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Joyhound Plush Complaint

Unfortunately, the Joyhound Pineapple Plush had not met the quality that you had claimed it to be. Despite its aesthetic and soft appearance the toy was defective in a way that it was not able to accomplish the promised durability that it is said to have as it serves as a chew or play toy for dogs. Please note that the dog that had played with the Joyhound plush is a size of a young maltese pup, one that does not have fully grown adult canines and yet the plush on its first day had already broken off the seams and had the stuffing protruding out of some areas of the plush. 

I would not only appreciate but also request not only do you replace or refund the plush toy that I had bought but to pull out the plush and anything similar to it, to check the quality of these said toys. This defect could seriously affect the dogs that could encounter it as they could ingest the cloth or cotton inside of the plush and the material used for the plush itself.

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Maging Wais

There seems to be a lot of debate on packaging and how accurate these labels are, and it had to take departments from the government to revise these rules just so that we can get it properly.

Coca-Cola is one of the more well-known brands in the country and all over the world. With its signature font for their coca-cola and with the alternative name present within the packaging of the bottle and even to the recognizable red anyone could identify. That said the company follows the first 2 requirements for the Revised labeling and pre-packaging rules. For the ingredients list, Coke does show the ingredients on the back, all of the components even the safe to consume compounds, however, added water or such is not included in the list, it is to be noted that Coke does say that the drink has natural flavoring which follows the rules. 

The bottle includes all of the measurements on how much (in volume) does the bottle contain. There is also the presence of the specific address of the manufacturer and because soda is not really sensitive to temperature unless the person drinking is sensitive. For this soda, I am not certain as to where the expiry date or best before date is found, but there is a date tagged in the bottle that indicates a date which I assumed is the best before. However, it should be printed on the label itself and not near the bottleneck that is not clearly seen or a place people would look. 

Despite sodas being tagged as junk food, they still do have nutritional facts and Coke does have one in its packaging. The nutritional facts if I am honest do look similar to the ones from the guide of the Revised labeling and pre-packaging rules. Coke zero to be specific does show in their labeling the zero sugar, no calories claim. If there is a possibility that it is true there is no indication of substitutes or any other compound that allows for similar taste to the soda without all the added sugar and calories. That said, you can only fit so much in a soda bottle but information such as reminding people that the bottle should be recycled which responds to their service component for the environment is an added touch that reminds people of what type of trash and packaging it is after use. It is also indicated in the  bottle that there are 0 calories in every 240ml class which according to them is the recommended serving size.

The soda in itself is delicious, it’s a great way to quench a sweet tooth craving without having the sugar and it’s easily accessible to everyone despite the price increase due to the tariff, there is still a large following for the brand and this is where you can see that despite there being flaws to the packaging the image and reputation that the brand has overcomes all things.

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Me, Myself & Others

Usually when I decide on what to buy, it is usually through comparing different brands of the same product and I am guilty of usually going for my preference and finding any fault to scrutinize the products I do not feel like buying. The process of how I make a decision is that, I would look for a product I would need and then try to compare it aesthetically to each other, and then I would check online which is the preferred brand of most. I usually do not consider price, unless it is above 400 pesos for 1 product. However, the final deciding factor is usually what brand my family is used to and is more comfortable with. I research products also based on the familiarity that I have, I would do more intensive search for a product if I see it on social media without having an idea. For my family we’re very set on the brands we use, purefoods is usually the preferred brand other than corned beef which we buy a different brand for. Other than that we usually use the same products for hygiene such as for soap, we use Irish Spring for the longest time I can remember, and then for hair products it is from tresemme. 

As you can see, my family is very loyal to the brands we use and that shows how satisfied my family is with the purchases we make. We can see that the products fit our taste and preferences, and the products for hygiene are soothing to our skin and hair which is important as we’re very sensitive to chemicals.  

That said, as someone who is dubbed as the buyer in the family, when it comes to grocery shopping or purchasing items online there are certain things that really affect or influence the products that I would usually buy; even if they do not go along with what my family have already told me. Usually when I plan on buying certain items there is a process that I go through: First (1st) is that I tend to research which brand is favorable to the users on the internet that are credible and trustworthy on giving recommendations to the product. Next, I research which shops in which mall holds this type of products and the brands that I have seen online. Then, I would visit the stores that hold them, compare the different brands of the same products based on price, aesthetics, and even practicality of the packaging. I then go to other stores and compare my already top pick product. I don’t know about the others but this is a really therapeutic process for me as I see how much different each brand is from different stores and the price ranges which differ most of the time is a great base for future references if I want to make another purchase.

That said, there are still things that really influence my purchasing that are usually based on my beliefs. There are products or establishments that I have boycotted due to the affiliation it has had with certain government parties that do not align with my morals and values. During the incidence of the contractualization of the SM employees and how they are never really regularized, my family has decided to not really subscribe to anything related to SM and although it is a bad situation if the employees lose more customers my family does not think that it is right to be associated with such practices when our religion preaches of helping others and being their for equality and fair treatment of all.

As a consumer I have this strong belief that the things we buy reflect the type of people we are. You can see what the person values based on their purchases alone, and what kind of morals they hold dear when it comes to purchasing. An example of this is the anti-cruelty values of some people who refuse to wear any animal baked clothing such as fur or leather, and this is something I respect. It is already hard enough to find products that are safe and of quality in a developing country with an economy that continuously has inflation and it is so easy to just let go of your morals and values in order to purchase certain products but to uphold these things in these times of challenges has earned such a huge respect from me, and this I pray is something we all get to practice as consumers: being smart, practical, and ethical.

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I'm Guilty of...

image taken from: https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1631155-shopaholic-with-purchases

As someone who thinks of retail therapy as a means to calm my anxiety of most things, I cannot avoid some misbehaviors when it comes to purchasing certain items. One of the misbehaviors I am most guilty of is binge eating, and buying alcohol to relieve stress. In a situation where I can buy food, I usually buy more than what I can handle and most food goes to waste, thinking that I can eat the food I bought while stressing over revisions and requirements is generally what prompts me to buy more. This however is super false as it ends up me not even noticing most of the food and not even consuming it and letting it go to waste as I am too immersed with the work that I am doing. This was evident during the pandemic, with classes and professors giving requirements to us that go over our capacity thinking that we are at home our availability to do work is changed to 24/7, I tend to order food online and have it delivered and most of the time it would be food good for 3 people which I only eat ⅔ of and not exactly all. These types of food then go to waste because the pandemic made my family more wary and we don’t share food because of that. To me food was a way to relieve stress and try to relax and I guess that translated to the more food I buy, the better as I get more chances to have a break and eat but it ends up me just binge eating all of it as well due to the time constraints I had in finishing and catching up on deadlines. 

That said, when food doesn’t really help me with the stress I tend to gravitate towards excessive retail therapy or buying too much clothes online or in real life which is such an inappropriate practice as it has become such a wasteful routine as I do not wear most of them and don’t even use most of the things I buy. These items have not only become a waste to me but also clutter that is an inconvenience to my family. However, I cannot stop as in times of stress I really do feel the need to just shop and the excitement I feel when a parcel is almost here or if I look through racks of clothes, the stress and anxiety I felt before that leaves my entire body. For example, before the start of my last semester of my undergraduate life, I was applying to a med school and thinking about my future. This was causing me so much panic and stress and because of that I really needed an outlet, before I knew it I was binge buying clothes that I really did not need or was not really necessary for me to get at the time but because I was feeling stressed and needed the retail therapy I had gone all out and bought 5 shirts and 2 bottoms that I did not need.

Another sample of misbehavior I am guilty of as a homebody is getting bootleg films online or streaming illegal streaming sites for TV shows and such instead of just paying for the subscriptions. As someone who tends to only watch shows when I have nothing better to do or when I feel certain emotions, I do not see the necessity to get a subscription other than Netflix, as it is not something I would fully maximize, that said I turn to bootleg sites and such to watch the shows I want to alleviate the heavy feeling I have in those days. 

In my field of study, I think it can really help in terms of teaching children good habits and teaching them alternatives for purchasing by incorporating them into their daily play routines as i t allows them to understand good consumer behavior without having to directly and strictly teach them. This allows for children to build routines that are positive to consumer behavior and allows for them to understand in the simplest way that there are misbehaviors that we should avoid. They may not know that these are misbehaviors but they would know from the very beginning that this behavior as a consumer should not be done as it is bad. Overall, starting from a very young age and teaching the right kind of consumer behavior is crucial to when they purchase as adults as their self-regulation is much more enhanced by such practices.

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Ad Analysis

Tide Philippines - Confident dahil nilabanan ng NEW Tide Odor Defense ang pawis, usok, at odor? Show off your palaban self and strike your p

Confident dahil nilabanan ng NEW Tide Odor Defense ang pawis, usok, at odor? Show off your palaban self and strike your pinaglaban pose! #Ti

This particular tide detergent ad which is posted online id for the brands newest “scent” or variation of their powdered detergent. Looking at it, the ad seems to be very similar to all of the ads that Tide Philippines puts out in their facebook pages. It shows their orange branding and their typical cleanest eggshell white colored clothes. However, looking at it closely, the ad shows that Tide detergent is supposedly of highest quality by saying that they can make the dirtiest of shirts sparkly white by just using one packet. The ad also explicitly states that their product is of highest quality because it removes bad odor, sweat, and even smoke that attaches itself on the shirt which is also emphasized by their graphics. To me however, that’s the only information that you can get from the ad, there is no store retail price indicated anywhere, and despite having shown the contrast with the “before and after” of the shirt, there is no real imagery of how the soap should be used or applied to the clothes being laundered. That said, even if we all know where to get the product it is also still important to indicate where the specific product can be found, is it available nationwide, is it a product limited to certain areas or certain types of stores? The ad lacks this information present in the ad.

This ad was so lackluster when it came to information about the product that it seems as if the brand only wants you to know these things about the product nothing else. The only information that you wouldn’t be able to see at a glance is their ASC code, however to me there was barely any information on the poster itself that you wouldn’t even try to search for other information. The ad in itself used the upper part of the poster to provide the information they wanted to come across to their viewers. They used big bold letters and such, to make it more eye-catching and appealing to the intended audience. 

Speaking of audiences, the ad targets a certain market, those of which have this current consumer mindset and behavior that they need products that are effective immediately and are seen as multipurpose at a lower cost, despite them not indicating the price. The ad uses techniques to appeal to adults by showing that this product is so high quality and effective that by one packet you can do all things: clean and remove odor on fabrics without having to use other products. These are exactly what adults such as men, women, and the elderly are looking for with laundry products such as Tide. For children, the whimsical nature of the one swipe to utmost cleanliness on shirts would appeal to them as it is like magic. To me, the purpose of this ad was to gain more sales by encouraging a more favorable mindset towards their product. 

In my opinion, the ad would succeed not because it was good advertisement material  but because it is a brand that is a staple in Filipino households which is already trusted by the consumers and so far has not failed in supplying to the consumers needs for decades. If you look at the ad, their code for the ASC is there so based on that, I am assuming and agreeing that they do conform to the code of ethics, as there also is no damaging information shown, and is following what they believe is the ability of their product in real time.