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W e are constantly surrounded by go shopping, prepare a shopping list of the
advertisements from billboards
things that you need to buy. Set a spending
to television commercials.
may regret later. In this way, you will spend
Everywhere we turn, we are bound to limit so that you do not buy things that you
see advertisements . Do advertisements within your budget.
give us accurate information of the true Always do a research on the product
worth of the product advertised? Are the before buying it. Compare prices and know
products advertised as good as they the value of the product that you buy. Do
claim to be? How often have you gone your homework so that it is worth buying it.
back feeling cheated after a shopping Being a smart consumer is not just about
trip? The fact is many of us do and many getting a good deal. It also means spending
of us are likely to get cheated again! within your limits, knowing your rights as a
So what can we do to protect consumer and being an informed consumer.
ourselves from being cheated? To begin False advertisements can appear
with, never give in to sales gimmicks. If anywhere. Take responsibility
you are told that the price is only good for your spending habits.
‘right now’, walk away! Salespeople do Be a wise and
not want you to think about the product. smart consumer.
They know for a fact that if you stop to Sourced from Shopping
think about the product, there is a good http://www.fcnb.ca/smart- List
chance that you will reconsider buying it. buying-tips.html
Apart from that, practise
self-control and avoid making decisions Glossary
that you may regret later. Before you commercials advertisements that are
broadcast on television or radio
constantly continually
budget expenditure for a period of time
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