What are the holiday consumption traps for girls?

You ask me what is Women’s Day?

I used to say that "Women's Day is a holiday established on March 8 every year to celebrate the important contributions and great achievements made by women in the economic, political and social fields."

But now I will say, "318 Big Sale", "Goddess Discount Festival", "Girls' Exclusive Consumption Carnival"...

Not only the international events on March 8th Women’s Day, 618 on June 18, 818 on August 18, Double 11 on November 11, ordinary days are transformed into a pink carnival after being given an artificial "sense of ritual".

The term "pink tax" is no longer unfamiliar. It refers to the same material, workmanship, or even the exact same product, as long as it is replaced with pink and other colors that women will most likely like, and then marked with "female" With labels such as “exclusive”, profits will immediately increase. Not only pink tax, there are also more and more festival consumption traps targeting girls in society today.

While you are preparing to buy something, you should also be wary of holiday consumption traps, and don’t fall into a consumption whirlpool and regret it later! ! !

First of all, the most prominent consumption trap is Women's Day - "Women's Day turns into Goddess Day" is actually a trap of consumerism. March 8 is Women's Day stipulated by law. Today# Women's Day is not a girls' day, it is not a goddess's day. The topic #has become a hot search topic, causing heated discussions among netizens. Among the netizens discussing this, some women expressed support for this view, while others still refused to be called women, believing that they were not "women" but "goddesses." In the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", the definition is that a female under the age of 14 is a girl; a female over the age of 14 (including 14 years old) is a woman. ?

Women refers to unmarried women; women refer to married women, so women generally refer to women. Indeed, the word "goddess" sounds more connotative of praise and admiration, but after careful analysis, the word "goddess" somewhat carries some of the deliberately modified colors that society attaches to women. It seems to only include young and beautiful young women. Middle-aged and elderly women of the same status are excluded, which is far less powerful than the objective neutrality of the word "women".

In addition, merchants also use the word "goddess" to stimulate consumption and sell non-essential products targeted at "goddess". For example, products on Taobao and other shopping websites have been labeled with labels such as "High-end Gifts for Goddess's Day" and "Cake Decorations for Goddess's Day". On this day, the homepage push notifications of major software are also related to Goddess's Day, and the word "women" rarely appears. Merchants also carry out promotional activities for Goddess' Day, taking advantage of consumer psychology to stimulate the purchase of many unnecessary products to achieve huge purchases. For consumers, it is an unnecessary expense.

The second is the various "digital festivals", 618, 818, Double Eleven, Double Twelve. Take 618 as an example. Not only is the promotion strong, but the consumption trap is also very large. Merchants try to deceive consumers in various ways, making it difficult to guard against them. Merchants increase prices and offer discounts to make you feel like you're getting a big deal, loopholes in deposit refunds, Taobao's false propaganda, etc. Enthusiasm is consumed, assets are robbed, and it seems that we have embarked on a path of no return.

When faced with consumption traps, you must keep your eyes open, shop around, and do the following to be wary of consumption traps:

1. Treat promotional activities rationally

With the arrival of the "Digital" Festival, various discounts, full discounts, gifts and other promotional activities have set off a sales climax for women's products. Faced with various promotional activities by merchants, most women often cannot resist the temptation and buy some Items with no practical value cause a lot of unnecessary waste.

We would like to remind female consumers that they should pay attention to clarify the details of the merchants' discount activities, purchase goods or services reasonably according to their own circumstances, and do not blindly buy because of discounts. At the same time, when consumers purchase goods that come with a gift, they must carefully check the manufacturer, production date and other relevant information of the gift. It is best to ask the merchant to indicate the content of the gift and related circumstances on the invoice to avoid unnecessary dispute.

2. Be careful with prepaid consumption

During the "Digital" Festival, service industries such as beauty salons and fitness usually launch prepaid discounts for female consumers. In recent years, prepaid consumption disputes have continued, and problems such as merchants running away have emerged one after another. In view of the chaotic consumption of prepaid cards, female consumers are once again reminded to consume rationally and recharge as needed.

Before applying for a card, you must comprehensively examine the company's reputation and operating conditions, and choose a merchant with a larger scale and higher credibility; you must understand your rights and obligations in detail, especially pay attention to the restrictions. We must act within our capabilities to avoid investing too much at one time and taking excessive risks; we must collect and retain relevant evidence such as articles of association, agreements, invoices, etc., especially when making purchases with a card, try to obtain receipts and confirm the balance in the card to avoid inconveniences. necessary disputes.

3. Pay attention to checking labels and requesting vouchers

In women's consumption, cosmetics, bags, leather goods, and clothing have become the highlight of many merchants' promotions. When purchasing such products, female friends are advised to choose stores with business qualifications and a good reputation. When purchasing clothing and bags, pay attention to the labels, which include the name and address of the manufacturer, product name, product model or specifications, product ingredients, maintenance methods, implementation of product standards, safety categories, etc., and the material samples attached to the product. It should be exactly the same as the main body material. Try not to buy products without instructions for use or with incomplete instructions for use.

When purchasing cosmetics, pay attention to check the production date and shelf life of the product, as well as the health license approval number, production license and other related identifications. In addition, remember to ask for shopping invoices and related consumption vouchers in a timely manner. When your legitimate rights and interests are infringed, you should make a timely complaint.

In short, women need to remain vigilant during holiday consumption to avoid falling into consumption traps carefully designed by merchants. In order to avoid unnecessary expenditure and waste, we should look at merchants' marketing strategies with a rational and calm attitude, and choose to purchase goods carefully.