Who Do You Trust When Buying Online?Written by Nicola Bullimore
People who are buying online have grown dramatically over last few years. Consumers purchase a variety of different products, and with trend as it is; elderly people are becoming more confident to pay for their products online as they understand money can be saved in comparison to prices in high street shops.As any business would know, it is important to keep up to date with current market prices so products can remain competitive. The Help Aged website seem to be selling mobility scooters at more than double price of other online vendors. So why are prices of mobility scooters on Help Aged website so expensive? The Help Aged website have a section where people can come and ask questions and post answers to other peoples threads. One person challenged Help Aged on how they justify their prices considering there are similar websites selling same product and offering a similar service at half price. Peter Olsson: Help Aged E -Commerce Marketing Manager, replied and said that Help Aged started selling mobility scooters in February 2004 to counter act against common “Unethical Sales Practices” of other sellers in industry. Peter Olsson suggests that his own research shows that prices Help Aged sell their mobility scooters at are infact, “very competitive”. Mr Olsson states that he is aware, rock bottom rates are advertised in tabloids and other media. However, he encourages in his reply to remember “there’s a wide range of specifications available on market so people get what they pay for”. He uses an example stating that some are sold as new although they have been refurbished. Mr Olsson said Help Aged would advise anyone only to deal with “Reputable vendors” in order to avoid deceptive sales tactics to prevent a disappointing purchase. “If something sounds too cheap to be true, it usually is.” Although we could agree with this statement in general, in some cases this may not be correct. So, are we understand from Mr Olsson, that Help Aged website is a reputable vendor to purchase Mobility Scooters but to be aware of commercial websites offering mobility scooters at cheaper prices?
| | Trinkets, Lockets And Empty PocketsWritten by Dean Phillips
It never ceases to amaze me how many people set-up a website, without any type of plan or clue about how to promote it, how to write a sales letter, how to write an ad-- nothing! Even more amazing is how many people try to conduct business online without any money. The other day, I received an e-mail from a woman named Nadia inquiring about my E-mail Consultation Service. In her e-mail, she explained she had "empty pockets" and couldn't afford my subscription fee. However, since her ancestors were gypsies, she had plenty of jewelry and she'd be willing to pay me with a few "trinkets and lockets," in exchange for my help. I politely declined her offer. I get my share of crazy e-mails, so I have no idea if that one was a hoax or not. I'm assuming it was, since I never heard back from Nadia. Besides, I get so many e-mails every day from people asking me for free help and advice, I generally skim over them quickly and delete them. People, listen to me, please! You can't conduct business online or offline without any money. You just can't do it! Now I'm not saying you need thousands of dollars--although that wouldn't hurt.
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