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?

June

23rd Mar 2017 09:43pm

In some types of product I do think there is far too much choice, but I would feel very upset if I couldn't get the things I really like. Having a lot of choice sometimes helps me with the fact that so many products today such as canned soups for instance, contain garlic, which I cannot eat. At least with choice I am able to pick one of the very few which do not contain garlic.
Also where would one suggest there is too much choice, Clothing for instance, surely women in particular would not like to be limited with the colours and styles available. So which products would we draw the line with less choice?

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