In resonse to Colby Pooler's:Competetitive Spending and Brand Names

In Colby's blog about competetive spending and the value of brand names he makes great points about how it only really a status quo. Now a days we get the impression that if you have fancy car or great big house then you are considered either wealthy, or in the upper class it can mean so many things. Today though it still means nothing as more and more people that are not in the upper class own fancy cars and great big houses by being in debt. All commercials today and advertisements all seem to offer one thing, that being that if you own a fancy car and go to a fancy restaurant then you are "cool". This way of marketing has created competetive spending as consumers are always competeing so see who can have the best most expensive car, or who can live in the biggest house it is all due to marketing and the advertisments we see every day.

Free Furniture Sign at Fenway Park!

As most of us may remember in 2007 when the Red Sox won the world series everybody who purchased furniture at Jordan's Furniture in Massachussetts all recieved there money back from when they bought it. Jordan's furniture had the deal of a life time that anyone who bought furniture at the beginning of the season would eventually have it for free if the Red Sox won the world series. That year the Red Sox won a second world series in 3 years giving all that bought furniture at the beginning for free. This year Jordan's Furniture has done something similar to that deal, on the right center field wall there is a Jordan's Furniture sign if any Red Sox player hits that sign between July 22 and September 10 than anyone who had bought furniture from March 16 to April 23 will receive a full refund on the furniture they bought. This idea of marketing is great in the chances of someone hitting that sign are very slim, Jordan's Furniture has always been known to being loyal to the Red Sox fans and this year they are showing that once again. If youwere in the market to buy furniture would you buy from Jordan's?