Crafty Consumers

Social Studies Online

1. Do you get a regular allowance? Yes/No

2. How often do you get this? (Circle) daily, weekly bi-weekly, monthly, regularly

3. Do you pay for your own things? Mark what you do pay for.

   Movies / Clothes / Pets / Music / Sports equipment /

   Toys and games (including computer games) / Candy /

   Presents / Other such as _______________

4. Do you save any of your money? Yes / No / Sometimes

5. Do you have any of the following accounts?

   savings account / piggy bank / regular bank account / EFTPOS / Other

6. If you needed something or wanted something how do you go about getting it?
   

7. How do you decide what to buy? Tick those which are appropriate to you.

   From a magazine _____ From TV advertisements _____

   A friend has it and I like it _____ I just see it and I want it. ____

8. Where do you go to buy your things? Tick those that apply to you MOST of the time.

   one of the big department stores	_____
   discount stores ($2 shops, The BinInn)	_____
   specialty shops (a camera shop, a clothes boutique)	_____
   outlets (Farmers, Deka, etc)	_____
   warehouse stores (Warehouse)	_____
   catalogues	_____
   mail orders	_____
   on-line shopping (computer)	_____
   flea markets or garage sales	_____

9. Do you pay attention to advertisements for products? _____

10. What do you notice when you are watching certain advertisements? (Tick the ones you notice)

    Colorfulness _____ Musical jingles, slogan, or rhyme ____

    Famous people suggesting it to you (like Michael Jordan) _____

    Other (Explain) _________________________________________

11. Do you know what interest rates are? Yes / Some idea / No

12. Do you buy before, during or after special events? Before / After / During

13. Why can buying after special holidays or special occasions (such as after Christmas, Easter, etc) be wise?
    

14. Do you know any ways people can trick you into buying? Please explain.
    

Complete the following to see how you rate as a consumer. (At the end of the survey, your teacher will allocate a score to each answer. Your score will determine the type of consumer you are)

Rate yourself using the following scale: Yes / Sometimes / No

1. I keep strict control over my money. __________

2. I buy on first impulse. __________

3. I shop around before buying. __________

4. I like to spend my money wisely. __________

5. I look out for bargains.

6. I love spending my money. __________

7. I compare prices before making a purchase on expensive items. ______

8. I like going on buying sprees. __________

9. I look at brochures, catalogues or ads before buying something. __________

10. I buy only what I've planned to buy. __________

11. I save part of my money regularly. __________

12. I blow my earnings all at once. __________

13. I don't worry too much about the service of a shop. __________

14. The price of goods is very important to me. __________

15. I only buy "famous Label" goods. __________

16. I keep a budget. __________

17. I am a Shop-a-holic. __________

My Score = _____. I am a ________________ consumer.

Here are 5 things that a WISE consumer does: