1. Chapter 6 The Household Consumer

2. What is a good Consumer? Choosing A brand False Economy Consumer Protection Consumer Legislation Helping the consumer Illegal Shop Signs Food Labels Barcodes

3. The Household Consumer Lesson 1 The topics in this lesson are... What is a good Consumer? Choosing A brand False Economy

4. What is a good Consumer? Good Consumers...  Are Aware of their Legal Rights  Are Aware of Organisations that can help  Try to Purchase goods which are good quality and good value for maney  Are Aware of price variences between retailers  Keep receipts and guarantees in a safe place  Do not fall victim to false ecomonies. P L O V E R

5. Choosing A brand When choosing between the different brands the Good Consumers will look carefully at...  Price of each product  Quality of each product  Features included with each product  Ingredients and additives if its food (organic or free range)  Guarantee Exists / how long  Special Offers

6. Unit Pricing Work out the unit price of each of the examples below 2KG of sugar for €2 = €1 per KG 150g of beans for 30c = 5c per gram ten pack of toilet roll (100 sheets per roll) €10 = €1 per roll or 1c per sheet a 6pack of mineral water (500ml per bottle) €3 = €1 per litre or 1c per 10ml

7. False Economy paying 50c for a large bar of chocolate rather than 20c for a small one & throwing half away buying a cheap game for your nintendo DS and not using it paying €100 for a Vod phone when a Met one costs €120 Met texts are free and Vod costs 50 cent each not servicing your car for €50 and paying €2500 to repair it Penny Wise - Pound Foolish

8. Conclusion good consumers are aware of legal rights and helpful organisation's look at value for money & prices between retailer s. keep receipts/ guarantees in a safe place and Avoid false economy When choosing a brand compare price quality features ingredients Be aware of guarantees / special offers Penny Wise - Pound Foolish

9. Homework Activity 6.1 page 41. How many in the class have a mobile phone What factors would you consider to be important when purchasing a mobile phone page 51 Question 2 & 3

10. The Household Consumer Lesson 2 The topics in this lesson are... Consumer Protection Consumer Legislation

11. The Household Consumer Lesson 3 The topics in this lesson are... Helping the consumer Illegal Shop Signs

12. The Household Consumer Lesson 4 The topics in this lesson are... Food Labels Barcodes