©Original Content by Patricia Feager, 10/8/2017
BUYING PUMPKINS, GOURDS, & SQUASH
Halloween Buyers are usually faced with uncertainty when it comes to buying pumpkins, gourds, and squash. For example, first you have to identify what you need and want. For example, what you think is a squash may actually be a gourd, and what you think is a gourd, may really be a pumpkin, so there's always that question, do you really know what it is you want to buy?
QUESTIONS & MORE QUESTIONS
After you figure out exactly what you want there's the question about style, comfort, color, and size. Will it fit your description of what it is you need to have? And then of course, there's that burning question how much does it weigh and what will it cost?
THE PERFECT PURCHASE
So the consumer sets out in search of the perfect pumpkin, squash and/or gourd. But what about location? Is it going to be goo big? Too small, or just right? Suddenly, there's confusion!
Supply and demand becomes an issue. Just when you think you have it all figured out, there seems to be a shortage of inventory. This feeling of uncertainty gets very confusing and you begin to think about the structure, what about defects, design, shape, functionality, days on the market? If you wait too long, it'll either be gone or you start wondering, why didn't anyone else buy it? In terms of cost, you ask yourself questions. Do I really want to pay that much or how about if I bargain?
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
In terms of time and money, what choices do you have? Do you want to squash your bank account and get a lemon instead of a big, beautiful, pumpkin? Because of anxiety, panic, or uncertainty, the consumer knows he and/or she doesn't have much time for negotiations, which is followed up by, let's wait and see, or maybe, I'm going to have to pray on this.
What happens next is anyones guess. The buyer may suddenly, like magic have more money to spend, so money isn't an object anymore and they can become picky. But deep down inside, there's that's gnawing feeling, am I making the right decision? And just like that, warts appear, and seeds of doubt are scattered all over the universe!
Stay tuned for Part 2.
Patricia's Tip of the Day
©Decisions are a bitch.
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