Design Practice

Conducting some research using an online forum:

1. - How long do you spend shopping?

2. - Do you tend to just visit the one store or look around for better deals?

3. - Did you find the adaption of luxury branded foods back home to cheap basics here hard? Do you notice the saving?

Sophie Wilson: 

'I tend to try and get the shopping done as quickly as possible! as i tend to buy food which is on deals, im often quite lucky for getting great quality food and luxury brands often as cheap as economy brands (BOGOF offers and the like :])...plus, it keeps my diet varied!'

Luke Obrien:

'I spent like almost 30 mins every day in mozzas, i only go to mozzas cuz its close and im lazy and yess its awful i miss helmans and heinz and tescos finest!'

Kirsty Cave:

'i still buy branded food thats why im always skint lol juice and freezer food il get some morrisons own make....but when i shop i buy everything thats on special offer x'

Kirsty Alderson:

'i still buy branded food thats why im always skint lol juice and freezer food il get some morrisons own make....but when i shop i buy everything thats on special offer x'

Sarah Pritchard:

'i still buy branded food thats why im always skint lol juice and freezer food il get some morrisons own make....but when i shop i buy everything thats on special offer x'

Lisa Whitasker:

'Since starting Uni David and I take it in turns going to supermarket every other week. Probs two hours to shop then unload all stuff (family of 4!). I decided to try Aldi other week to save money most things ok but kids didnt like the crisps! I like shopping at Sainsburys and its one area I really need to start cutting back.Still buy brands especially Yorkshire tea, Coffee, washing powder and lurpak butter.x'

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This research was conducted to find out whether it was a financial problem, not being able to go from luxsurys brands to basics. From this research I have found that shopping is seen as a chore, many of the people asked want to get their shopping done as quickly as possible thus don't shop around for deals.

Some people buy both basic and branded items, some dependant on how 'skint' they are. I found a mature student (The lovely Lisa), does shop arround and spends over 2 hours shopping, she buys basics but has small, high branded as a treat, which I feel is a good way to go about it. I will take this into consideration when producing my stop motion - that to save shopping from becoming a chore, allowing yourself a treat every now and again is worthwhile.