▶ Your Answer :
Opinions might be divided over whether people often buy products not
because they really need them but because other people have them. People of
diverse ages and from different walks of life may take diverse positions on
this controversial issue. Personally, I agree that people buy products because
other people have same products. When people get to know other people have products,
they are eager to buy same ones, because they think that the same ones will be
needed someday.
To begin with, many people are likely to unintentionally buy products that
they don’t need. They know that the products aren’t needed right now, but want to
buy these products because they believe that these will be needed later. Opponents
of my perspective claim that due to limited budget, people buy products because
they really want it and there is no people who waste their money. Advocates’
claims may sound reasonable on the surface. However, if we take a closer look
at their contentions, the rationale for their assertion lacks logic in many
ways. Moreover, my personal example can debunk their claim. A friend of mine Jisu
goes shopping every weekend. Every time she goes to department store and buy
bags and other stuff that are similar to others, she exactly knows that these
are not needed right now, but want to buy these because she might use the
products later.
In addition, beyond my personal example, there are many articles which can
support my argument. They expressed doubts that are similar to my point of view.
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to read an article from the Dong-A Daily News
that is related to the topic. It described the results of the survey conducted
by the Samsung Economic Research Institute social science researchers with more
five hundred marketing managers working at large department stores in Seoul.
According to the article, of the 500 managers surveyed more than 80 percent of
them answered that people who come to department are likely to buy products
that are really need to them without thinking of their budget, because the
people think that these products will be needed someday. The managers went on
to say that according to statistics, people have tendency to buy products
because of jealousy, and they actually don’t need the products that they buy
impulsively.
As I mentioned above, based on the examples, I can conclude that people
often buy products not because they really need it but because other people
have them. |