Consumerism and Smart Shopping

A consumer is someone who buys goods and ...

• spends money

• uses services

• supports the economy

• saves money

Work performed for another for a fee is called ....

• chores

• duties

• services

• generosity

Impulse Buying is ....

• Shopping with a plan in mind

• Spending wisely and carefully

• Shopping only when you're in the mood

• Buying without thinking or planning

True or False: Impulse buying will cost you extra money because you tend to buy things you don't need and may not use.

• True

• False

Comparison shopping is ....

• Comparing prices and quality, when shopping

• Buying the best priced items whenever you shop

• Shopping with a plan in mind

• Buying whatever appeals to you at the time you're shopping

Comparison shopping includes all of the following EXCEPT ...

• Making lists before you go shopping

• Comparing brands and prices

• Buying the item that looks best on you or is your favorite

• Evaluating quality, determining cost per wearing, reading labels

A manufacturer's written promise to repair or replace a product of it doesn't work as claimed is a .....

• signed promise

• sealed bargain

• replacement clause

• guarantee/warranty

Sometimes a guarantee/warranty is limited to ....

• specific conditions

• a specified length of time

• certain parts

• all of these

When you get your money back when you return an item, you are getting a/an ________________________

• return

• refund

• exchange

• guarantee

When you get an item of similar value for the one you are returning, you are getting a/an ____________________

• return

• refund

• exchange

• guarantee