3 negative practices for consumers when shopping in Ramadan

Specialists and experts in the retail sector identified three negative practices for consumers during shopping in the month of Ramadan, the most prominent and most common of which is the storage of goods, especially for offers products.

They told «Emirates Today» that among the negative practices that have been monitored since the beginning of Ramadan, some consumers restrict specific trademarks, and refuse to buy any alternatives to them, in addition to consumer extravagance by buying fresh products, such as vegetables and fruits that are damaged quickly, calling for the need to avoid these practices in the framework of smart and rational shopping, and to tend to buy needs on successive times instead of buying In large quantities, searching for alternatives to the most appropriate signs, which prove their quality.

Negative practices

The CEO of societal relations in the “Union Cooperative”, Dr. Suhail Al -Bastaki, told “Emirates Today” that “the most prominent manifestations and negative practices that were monitored during the shopping of consumers in the month of Ramadan, some people resorted to storing bids in large quantities, which may expose a large percentage of those goods to damage.”

Al -Bastaki added: «The local markets are currently witnessing, in light of the high competitiveness, continuous manifestations of the offers of discounts that have become successive in many of the outlets throughout the year, especially during the month of Ramadan, which in turn witnesses a great abundance in the offers presented, which denies the need to store goods goods or buy large quantities of them.

He called for the necessity of families to shop in a row, instead of buying large quantities of goods that may be damaged, as this is inconsistent with rational shopping criteria.

Al -Bastaki explained: “Among the negative practices that are also observed for some consumers is to adhere to specific trademarks and not others, and if they are not subject to offers,” referring these practices to a commercial theory that indicates that “the early entry of the markets of some signs controls the loyalty of consumers.” Al -Bastaki advised consumers to try alternative brands with an appropriate price.

Ramadan

For his part, the director of sales in one of the retail chains, Dilip Fishal, said that “three negative practices have been monitored remarkable for consumers when shopping during the month of Ramadan, the most prominent of which is the storage of offers goods by buying large quantities without justification, although some offers products are available for two weeks, while others are available to the end of the month, according to the packages offered.”

He added: “The negative practices that are observed also included consumer extravagance for some consumers, by buying varieties of vegetables and fruits, or fresh products in large quantities, although some of these products are quick to damage and are difficult to store.”

“Some consumers also adhere to the purchase of goods from specific brands, although the experience of other signs of the same quality at a lower price may allow them to provide large sums in the shopping budget for Ramadan.”

He said, “It is necessary for families to avoid the manifestations of consumer extravagance, and to rely on alternatives to commodity characterized by the appropriate quality and price.”

In the same context, the Director of Marketing and Relations at the “Sharjah Cooperative”, Faisal Khaled Al -Naboodah, said that “the storage of offers of offers is one of the practices that families consumed in general should avoid, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, which is witnessing a high consumption demand.”

He stressed that “shopping and buying goods according to the need is among the most prominent criteria for smart shopping during the holy month.”

Consumer awareness

In turn, retail expert, Ibrahim Al -Bahr, said that “the absence of sufficient consumer awareness among many consumers exposes them to fall into a number of negative practices that are remarkably monitored during the month of Ramadan, the most prominent of which is the storage of goods commodities in large quantities without justification, for fear of not repeating these offers, in addition to adhering to specific trademarks or consumer extravagance to buy large quantities of goods Fresh damage quickly. ”

He added: «It is important that consumers have awareness of determining the needs that they would like to buy before going to the sales outlets, as it is preferable to write them and buy the necessary needs only, without buying sufficient needs for months, with the importance of not being bound to purchase specific brands, with the availability and entry of new signs for the markets. Less than them.

The sea continued: «Avoiding these negative practices is an important thing that will allow for consumption to be rationalized, and to provide multiple amounts in financial allocations for shopping in general, and during the month of Ramadan in particular.