Food & Drink

Is too much choice an issue and how do you decide what to buy?

Food & Drink

Posted by: looklively

22nd Mar 2017 11:05am

Coles and Woolies are following Aldi's lead and cutting the number of product lines they stock as a result of customers finding that too much choice is stressful. So what do you think? - How do you feel about having less choice in the supermarket? What would you do if your usual brand was no longer available? Would you prefer more or fewer brands to choose from? Does having too many brands to choose from make it harder to decide? When you are faced with a wide range of products to choose from, how you make your decision?

Dei
  • 23rd Mar 2017 01:00pm

I don't mind having choice, how else would I discover products like Beerenberg Tomato Sauce or Koala Herbal Breakfast tea, which have quickly become family favourites? What I hate is so called 'authorities', like the government & now Woolworths & Coles trying to tell me what I can/cannot do, have, think or buy. Enough of the nanny nationing, let me make up my own mind!
This is probably the reason I don;t like Aldi, too limited & as I prefer to support Australian, farmers & suppliers probably why I choose to shop at IGA rather than other supermarkets.
I think it is more likely to be more stressful if your preferred brands are no longer stocked, you need to spend time browsing, then purchase & taste test a 'new' product, which may or may not suit family tastebuds & may prove to be a costly exercise.
How do I choose, look at nutrition labels, especially sugars but then I think it comes down to being a 'gut' feeling.


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