Consumer Purchasing

Retail store that sells directly from a physical location.

• Advertising

• Brick-and-Mortar Stores

• Buying Incentive

• Comparison Shopping

Any paid public announcement promoting the sale of a good or service.

• Advertising

• Brick-and-Mortar Stores

• Buying Incentive

• Comparison Shopping

Special offer by sellers designed to help sell goods and services.

• Advertising

• Brick-and-Mortar Stores

• Buying Incentive

• Comparison Shopping

Process of gathering information about products to find the best option among similar products.

• Advertising

• Brick-and-Mortar Stores

• Buying Incentive

• Comparison Shopping

Nonretail association owned and operated by a group of members for their own benefit rather than for a profit.

• Conflict of Interest

• Consumer Cooperative

• Coupon

• Deceptive Advertising

Information that purposely misleads a consumer through dishonest claims.

• Conflict of Interest

• Consumer Cooperative

• Coupon

• Deceptive Advertising

Printed or electronic offer giving a discount for goods or services bought before a certain date.

• Conflict of Interest

• Consumer Cooperative

• Coupon

• Deceptive Advertising

Situation in which a buyer and a seller have competing goals.

• Conflict of Interest

• Consumer Cooperative

• Coupon

• Deceptive Advertising

Buying and selling goods and services online.

• Durable Goods

• E-Commerce

• Games of Chance

• High Pressure Selling

Participant must wager something to win.

• Durable Goods

• E-Commerce

• Games of Chance

• High Pressure Selling