Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Magazine: Consumer reports
Article: Should You 'Buy This Now!'?
Author: unknown

This article was written to warn people about the luring intrests from t.v. infomercals. They gave a few tips to either avoid or shop smarter with these interesting adds.

  • Pause 10 minutes before buying- the impulse might wear off in time.
  • Listen for true value clues- they might have a two for one deal, that shows the product can be cheaper somewhere else.
  • Calculate the real price- most of the time, informercals make their money off of shipping an handling costs.
  • Avoid shipping and handling fees- you might be abke to buy the product cheaper at Walmart or CVS.
These tips can help your impulse to buy from these infomercals. They can be catchy, but beware, most of the items may not work in the first place. So save your money, and buy it from the store!

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