A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.
What consumerism really is, at its worst is getting people to buy things that don't actually improve their lives.
When you focus on the consumer, the consumer responds.
Consumers, when they've only got a couple of quid left in their pockets, are choosy about how they want to spend it.
We believe we are the consumers, but we are the consumed.
The consumer is the absolute king in everything you do.
You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you value your time and money.
I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place, and as a result of that, the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it.
We're not in the business of shaping consumer demand. We respond to it.
If you talk to most businessmen, they'll say that what they do is for the public good, but you know they're just greedy, and consumers are just consuming for the sake of their own greed.