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

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?

sidra

23rd Mar 2017 02:34pm

Well there are so many brands that it becomes hard to choose which brand to buy. My experience says that all the quality products are expensive hence the brand becomes famous due to quality and expensive too. Its all anout affordability. For many people it becomes hard to buy expensive brand and they have to compromise for quality.
I have 3 kids and my husband is a casual kitchen hand. For me its a bit hard to buy expensive brands therefore i go for cheap brands. Mostly i buy homebrand. I like expensive brands but i cant buy. If homebrand is not available then i go for other brands.
Definitely there is a big dissappointment when my desired brand is not there. I have to buy some expensive brand with a small quantity.
Normally if i have to buy bulk stuff then i travel to distant stores if my favorite brand is not available.
I really want to get rid of this brandmania. Many poor people goes into inferiority complex because they cant buy expensive brands.
I must say there should not be much difference of prices so they become affordable for everyone.

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