branded products

I don't rely on testimonials alone. If I really like the product but I am not familiar with the company the best thing that I will do is I will buy and try it. It is better to judge if you experienced it already.

it depends, if it is a good quality why not buy there products, what matter most is the use of the product not the name of the company, i'm not a brand conscious person, and besides not all products of a known company is good, the prize and the quality is the most important..thanks for asking, have a nice day to you..

that depends. if that company offers the product i'm looking for cheaper then others, i would definetly try it out. there will always be someone else who tried it, so i can always do research on the net to look for experience of people. if i can't find anything i wouldn't try it.

It depends upon the Product. If the Product is of very high value ( costly ) nature then Brand comes in to the picture. But otherwise if the cost is marginal then Brand is immaterial . Then only look will be impornat factor.