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Smart Shopping
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consumer | is anyone who purchases goods or services for their own use |
| consumer needs | are things that we generally cannot do without |
| Consumer wants | are all the things that we would like to have but that are really not essential |
| Budget | Is a plan of how much money you are prepared to spend |
| False Economy | Is when we purchase a cheaper product but it turns out to be more expensive in the long term |
| Unit Price | Is the price of a single amount of something |
| brand | IS the distinctive name and logo that producers put on their products services or businesses |
| Conspicuous consumption | spending in an entravagant way which the deliberate intention of trying to impress others |
| Impluse purchase | when we make a sudden unplanned decision to buy something |
| Below cost selling | when retailers sell a product at a lower price than they paid for it |
| Guarantee | Is a promise from the manufacturer or seller to offer a refund or a replacement to anyone who purchases faulty goods within a specific period of time |
| Warranty | IS an additional promise from a manufacturer or seller to repair any faulty goods within a specific period of time |
| Informative advertising | Simply gives you information about a product such as size colour and availability |
| Persuasive advertising | Tries to convince you that you really need a product |
| Legal tender | That the notes and coins must be accepted as payment by retailers if offered by a customer |
| Deposit | Small part of the cost of the product which will reserve the product for you until you return and pay the rest of the money owned |
| Electronic Funds Transfer | Allows money to be transferred from one bank account into another account |
| Electronic Fund Transfer at the point of sale | Refers to all the systems that allow customers to pay money electronically in shops |