- What product did you do and why did you select it? What brands did you compare?
- Based on your research, what brand should consumers buy? Why?
- When buying this product, what is the most important piece of information to consider?
- Any surprising findings or interesting conclusions?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
SMART consumer wrap up!
You just finished working on your culminating project for the year. Congratulations! Tell me about what you learned.
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Me and my partenr chose to do mascara, we selected this product because we wanted to find out further information on something we use everyday. The brands that we compared are maybelline, revlon, and cover girl.
ReplyDeleteBased on our research, we decided that maybelline was the best product because it lived up to all its advirtisments and was a popular choice in reveiws. It also was the cheapest product.
When buying this product, it is important know what you are looking for. For example, someone with short eye lashes might want to use the revlon grow lucious mascara because it helps to grow lashes. It all depends on what you need personally.
I was suprised to know that the best mascara was also the cheapest.
- We did mascara, because we wanted to know more about this product that we use every day. We chose Maybelline, Revlon, and Covergirl as our brands.
ReplyDelete- Based on our research, we think that conumers should buy Maybelline, because the product lives up to all of its expectations, unlike the other two brands which left some consumers unstatisfied. Also, it was the cheapest.
- When buying this product, the most important thing to consider is what type of mascara you want to buy, because different kinds of mascara do different things for your eyelashes (eg, volumizing mascara makes your lashes look bigger and bolder).
- Something that surprised us when we were doing our research was that the cheapest product was actually the best one to buy, which is unexpected because usually the more you pay, the better the product is.
i choose shampoo,the products we chose were; treseme,head and shoulders,and pantene.consumers shud buy,head and shoulders,becuase you get the most out of it and it is the one that works the best,comes out of ur hair easily and gets rid of dandruff.the most impartent thing to consider is,what is the pecific shampoo ment for,such as head and shoulders for dandruff,and panteene for curly hair,and treseme, for i dont know its just some random shampoo brand,itas really crappy.no i didnt find anything suprising or interesting lo1, its shampoo man hahahahahah
ReplyDelete1. Chelsey and I picked French Fries from McDonald's, Wendy's and New York Fries. We selected these products because we buy fries a lot when we go out to eat. Seeing which fries were the cheapest and the higher quality.
ReplyDelete2. I believe buyers should buy New York Fries because they will be getting what they payed for, Paying a higher price for a better quality, they won't be dissapointed.
3. Some other things to consider are nutritional values. If you don't want to buy a product that has lots of fat or lots of calories, you would want to consider what is in the fries.
4. I found it more surprising the New York Fries had the highest calorie count for a large fry than the other brands. New York Fries uses whole cut potatoes and fries them in Trans fat free Vegetable Oil which almost makes it seem impossible for them to have the highest calories.
1. Morgan and I picked French Fries from McDonalds, Wendy's, and New York Fries. We selected this product because we both love french fries.
ReplyDelete2. Based on our reasearch consumers should buy New York Fries brand of french fries becuase they are the best quailty and actually fill your stomach.
3. The most important piece of information to consider when buying this product is the nutritional value because of the amount of calories.
4. We found out that the amount of fries actually in a size varies alot when switching between brands. We found out that Wendys had the largest amount of fries, then New York Fries, and finally Mcdonalds.
Diana and I did our project on toothpaste. We chose toothpaste because it's a product that's found everywhere, so it was easy to find prices. We compared three brands: Arm and Hammer, Colgate, and Crest. We think that Arm and Hammer is the best brand to use because it whitens well and leaves your teeth really clean. All of the toothpastes pretty much do the same thing, so the most important piece of information to consider is the price differences between stores. We learned that some toothpastes lead to mouth sores and gum irritation.
ReplyDelete1 I did my project on hockey sticks because it is a topic that I can easily relate to and already know information about the sticks. I chose Bauer, Reebok and Easton because they are the 3 top main competitors for hockey
ReplyDelete2. The brand you choose all depends on your style or needs for the player. Each stick is made to represent a different style of the game. All 3 brands are equally reliable and should all be considered.
3. You deffinitly need to consider how much you are willing to pay because they are high prices for the best results. Each stick is built for a specific style of play and you need to relize your level of capiablity.
4. I was suprised to find out that the 11K is the stick built for the quickest release. It was built to have a 8% quicker release than the nearest competitor.
1 the products i chose were all basketball shoes,one from jordan, under armour and nike
ReplyDelete2 im pretty sure that nike is the leading brand followed by jordans and under armour being the no name of them all
3 one should look at the comfort mostly, followed by the style being also a big part of buying a basketball shoe and also the size is for sure the thingto have proper
4 i found out that the 3 shoes have different styles and ways of comfort such as different materials in the sole
1. I chose desserts at Mcdonald's, Wendy's and Dairy Queen. i chose them because i love the frosty's, mcflurry's and blizzards, and i wanted to compare them to see the one which costs less, and what i'm really paying for taste, quality or service.
ReplyDelete2. Based on my research, the desserts consumers should buy is the blizzard at dairy queen. Yes, you are paying a lot for the product, but you are paying for all the variety in flavours and choices. And they are delicious.
3. When buying these products, you have to consider the size of it, the cost, and the nutritional facts. They are not the most healthy things you can buy, so you have to be careful if you are trying to lose weight, or over weight.
4. Dairy Queen is the least healthy for you, and we thought that mcdonalds would be the least healthy for you because of their reputation of un-healthy menu items.
1. I chose deserts from McDonalds, Wendy's, and Dairy Queen. I chose these products because they I have tried all three in my life and I have an opinion on them.
ReplyDelete2.Based on my research consumers should buy the Dairy Queen Blizzard because it is the restaurant which specializes the most on deserts.
3.When buying this product you need to consider the following, the price, the quality of service, how convenient the restaurant is, and which product is the healthiest for you.
4.Dairy Queen is the least healthy for you and this is suprising because we would think it was McDonald's. This may be so because it has an "unhealthy" reputation.
1. Toothbrush because we use the product every day. 3 brands are Oral-B, Colgate, and G.U.M
ReplyDelete2. Oral-B because the dentist tells me Oral-B is the best. I read the online comments and people suggested Oral-B
3. The quality of a product is G.U.M.
4. Amazon is a Online Shopping
1) the product i did it on was basketball shoes i selected them because i wear beasketball shoes myself. that brands were Jordan, Nike and
ReplyDeleteunder armour
2)i think the consumer should buy nike because they are the leading brand name shoes.
3)the most important piece of information i would give a buyer is to look for the best fitting shoes.
4)the most surprising find was that the 3 shoes were all the same price
1) I choose microwaves as my product because I wanted to do a product that wasnt choosen and not many people know much about it inculding myself. I compared two well known brands and one lesser known brands. I picked LG Electronics, Panasonic and General Electronics.
ReplyDelete2)I believe I shouldn't infulence a persons buying decision on what they want. The microwaves I choose all were very similair excecpt one was 0.9 Cubic Feet Squared, the next was 1 cu.ft and the last one was 1.1 cu.ft.
Since they have varying sizes, I wouldnt know what to recommend to someone if they were worried about the size.
3) I think the most important pieces of information when buying a microwave is how well it can cook, how safe it is and how user friendly it is.
4) I was suprised that there have been many documented reports of people putting babies in the microwave then turning it on, causing extrememe harm to the baby.
1. The product that Staci and I did was toothpaste. We selected this product because we knew most of the information about it and thought that it would be easier to do. The brands that we compared were Crest, Colgate, and Arm and Hammer.
ReplyDelete2. I can't say what brand to buy because everyone has different opinions on what toothpaste they like. If you want a really good whitener then you should buy Arm and Hammer, but the down fall about that is some people do not want their toothpaste to taste like Baking soda. Colgate and Crest are almost the same. Some people want a cheaper toothpaste and might choice Colgate. Some people judge on the price because they think it is the best quality and you can buy Crest. So basically it depends on what you like. I like Arm and Hammer the best because I think it is the best whitener.
3. The most important piece of information you need when you are buying this product would be that what is you likes, because you should pick something you like. Also do some information about the product so that you can see what people wrote about it.
4. Some surprise were that we found out that some toothpaste give you sores and make your lips dry.
1. I choose to do my project on shampoo because in my house we tend to have a varitey of shampoo and we can't really decide which one to stick to.So I wanted to learn more about the brands and the features they have to offer. I choose herbal essences, garnier fructis and head and shoulders.
ReplyDelete2. Based on my reasearch I found that herbal essences was in fact the best. But because its geared toward women I think that they should use that and men should use head and shoulders over garnier. Herbal essences is good because it's in the middle for price and the best for results if you don't have a dandruff problem.
3. The most important thing to consider would be what kind of hair you tend to have and if you need extra things such as scalp care. Shampoo like herbal essences tends to help because they have many collections for different hair care.
4. Somthing that surprised me would be the price of head and shoulders becuse of the care that they promise to get from their shampoo.
What product did you do and why did you select it? What brands did you compare?
ReplyDelete- we chose to do basketball shoe specifically the nike hyperdunk 2010, reebok zig slash and jordan flight 45. we chose this because we have an obsession with shoes.
Based on your research, what brand should consumers buy? Why?
it depends on what features you look for: the hyperdunk is known for its light weight, the zigslash is known for its comfort and the jordan is known for its durability and authenticity
When buying this product, what is the most important piece of information to consider?
- the most important things to consider is what type of basketball shoe you wantt one for comfort light weight or durability
Any surprising findings or interesting conclusions?-that the cheapest shoe(hyperdunk) at champs and footlocker was the most expensive at sportchek
1.I researched motocross neckbraces. I selected that product because I have raced motocross for 11 years and have a good bit of knowlage on this topic. I compared 3 brands, Leatt, Alpinestars, and EVS.
ReplyDelete2. Based on my research, Consumers should buy the Leatt. Although the Leatt is more expensive than the other two, it has a more thought out design and it is resonable to fit everyones needs. It is comfortable and light weight, where other braces have been considered uncomfortable and bulky. When you buy the Leatt brace it comes with a good amount of spare parts incase anything breaks while you were out or away from a repair shop, which other companies do not do. The Leatts design takes the impact from the neck, spine, collarbone and ribs, and transfers it to your shoulder blades, which is much harder to break than the others, and is much less fatal. I don't know about you, but I would rather break my shoulder blade than my spine.
3. The most important peice of information to have when buying this product is that the Leatt is going to do a better job of saving your life.
4. A surprising peice of information that I found while researching this product is that the alpinestars does not work with a chest protector, which in most racing associations is a manditory peice of equipment, thus limiting the ammount of consumers.
1. For the culminating, we chose to do dandruff shampoo, because it is a type of shampoo that people often have trouble with finding the right one, so we wanted to find a brand that a lot of people found effective and useful. We compared Pantene, Tresemme, and Head and Shoulders.
ReplyDelete2. Based on research, Head and Shoulders is the brand that consumers should buy, because most consumer reviews stated that this shampoo was very effective and was the solution to their dandruff and controls future flaking. While Pantene and Tresemme are brands targeted at women, Head and Shoulders is more of a family/ multi-gender shampoo and is effective for almost every hair type.
3. The most important piece of information to consider when buying dandruff shampoo is your hair type ( i.e. curly or straight hair) . Dandruff shampoos tend to be more oily, so people with oily hair should consider on buying a lighter formulated shampoo.
4. Something that I found surprising was that Pantene had really bad reviews, because it is the brand that is most advertised (there are rarely Head and Shoulders ads) and most expensive, but the advertisements did not live up to the customers’ expectations, because it got terrible reviews.
1) the product i did on my culminating project were Gucci, polo, lv t- shirts. The reasons why i picked these brands was because they are some of the top brand name colthing lines.
ReplyDelete2)base on the research i did it all depends on what the consumer wants. the most expensive brand was gucci, then lv, and last was polo.
3)the most important piece of information to consider was price, and the type of shirt you were going to get.
4)no there wasn't really anything that was surprising, or interresting because i already had an idea of what to inspect when buying any shirts from anyone of these brands.
1.The product I did for my culminating task was eyeliner. I selected this product because I wanted to compare different prices and quality of the different brand of eyeliners in different stores. We compared eyeliners brand like, Almay, Maybelline, and L’Oreal.
ReplyDelete2.Consumers should buy Almay liquid eyeliners because the Almay eyeliner is really good, doesn’t smudges and is also proven from dermatologists.
3.The most piece of information that should be considered is that, you have to make sure that the product stays long and doesn’t affect you (e.g., allergy).
4.Yes, the interesting conclusion was that most people like Almay, although it’s the cheapest. Also, according to the reviews, people don’t really buy eyeliners online since they are available at all the stores.
1. i did my product on microwaves and i selected it because we need some basic but not to basic so we came up with microwaves. we caompared Panisonic, LG and General electronic.
ReplyDelete2. i found that for the average person that Panisonic would have to be the best if i had to choose, but it all really depends on what features you want or need and the kind of food you will be putting in it.
3. i would say the amount of watts and features. sometimes there is features that you do not even need and you could be paying for thoughs.
4.when cooking meat in a microwave it is better to have a least a 1000 watts or more and with the warranty if something goes wrong with the microwave they are more likely to just give you a new one as appossed to repairing it.
The product i worked was baskteball shoes. i selected basketball shoes because thats what interests me and i love basketball. i compared nike hyperdunks to reebok zig slash and jordan air flight.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on what type of shoe the consumer is looking for if they want comfort they should go for the hyoerdunks if they want speed they should buy reebok zig slashes but if they want comfort, speed and style the jordan air flights are the way to go.
when buying this product the most important piece of information to consider is that they are high quality shoes and they aren't cheap.
Alot of technology goes into making these shoes and of course the makers have the athletes in mind.
1. I choose the product eyeliners because I use eyeliners EVERYDAY (well at least 5 days out of the 7) and I had a lot of background knowledge about them, such as the pros and cons. It was pretty easy to find information on and compare because there aren’t many differences in the competing brands. I compared; Almay, Maybelline and L’oreal because I have previously used all of them in the process of finding the right one.
ReplyDelete2. I strongly suggest consumers should buy Almay liquid eyeliners because it has been recommended by doctors, worth the price tag and fulfils its promises. It has gotten many strong reviews from other females as well which influenced my choice. But then again that’s only what I would choose, for others my suggestions would vary depending on their skin colour and eye colour because for the best results it’s important to use the right colour (purple for black eyes).
3. I think the most important piece of information to consider is the firmness of the brush because applying eyeliner is honestly like painting, you are painting a line and when the brush tends to lose its shape the line tends to be bumpy and uneven. Some people like sharp thin brushes because they like to make the “cat eye” effect and others look if doctors recommended, perhaps they may be allergic to the chemicals in the eyeliners.
4. There were no surprising
conclusions about this project because I have had experience with them in the past and I knew what to expect from each of them. Many online reviews resembled what I had to say about the product. An interesting conclusion was that the best quality and featured eyeliner was Almay, which was the cheapest one out of all 3 of them.
1.I did video games, and i compared sony, nintendo,and microsoft
ReplyDelete2.It mainly depends on what they want it for. The xbox360, ps3, wii has a different game library then itself.
3. The games that they have to offer or graphics.
4. no not really
1- i did my project on tv and i compaired samsung sony and LG
ReplyDelete2- comsumers should buy any they are all about the same
3- consumers should check the size, it is a major thing to check when buying a tv
4- nothing really knew alot about tv b4 i did the project
We did chocolate bar brands: Mars, Twix and Reese's. We selected it because it was easy to do and the price is cheap, so it was easy to compare.
ReplyDeleteOn our research, you should choose to buy Mars at Walmart because it is peanut free and only 99 cents.
The most important piece of information is whether or not the product is peanut free. If it is peanut free, you do not have to worry about harming peers having allergies and reacting to the peanuts.
There were no major interesting findings that I did not know, or did not already have an idea about.
1. We chose jeans because its a very popular product that almost everyone in this class buys. We compared some of the most popular brands of jeans for teen girl which are, American Eagle, Garage, Stitches and Blue Notes.
ReplyDelete2. We think that consumers should buy Blue Notes jeans because of convience and quality of the jeans.
3. When buying this product you should know what style of jeans you want as well as the size for the fit of the jeans, making them as comfortable as possible and also the appearence.
4. We were a little suprised that in our rankings that American Eagle didn't come in first because of their high prices we assumed they would have a good selection and good service and we were slightly disapointed in their results.
1.the product i choose was chocolate bars because i thought it would be easy to compare their prices ad you can find chocolate bars anywhere. the brands i compared were twix, mars, and reeses peanut butter cups
ReplyDelete2. concumers should buy mars because for people with allergeies to peanuts mars has a peanut free guarentee and it only costs 99 cents at Walmart
3. when buying a chacolate bar an important thing to look for is the peanut free symbol on the wraper and to look for more ingrediants such as caramel, fudge or nougat.
4.their weren't much supriseing things that i found out accept for how chocolate bars are cheaper in WALMART than at shoppers drug mart or Canadian tire
1. My partner and I did shampoo for our research product and we chose it because we figured that a lot of everyday stores sell this product so it would be easy to find three types of shampoo at three different stores. My partner and I compared Dove, Pantene and TRESemme for our three major brands of shampoo.
ReplyDelete2. In my opinion consumers should buy the Pantene shampoo poo because it cleans you hair without leaving it feeling oily and without leaving behind a residue. Also it did add volume to your hair. This type of shampoo has a nice smell without it being overpowering and the smell stayed in your hair after for awhile even after you washed it.
3. When buying shampoo you need to consider what type of hair you have (e.g. thick hair, thin hair, etc). If you have dry damaged hair you might want to consider purchasing a shampoo to help reverse the damage done to your hair. Or if you style your hair using a lot of heat you should consider buying a shampoo to help protect your hair for heat damage.
4. There really wasn't anything surprising that we found with this products. They are everyday product that you are always seeing advertised so there really wasn't anything suprising to be found, in my opinion. However we thought that the shampoo would be the cheapest at Wal-mart and we were right.
We chose to do our project on hair gel, and we selected hair gel because it's the only one that we could all some what agree on and stefan was already very knowledgeable about the different types of hair gel. We compared 3 brands Joico Ice Spiker, Bed Head, and Got2b. We said that consumers should buy Got 2b because Spiker keeps your hair rock hard and it's very hard to washout and it's hard to use becase it's so sticky and than your hands become super sticky. Bed head was very expensive and wasn't as strong as the other to so it wouldn't last as long. Got2b had just the right amount sticknesss to hold your hair in place until you wash it and it's also easier to use because your hands don't become as sticky. The consumer should consider hwat their hair type is and how much gel it will take to gel their hair, also another big thing is user friendliness, like spiker isn't as good because your hands become to sticky to be able to gel your hair the way you want it. I wouldn't say there were any suprising or interesting finds but i did learn a lot about the different types og hair gel.
ReplyDelete1. For the product that I chose, I chose video game consoles, because I like technology and especially video games, and I wanted to learn more about the popular gaming systems than I already knew. I compared the Sony PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii, and the Microsoft Xbox 360.
ReplyDelete2. Based on my research, I think consumers should buy the Nintendo Wii, because it is enjoyed by all audiences, rather than just the adolescents and the adults, it is VERY user-friendly, there are a wide range of cool accessories that you could buy to personalize your gaming experience, and you can put parental controls on the console, so younger children aren't exposed to games with more mature content in them unless they put in a correct password made by the parents.
3. When buying this product, the most important piece of information to consider is the younger children. The other two consoles are mainly focused on adolescents and adults, leaving the younger children missing out on the fun and the experience. The Wii has a better game library for younger kids, and, even if you want to purchase games for older audiences, you don't have to worry about the younger kids playing it, because you can put parental controls on the console, keeping their minds free of inappropriate content.
4. to my surprise, I thought the PlayStation 3 was a very good console (besides the Wii), but to be honest, the PS3 doesn't have much to offer unless you have a PlayStation Network subscription, which at least half of the people that own a PS3 don't have. All you can really do without the PSN is play around with pictures, music, and videos, and just play games by yourself, which gets boring after a while when you have no one else to play with. While the Wii, provides a computer player in the majority of it's games, doesn't need a lot of people playing together, but, you can still use the Wii's Wi-Fi Connection to go online and play against people all around the world (in case you somehow get bored).
1. The product that I chose was basketball shoes because it is something that I like and it is also a product where I do alot of comparison shopping on. The brands I chose were Adidas, Nike, and Reebok because they are the biggest brand of basketball shoes.
ReplyDelete2. A brand that I would say consumers should buy is Nike because it is a very reliable brand and is also a brand that can perform up to its standard. I know that it is a reliable brand becuase there are alot of kids and teens wearing Nike products nowadays.
3. An important peice of information a buyer should know when buying a Nike shoe is to get a 0.5 size bigger because it will have a better fit when they are broken in and it is also recomended by a number of people on the reviews, and also by Nike.
4. When I was doing my research, I expected to hear alot more positive comments about a particular kind of shoe (Reebok Zig Slash). I was very surprised to hear alot of negative comments about this shoe because I have heard a number of people that I know who bought this shoe and they said that it was one of the best shoes that they have ever had.
1. My group choose to do shampoo because we thought that it would be a product that would be easy to find information on and it would be easy to compare. Also, they were familiar products to us, that we use often, so it would be benificial to find out what brand was the best, for personal use. We compared Pantene, Dove and TRESemme as out three shampoos.
ReplyDelete2. Based on our research we decided that Pantene would be the best product to buy because it had the best customer reviews, and the reviews were easier to find, so we new more people were eaither using the product, or had enough interest to comment on it. Also, we found that the quality was better than the other two, and it was cheaper too.
3. When buying this product you really want to know what type of hair you have, becuase Pantene has specialized shampoo for many hair types. For example, if you have really thin hair, you don't want to buy something for thick hair, or if you have curly hair, you want to look for something that says curly hair on the bottle, so your curls look better.
4. Out of all three of the products I was expecting etiher dove or TRESemme to be the best, because I see way more commercials for the two products. I thought if they have that much advertsing, then they have to be making money through the product. If people didn't like it, why would they be buying it. It was a suprise that Pantene ended up being the best considering I use TRESemme and my partner uses Dove.
1. the product that I did was basketbal shoes. I selcted this product becasue i like basketbal shoes ,so i though it was going to be easy. I compared nike shoes to reebok and to addidas.
ReplyDelete2.I think nike is the brand they should buy becasue they are cheap and more of a selction for basketbal shoes.
3.Whem buying tbhis product you should make shure the shoe fits, also make shure u compare prices with other stores.
4.
Lydia
ReplyDelete1. The product that my partner Alannah and I chose was mascara. We chose this because we thought that since there are so many high brand and everyday brands of masacara we thoguth we would compair out of all the everyday brands the typically one that everyone uses. We would see which one is the best one to use. Either the regular mascara or the water proof mascara. The brands that we compaired were Cover Girl, Maybelline and Rimmel London.
2. Based on the reasearch we found, the brand that I personally would recommend to consuners use is Maybelline, but this is a very biased opinion because Maybelline is the brand I use for everything, for example the mascara, the cover up and liquid eye liners. I feel that consumers should buy the Maybelline though because I personally feel that it is a better product because it never dries out, it has great colours to choose from, and also because for me it really does what it says it should. For example when it says it will give you long lashes it really does, or not flaking and clumping it doesnt do that either.
3. When buying this product the most important piece of information to consider or know about is to know what you are looking for when you want to buy a mascara. For example you should always know what brand you want, because it actually really helps and narrows down what you to use. The next important thing you should concider is what kind of look you are gonig for, say if you want really bold lashes, or soft lashes and so on, you can use specif mascaras to help choose what mascara brand, or mascara you specifcally wanna use.
4. For me no I did not find any surprizing or interesting conclusions because I already knew about all the brands and what kinds of mascaras that they sell. But I guess you could say I did find it pretty interesting on how expensive some mascaras can cost considering the one I use isnt much over 5$.
1. My group chose the product jeans because it is a product that everyone uses and is itnerested in. We thought it would be a good idea to find out which jeans are better price, better quality, etc and if it is worth buying. We compared the brands from Garage, Stitches, Blue Notes and American Eagle.
ReplyDelete2. Based on our reasearch online, reviews, store websites, and our trip to the mall, we decided that Blue Notes is the brand that all consumers should buy. We decided this because, they had average priced jeans, alot of selection, and the quality of the jeans were the most comfortable and most durable. (longlasting) If you were chosing a store for jeans AND service i think you should chose Garage, because they have a little lower selection than bluenotes, but much better service and better changerooms.
3. When buying this product the most important piece of information to consider would be if you are comfortable in the jeans or not. There is not sense in spending ANY price on a pair of jeans that you are not compfortable in. Comfort is important because you have to be able to wear these jeans for a whole day. Weather it is 59.90 (American Eagle) or 19.99 (Stitches) if you are not comfortable there is no sense in buying the jeans.
4. At the beginning of our project our group thought that American Eagle would have the nicest quality jeans, best service, and decent prices. After our trip to the mall we were slightly surprised because, the jeans were much more expensive than expected, they were not that comfortable to be in, and the service was disapointing. Also a surprising finding was that Stitches Jeans had the second best comfort rating. You would not expect cheap jeans (19.99) to be more comfortable than (59.90) jeans at American Eagle.
Through this we learned that you should not go shopping at stores with expectations because you wil be dispointed.
Alannah,
ReplyDelete1. The product that my partner (Lydia) and I researched was different types of mascaras. We decided to do this because we thought that this would be a fairly easy product to compare to see what mascara's are the best and the most liked. We took waterproof mascara and regular mascara from the brands Cover Girl, Maybelline, and Rimmel London.
2. In my opinion I would tell the consumers to buy Cover Girl mascara. This is because I use and enjoy the regular mascara from them, and i have heard that the waterproof mascara of theirs has the same effect on your lashes but can with stand water. Although my opinion is biased do to the fact that I use Cover Girl, but in the past I have had other mascaras brand and did find Cover Girls the most effective.
3. When buying mascara the consumer should consider first if they need waterproof or regular mascara, and then what they are looking for from there mascara. If they want a fuller lash effect they should go with mascara that will do so. They should also look at reviews online to see if what product they are getting is going to do what they want it to do, especially if it is a higher end product.
4. There were really no surprising findings or interesting conclusions because the mascara brand that I prefer (Cover Girl) turned out well in the other mascaras that they make and not just the one that I use.
I picked hairspray as my research product. I select this product because I use hairspray everyday and I know a lot about hairspray.
ReplyDeleteConsumers should buy tresemme hairspray because it is cheaper and works well with your hair.
Suprising finding of hairsprays are they can be exspensive and there is many different kinds of hairspray to choose from.
1. The product that I selected to do my culminating project on is toothpaste. There was no real reason why I chose to do this product. Pretty much just because I knew there were a lot of different brands and I thought I would be able to compare the different brands really well. The three different brands of toothpastes that I did are Colgate Total, Sensodyne Pronamel, and Toms. I chose these three because they are the leading three toothpastes and the market.
ReplyDelete2. Based on my research consumers should buy Colgate total because it helps prevent cavities, Helps prevent plaque build up,Helps prevent gingivitis, Helps reduce gum bleeding, Strengthens enamel, Cleans teeth, Fights tartar build-up, Fights bad breath and whitens your teeth. Although some of the other toothpastes do some of the same things they do not do them strong. Plus Colgate Total is the best priced out of them all.
3. The most important thing a consumer should know when buying this product is to know your gum/teeth type. If you have really sensitive teeeth and gun you want to make sure that you buy a toothpaste specific for sensitivity. If you have really dirty teeth that need some whitening it might be best to buy a strong whitening toothpaste.
4.One suprise that I did have was that Colgate Total was the number one toothpaste. Before I started my research I thought that some of the more natural toothpastes or the more expensive toothpastes would be in the lead in the toothpaste market. But they were not, Just because Colgate is not the most expensive or all natural it does work the best and is in the number one position. I was suprised at that.
1. We compared jeans as our consumer product for our culminating activity. We selected jeans because everyone in our group knows a little bit about the product and we all wear them at often times each week. We compared American Eagle, Bluenotes, Stitches, and Garage jeans and we predicted that American Eagle jeans would be the best possibly product for any consumer to buy.
ReplyDelete2. Based on all of our online, and in store research that we conducted, we can solidify our reasoning towards one of the brands. Over all we chose Bluenotes as the best brand of jeans for any consumer to buy. We rated all of the jeans that we tried on and Bluenotes came out on top by being the most comfortable, failry affordable and you get your money's worth of material for the price (not ripped to shreds).
3. When buying jeans the most important thing to consider is how they fit you. Everyone is different, so we might not all have the same opinion. So when buying a pair of jeans you must conisder you personal size, your personal preferences and how they feel to you. Since ni the end, you are buying this product for yourself to wear so the brand does not matter as long as you are happy with your choice.
4. We were surprised by our conclusion of Bluenotes jeans being on top because in the beginning we chose American Eagle to win. We figured that since American Eagle was so expensive and has such a good reputation that they would be the best jeans to buy. We were surprised when we tried on the jeans for they were very stiff, uncomfortable, and a high priced for extremely ripped up jeans. so Bluenotes took the lead and surprised us all with their comfortable and slim fitting jeans! :)
We chose to do hair gels because we assumed that it would be a relativly interesting product to do a project on, and it seemed relativly easy as well. Also, i wanted to do hair gels, and i knew a lot about it. the brands we compared were Schwarzkopf's Got2b Ultra Glued, Joico's Spiker, and TiGi's Bed Head Manipulator. The product that we advise buying would be the Got2b because if you want a regular hairstyle or something not too fancy, then you should use Got2b. It makes your hair either hard or soft, its relativly cheaper, and, it is quite easy to use. Bed Head is often hard to use and Spiker isn't made for every hairstyle. The most important information is how it works. You want a hair gel that will work with your hair and taht will do what you want it to do, if you get the wrong hair gel then it won't be much use to you and it will do your hair wrong everytime. Yes, the surprising findings were how much more expensive Bed Head really was compared to the other products. It comes in a small container and costs nearly as much as the other products do.
ReplyDelete1. The product that I selected for my Smart consumer project was mascaras. The brands were Maybelline Collasal, L'Oreal Telescopic, and Covergirl Lashblast.
ReplyDelete2. Based on research, I think the Covergirl Lashblast mascara was the best brand to buy. For one, when I read the reviews, people seemed to really like the product. Also, based on research about the actual product, the features such as the brush, the formula, and the application of the product seemed to be a lot better than the other two products. Also, from personal exprience I perfer Covergirl Lashblast rather than the other teo products.
3. When buying a product, the most important thing to consider is the quality of the product. Having knowledge about the features and functions of a product is extremly vital as you are able to fully understand what you are paying for. Though a better quality product may be more expensive, it is sometimes better to pay a higher price and buy a product that will last, rather than buying a product that has a higer chance of breaking at a lower price.
4. I thought that L'Oreal Telescopic would be a the better brand of mascara, because of the advertising and the formula of the product. However, the product did not seemed to be as popular as I thought it would be. Also, I realized the service from the store has a huge impact on the price of the product. Stores such as Shoppers is much more expensive than Wal-mart. This is because the serive at Soppers is a lot better than Wal-mart. The staff at Shoppers are much more knowledgable and helpful than the the staff at Wal-mart.
1. The product that I chose to do my project on was Mouthwash. The reason I chose it was because my first idea (cameras) seemed too difficult and required a lot of extra work and searching, and this just seemed a little easier. There are also already 3 well known products of Mouthwashes, so that part of the work didn't require a lot of research. The three brands that I chose to compare were: Crest Pro-Health, Listerine and Scope. Each of these brands are well known, and really, any of them would be a pretty good choice.
ReplyDelete2. In my opinion, the brand that comsumers should buy is Crest Pro-Health. I think this is the best choice because it is the only mouthwash out of three that does NOT contain alcohol. The alcohol in the other products causes a burning sensation in the mouth, and to me, if I can find a product that does the same job, and there won't be that irritation, it is definitely more appealing to me. It also kills up 99% of bacteria that causes plaque and gingivitis and has been clinically proven. There are also a few different flavours to choose from, most with some sort of minty flavouring to them, which I find to be appealing, because it leaves you with fresh breath, as well as a clean mouth.
3. When buying mouthwash, the most important thing that consumers should consider is whether or not they want it to contain alcohol, what falvour they prefer, and they need to know what they want to mouthwash to be able to do. Crest is the only mouthwash out of the three that does not contain alcohol, but if that doesn't matter to you, and you're more concerned about flavours, then Listerine is probably the mouthwash that you will go for. Its antiseptic rinse has many flavours, as well as the other mouthwashes that it carries which contain a variety of other flavours. When it comes to the job of the mouthwash, Crest and Listerine basically do the exact same thing. They fight against plaque and gingivitis and work to prevent bad breath. Scope's main priority is fresh breath. It kills the bad breath cells in your mouth, leaving fresher and better smelling breath. Those are the most important things that a comsumer should think about when buying mouthwash.
4. Something interesting that I found out during this project was that the alcohol can ahve a negative effect on people. There have been some crazy cases where the alcohol in the mouthwash has caused recovering alcoholics to have a relapse. It is often sometimes abused because of the high amount of alcohol that it contains. In Listerine the percent of alcohol in the product ranges from 21%-26%, which I think is quite a lot. Other than that, the rest of the information I found was pretty straight forward and normal.
1. We selected hair gel because stefan is very knowledgable with these products. We compared Schwarzkopf Got2b Ulta Glued, Joico Spiker and Tigi Bed Head Manipulator.
ReplyDelete2. I would say consumers should buy Got2b Ultra because Bed Head gives you that soft natural look where Spiker makes your hair hard and Got2b can do both, depending on how much gel you use.
3. The most important information is to find what your hair style is and what you want to do with the gel. You have to know how the gel works and what it does.
4. The only suprising finding i found was some of the prices at the stores because the smallest container of gel was very expensive in comparison to the other ones.
1. I did toaster ovens and i selected it because i heard they were easy to do, and i compared 3 brands called Hamilton Beach, Cuisinart, & Breville.
ReplyDelete2. In my opinion all the brands are great except Breville because that toaster doesnt have much to offer from the features. I would tell consumers to buy Hamilton beach because it does have a lot of space, excellent features, and the price isnt to bad if you want something that is good quality. I say it is worth the extra money. Its like a regular oven only a lot smaller.
3. When buying this product you should consider looking at all the quality, features and if you can even afford it. Some of the toaster ovens we researched give a 1 year warranty. For exmaple with all products you should know if it is for you and if it isnt.
4. The only thing that i thought was very surprising was that doing toaster ovens wasnt as easy as i thought it would be. A lot of stores i expected to have them didnt which was a challenge but i managed to look around and find a couple that had the same brands i was looking for.
1) The product that we chose to compare was mascaras. We chose this product because my partner and I use these products regularly and also we wanted to do our culminacting activity on something we were intersted in such as cosmetic products which is why we chose mascaras. The brands that we compared were the Covergirl Lashblast, L'Oreal Telescopic, and Maybelline Colossal. We compared these brands because these are very popular brands in the cosmetics business.
ReplyDelete2) Based on the research we conducted, we came to a conclusion that the brand consumers should buy is Covergirl because the Covergirl Lashblast Mascara delivers its promise to consumers of making their eyelashes look big, bold, and seperated. Also, the Covergirl mascara is more affordable ( maybe because the packaging is not too appealing), also the formula is safe to use for sensitive eyes, and is hypoallergenic ( does not cause any allergic reaction). Also, based on the reviews we have read, we have found that majority of the consumers who purchased this product like it alot and are satisfied with it.
3) When buying this product, the most important piece of information to consider is the quality of the product. Some mascaras tend to work only the first couple of times you use them, you should consider researching about the product and finding whether or not its of high quality so it could work more than once or twice.
4) Somethings that we found were that even though the packaging is not so appealing, its fat and orange, people like the formula to an extent that they dont care about the packaging. Also, we found that at a drugstore like Rexall wil have higher prices than Shoppers and discount store Wal-Mart. I think this because it is open till midnight, which requires more service, and therefore the price at Rexall are higher. (I think)
1. The Product i have chosen was a toothbrush because i think that it would be intresting to compare and know more about it. The brands that compared with the toothbrush were these three brand names: Gum, Oral B and Colgate.
ReplyDelete2. On our research group we decided that it would be best to buy the Oral B because it's one of the best company brand in over 20 years but also it lasts the longest then all the other brands.
3. The most important piece of information to my opinon is knowing the Quality and the price for that certain item other wise you could get ripped off and didnt even knew till you bought it.
4. In conclusion i think that this business class was very learning and educational about more of what you buy and what you want in stores or any way of tips to save your money.