Best vs. Appropriate for the consumer

Consider the following for what’s worth your dollar and more:

Do you buy Premium or regular?

Do you buy spring clothes in late winter?

Did you buy the best prosumer camera / cellphone / laptop/ gadget in the market?

Do you upgrade to business class / first class by paying wile travelling?

you deserve the best

Chances are, this message is a seed for an answer of yes to any on the above questions.

While we enjoy the feeling of what feels best and what money can buy we loose sight of whats appropriate and how appropriate is the best.

By Appropriate, I mean what gets the job done with the minimum extras, just like most of us would choose regular fuel if premium is not strictly recommended.

However things may get complicated when we perceive a deal as in the airline upgrade, and there is a bit of us that deserves the best to complicate it. How does one deal with such a situation? There is no easy way out, but personal experience or information from other’s experience. When we are ready to do a even headed comparison of value and cost regardless of MSRP and our feel good feelings, we are making a good choice.

To start with

Prepearation ahead of time.

Shopping around and having the data recorded.

documented experiences from other sources (good blogs are great) are your best guide.

Next

when we have the data and armed with knowledge we will know what are the key questions to ask and what are the considerations for getting what’s appropriate. This will certainly help you deal with the most pushing sales person face to face or on the phone.

Don’t give me more, don’t give me less, don’t give me the best, let me get what’s appropriate for me after I have done my homework.

PN

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