quarta-feira, 12 de maio de 2010

Consumerism

1 Someone who adquires a product in exchange of money or any other good. A "consumer" can either be someone who buys to satisfy their needs, or the typical "crazy person who goes berserk" everytime he or she goes to the mall with the purpose to buy everything,eventhough being unecessary items most of the times.

2 "Materialism" can be described as an attitude that most of the people who live in developed countries have. It is like a psycological robot in our minds, always reminding us to buy expendable goods, without caring about the price or utility, creating an illusion of need in our heads.

3 Consumer choice is a peculiar moment which everyone experience, each and everytime we are about to buy something, when we think in the pros and cons and then decide.

4 My decisions whether to buy or not buy have to be with design, price, features, brands, how much it satisfy my needs, regarding what I have at the moment or other choices I can have buying another product. But my first point to buy is always the relation of need and its quality.

5 Not much, because I dont usually think in the same way this consumerism society does, trying to sell and impose their products and goods in us without having in mind our needs. I like to go with my instincts, taste and needs.

6 They have the ability to say a litle bit about us, our taste, style, and even our personality and state of being.
For example, our clothes can say if we are shy, timid, classic; or extravagant, fancy and original, without fear of being judge. Clothes also have the power to say if we are careless, relaxed or trendy.