3 Secrets To Making The Smartest Buying Decisons
by Roy Primm
With so many buying decisions, we have to make (over 100 a week) according to the latest research.
How can we be
sure we're making the right decisions? You know, the smart buying
decisions. As the saying goes, "so many choices in so little time.
Should we buy
the cheapest or should we buy the best quality? After all they all say
their the best or the least expensive.
They all claim to be the
fastest, the most dependable and shiniest. Who should we believe?
The best way to
tell if you're making smart buying decisions is to go by these 3 tips.
If you follow these 3 secret tips you'll make the right buying
decision.
If you ignore
these secret tips, you'll risk making a bad buying decision. This could
mean anything from losing your money to risking injury to your or your
family depending on the product you purchase.
Many people
take the short-cut and cross their fingers hoping nothing goes wrong
when making a buying decision.
This is because of impatience and a lack
of information. This brings us to the first secrets.
I. Be a Patient Buyer.
Patient buyers
are a rare breed these days of got to have it yesterday purchasing.
The
patient buyer plans their purchases enough ahead. Why? To give themselves
time to comparison shop, research and save the money to buy or put a
good down payment on the item.
The patient buyer is also in the best
position to negotiate down the price because they avoid waiting until
the last minute to buy.
II. Comparison Shop Until You Drop
The next secret
to making smart buying decisions is to comparison shop. This simple
action can save you hundreds maybe thousands of dollars on a single
item.
So why don't more people do it? It usually comes down to lack of
time and lack of patience.
Many consumers today avoid delaying
gratification. The biggest marketing word is now! Buy Now! Charge it
now! Take It Home Now! Delay or wait is almost a bad word. But not if
you want to make smart buying decisions. Right?
III. Avoid Buying On Emotions
It's shocking
how many purchases people make based on their emotions whether than
their reason or logic.
In fact, according to the latest research by
Stanford University most people purchase with their emotions first.
Next, they justify their emotion buying with logic.
This is why you
see so many people's closets and garages stuffed with items they
purchased on Home shopping channels.
For example, exercise equipment,
diet plans, food choppers, juicers and grills that's now gathering
dust.
Advertiser's
first goal is to appeal to your emotions before they appeal to your
logical thinking side. Why? Because they know you'll be less defensive
if they can get your emotions involved first.
Now you know
the secret. Keep your logic reasoning side alert if you don't your
emotions will spend your money instead of your intelligent, thinking
reasoning side.
These 3 secrets will help you to make smart buying decisions each time you make a purchase.
Use them until
they become a habit like breathing. They'll help you to avoid the sour
feeling of waiting or squandering your hard earned money for
over-priced and disappointing products and services.
