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<blockquote data-quote="kenmarable" data-source="post: 7241713" data-attributes="member: 40359"><p>If you've stepped away, that's fine. But I do feel like I should clarify here - you cannot be an informed consumer on every product you use. It is simply impossible. For example, at a quick/off the top of my head count, just typing this response on this message board involves at least 14 different businesses (and I'm sure I'm missing a whole lot in between). I filled up my gas tank on the way to my office which likely involved, at minimum, a half dozen businesses that I did not research. </p><p></p><p>Yes, I do choose to be an informed consumer <strong>when it matters</strong>. It is not disinterest. It is simply a fact of reality. For the majority of my interactions with businesses, it is a waste of time and effort to try to be a fully informed consumer. To be a reasonable and informed consumer, you need to pick and choose when it matters. When I spend hundreds of dollars (or more) on a new computer, you bet I research them. When I want a bagel for breakfast - nope, not a lot of research. </p><p></p><p>However, speaking of a $30 book... I have quite a few other WotC books, and even more UA material, and material written by these designers before they were at WotC, etc. etc. - so <strong>I already am well informed</strong> towards the likely quality. Sure, I could wait for reviews, but how do we become informed about the quality of those reviews? Not all reviews are equally valuable. This "informed consumer" as an ideal is an impossibility. Sometimes it is worth it, and other times it is not. Being rewarded by a company for being a loyal customer and/or pre-ordering a product you are relatively confident will be of value to you is very reasonable as both a business and as a consumer. Nothing shady.</p><p></p><p>If someone wants to wait until after the book is out to make a decision, that's fine. If some of us trust their previous work and what has been indicated is in the book to risk $30, it is still a very rational, reasonable, and informed decision to make.</p><p></p><p>(Sorry, I used to teach Business Ethics, so I can - and have - ramble about this for hours.) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kenmarable, post: 7241713, member: 40359"] If you've stepped away, that's fine. But I do feel like I should clarify here - you cannot be an informed consumer on every product you use. It is simply impossible. For example, at a quick/off the top of my head count, just typing this response on this message board involves at least 14 different businesses (and I'm sure I'm missing a whole lot in between). I filled up my gas tank on the way to my office which likely involved, at minimum, a half dozen businesses that I did not research. Yes, I do choose to be an informed consumer [b]when it matters[/b]. It is not disinterest. It is simply a fact of reality. For the majority of my interactions with businesses, it is a waste of time and effort to try to be a fully informed consumer. To be a reasonable and informed consumer, you need to pick and choose when it matters. When I spend hundreds of dollars (or more) on a new computer, you bet I research them. When I want a bagel for breakfast - nope, not a lot of research. However, speaking of a $30 book... I have quite a few other WotC books, and even more UA material, and material written by these designers before they were at WotC, etc. etc. - so [b]I already am well informed[/b] towards the likely quality. Sure, I could wait for reviews, but how do we become informed about the quality of those reviews? Not all reviews are equally valuable. This "informed consumer" as an ideal is an impossibility. Sometimes it is worth it, and other times it is not. Being rewarded by a company for being a loyal customer and/or pre-ordering a product you are relatively confident will be of value to you is very reasonable as both a business and as a consumer. Nothing shady. If someone wants to wait until after the book is out to make a decision, that's fine. If some of us trust their previous work and what has been indicated is in the book to risk $30, it is still a very rational, reasonable, and informed decision to make. (Sorry, I used to teach Business Ethics, so I can - and have - ramble about this for hours.) :) [/QUOTE]
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