tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35777384.post5957875839111130732..comments2024-03-26T13:58:01.822-07:00Comments on The Dangerous Economist: Touching A Product Makes You More Likely To Buy ItCyril Moronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148864847009186694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35777384.post-2805136940549219202009-01-17T16:00:00.000-08:002009-01-17T16:00:00.000-08:00Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Good point ...Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Good point about online shopping. I wonder if this rule applies differently to different products. If you order a book on Amazon, you don't really need to touch it. So maybe products where touching does not matter so much do better on the internet. Just a guess.Cyril Moronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148864847009186694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35777384.post-42318797070802087052009-01-17T12:04:00.000-08:002009-01-17T12:04:00.000-08:00I myself have never worked in a store where people...I myself have never worked in a store where people could touch things. While this makes obvious since, because anytime you go to a store, more often than not they encourage you to hold it, test drive it, taste it, try it on, so on and so forth. However, I feel this maybe an outdated myth in the business world, because if this were true, online shopping would not be as succesful as it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35777384.post-57239850707946109342009-01-16T20:12:00.000-08:002009-01-16T20:12:00.000-08:00Thanks, that was interesting.You say that you touc...Thanks, that was interesting.<BR/><BR/>You say that you touch things before you buy them. Do you think it makes your more likely to buy those items?Cyril Moronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148864847009186694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35777384.post-88752840481477166962009-01-16T15:44:00.000-08:002009-01-16T15:44:00.000-08:00I worked in retail and People were more likely to ...I worked in retail and People were more likely to buy a product if they were encouraged to hold it, feel it, and how it may have worked. The establishment also insisted on active sampling where the employee made sample of food and drink and went out to the customer and engaged in a conversation describing the product and letting the customer sample it. They were also encouraged to do the same at the register before the customer ordered. <BR/>I insist on touching, and trying a product before buying it except at the grocery store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com