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?

Michael

23rd Mar 2017 05:25pm

Yes there are are too many brands to choose at Woolworths and Coles and I was unaware Aldi was cutting back in items stocked. I choice the cheapest and often home brands. I also buy a lot of deli items which are usually unbranded. It might be hurtful financially for some manufacturers and it would be good if these stores retain products that are made in Australia when deciding what to remove. On the score of choice, I think of a retailer of foodstuffs, like a small grocery who gets delivered fridges from various ice cream manufacturers so that they can stock their product. At the end of the day one brand ir two and one fridge is sufficient because the costs of power out ways any profit. If these free fridges fail on the weekend it used to be the rule that the shopkeeper had to pay for the repair. Not good. Less lines, less waste.

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