Comments on: Top 5 Ways Companies use Psychology to Trick You http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/ Saving, Earning, and Investing Money Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: BTGNow.net http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-104164 BTGNow.net Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:05:41 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-104164 Caveat Emptor: let the buyer beware. Ya gotta think critically all the time. Also, Know Thyself: if you know you're prone to these kinds of things, you need to recognize this and be aware of such things when you go shopping. Caveat Emptor: let the buyer beware. Ya gotta think critically all the time.

Also, Know Thyself: if you know you’re prone to these kinds of things, you need to recognize this and be aware of such things when you go shopping.

]]> By: Is It Better When You “Win” It? http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-17087 Is It Better When You “Win” It? Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:08:31 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-17087 [...] Psychologically, I think this line of thinking of is very dangerous to your personal finances. If you equate Ebay purchases with “winning” you may be more likely to buy things you don’t need. I may need to add this to my list of ways companies use psychology to trick you. [...] [...] Psychologically, I think this line of thinking of is very dangerous to your personal finances. If you equate Ebay purchases with “winning” you may be more likely to buy things you don’t need. I may need to add this to my list of ways companies use psychology to trick you. [...]

]]> By: Tim http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3622 Tim Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3622 I hate rebates unless they are instant at the time of purchase. I sent one rebate in with return verification, because I didn't trust the company, only for the letter to be rejected and not returned. I called the company and was informed that no one at the address could sign for anything certified, fedex, ups, etc that requires a signature. i said that was idiotic since the company couldn't function if they couldn't receive signature required mail. she proceeded to inform me that the only person that could sign for signature required mail was the president of the company. i said that was ridiculous that a president of a large company would have to sign for every piece of signature required mail that arrived. i continued to argue with her, and kept going around in circles of illogic. i then asked the BIG question of what happens if the rebate gets lost in the mail, the company doesn't want to pay the rebate check, they could simply ignore it because there was no way of knowing if the letter actually arrived since they do not accept signature verified mail. towit, she stated they would "never" do that. I said, well now that my rebate is lost b/c they rejected it, how was I supposed to reclaim the rebate? she said, well the instructions state original UPC, and i said, well that makes no sense since they did not accept my signature required letter that had the original UPC. she admitted that it was fine, in the lost mail circumstances to mail a copy. i resent the rebate (always make copies of what you submit), and to my utter surprise....NOT...this rebate claim was never received. There was a reason I had sent it signature verified mail, because I just didn't trust the company (DIRECTV) to honor their rebate. Of course it was a self fulfilling prophecy that my rebate claim was lost. Well, I mailed 5 more copies of the rebate to ensure that the Clifford or Neuman the mailman didn't eat my rebate letters. After over 4 months time, I finally received word that they had received the rebate claim. Now of course it took another 2 weeks of "processing" for the check to arrive. It makes no sense that a company which gives a rebate by check cannot give a rebate instantly. i understand the 30 "processing" time for rebate checks, because that is normally the return time limit of a store and they don't want to be issuing checks if a person returns the item. now companies could just save everyone the headache and just give instant rebates instead. how long does it really take to "process" a damn rebate check anyways? another use of psychology is the buy one get 2nd half off. well that simply equates to 25%, which of course you can't get by just buying one. they use to have normal sales of 25% off. I hate rebates unless they are instant at the time of purchase. I sent one rebate in with return verification, because I didn’t trust the company, only for the letter to be rejected and not returned. I called the company and was informed that no one at the address could sign for anything certified, fedex, ups, etc that requires a signature. i said that was idiotic since the company couldn’t function if they couldn’t receive signature required mail. she proceeded to inform me that the only person that could sign for signature required mail was the president of the company. i said that was ridiculous that a president of a large company would have to sign for every piece of signature required mail that arrived. i continued to argue with her, and kept going around in circles of illogic. i then asked the BIG question of what happens if the rebate gets lost in the mail, the company doesn’t want to pay the rebate check, they could simply ignore it because there was no way of knowing if the letter actually arrived since they do not accept signature verified mail. towit, she stated they would “never” do that. I said, well now that my rebate is lost b/c they rejected it, how was I supposed to reclaim the rebate? she said, well the instructions state original UPC, and i said, well that makes no sense since they did not accept my signature required letter that had the original UPC. she admitted that it was fine, in the lost mail circumstances to mail a copy. i resent the rebate (always make copies of what you submit), and to my utter surprise….NOT…this rebate claim was never received. There was a reason I had sent it signature verified mail, because I just didn’t trust the company (DIRECTV) to honor their rebate. Of course it was a self fulfilling prophecy that my rebate claim was lost. Well, I mailed 5 more copies of the rebate to ensure that the Clifford or Neuman the mailman didn’t eat my rebate letters. After over 4 months time, I finally received word that they had received the rebate claim. Now of course it took another 2 weeks of “processing” for the check to arrive.

It makes no sense that a company which gives a rebate by check cannot give a rebate instantly. i understand the 30 “processing” time for rebate checks, because that is normally the return time limit of a store and they don’t want to be issuing checks if a person returns the item. now companies could just save everyone the headache and just give instant rebates instead. how long does it really take to “process” a damn rebate check anyways?

another use of psychology is the buy one get 2nd half off. well that simply equates to 25%, which of course you can’t get by just buying one. they use to have normal sales of 25% off.

]]> By: The Sunday Review #10: Movies And Magic Edition » Money, Matter, and More Musings http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3609 The Sunday Review #10: Movies And Magic Edition » Money, Matter, and More Musings Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:49:22 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3609 [...] Top 5 Ways Companies use Psychology to Trick You by Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money. Lazy Man points out to some commonly used advertisement strategies that companies employ to attract attention from customers. May be, it’s more like companies use psychology to advertise, and we trick ourselves into buying that stuff. [...] [...] Top 5 Ways Companies use Psychology to Trick You by Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money. Lazy Man points out to some commonly used advertisement strategies that companies employ to attract attention from customers. May be, it’s more like companies use psychology to advertise, and we trick ourselves into buying that stuff. [...]

]]> By: Shadox http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Shadox Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:00:07 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3582 On the game show contest issue this is actually a money maker for the organizers. The amounts they pay in prizes cannot possibly come close to the revenue that they generate from the call-in fees. On the game show contest issue this is actually a money maker for the organizers. The amounts they pay in prizes cannot possibly come close to the revenue that they generate from the call-in fees.

]]> By: March 2nd Friday Five - Birthday Edition : Generation X Finance http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3515 March 2nd Friday Five - Birthday Edition : Generation X Finance Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:59:17 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3515 [...] Top 5 Ways Companies Use Psychology to Trick You - A lot of companies use dirty little tricks to make you want to purchase their product. Lazy Man points out some of these tricks. [...] [...] Top 5 Ways Companies Use Psychology to Trick You – A lot of companies use dirty little tricks to make you want to purchase their product. Lazy Man points out some of these tricks. [...]

]]> By: *** found here. :: News 28.2.7 :: February :: 2007 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3359 *** found here. :: News 28.2.7 :: February :: 2007 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:44:49 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3359 [...] Lazy Man and Money » Top 5 Ways Companies use Psychology to Trick You [...] [...] Lazy Man and Money » Top 5 Ways Companies use Psychology to Trick You [...]

]]> By: Dennis http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3358 Dennis Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:31:53 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3358 are these tricks bad? are these tricks bad?

]]> By: Lazy Man http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Lazy Man Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:05:47 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3350 The ad that I saw today did indeed say $17, but I've been seeing ads for weeks with no mention of the number, just "a portion of the proceeds will go to charity." Perhaps they didn't know how much at first, which could be why they didn't mention it in their press release - http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?page=show&id=13840 The ad that I saw today did indeed say $17, but I’ve been seeing ads for weeks with no mention of the number, just “a portion of the proceeds will go to charity.” Perhaps they didn’t know how much at first, which could be why they didn’t mention it in their press release – http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?page=show&id=13840

]]> By: Sarah http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 Sarah Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:46:20 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3349 The RAZR ad clearly states that it will donate $17. The RAZR ad clearly states that it will donate $17.

]]> By: RateLadder.com http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3332 RateLadder.com Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:22:41 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/top-5-ways-companies-use-psychology-to-trick-you/#comment-3332 I don't know about sprint. But My wife and I have matching (RED) IPod nanos. The (Red) Ipod costs the same as a normal IPod, but $10 goes to Children's AIDs in Africa. The charity more than the color are why we own (Red) IPods instead of another color. I don’t know about sprint. But My wife and I have matching (RED) IPod nanos. The (Red) Ipod costs the same as a normal IPod, but $10 goes to Children’s AIDs in Africa. The charity more than the color are why we own (Red) IPods instead of another color.

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