When one decides to buy a product, he or can consider a lot
of information and compare the prices from both online and offline markets. The
overflowing information can even lead people to confusion because they do not
know what to believe. I believe the recommendation from friends affects the
people most when they consider a big purchase with following reasons.
To begin with, as one may know friends' tastes and
preference, people can assure that the product is valuable for him or her. If
it's different, they can easily decide the purchase. For example, I saw one of
my friends use a new type of laptop that is writable with electric pen. He used
the laptop as a note instead of a paper note. I just purchased a similar device
to write the electric notes and save them in the laptop.
On top of it, one can acquire frank drawbacks, a place that
they have bought in the lowest price, and a chance to use them for a while. One
may ask their friends who have purchased earlier the real reviews including
pros and cons of the product. In addition, one need not search for the lowest
price if the friends already have looked for it. They can just buy from the
same place. If a friend is generous enough to borrow the product, they can even
have a chance to use them for free and decides whether it really is needed for
them.
Many sources other than recommendation from friends can
affect the purchase. The information or review from friends is reliable since
they really have used them for a while. Knowing friends' favors, one may easily
decide whether a product matches theirs. For these reasons, I believe the
recommendation from friends is the best way to decide on purchasing a product.