We all know conglomerates. Starbucks. McDonald’s, H&M, Milka. And so on, and
so on. And we all like them. Because, whenever we see their sign, we think
of the quality we associate with them. And that’s the reason we mostly buy
products from conglomerates: because everyone knows what the products are
like and they are the same in every country. But is that really good.? Most
of the people don’t go to a small coffee shop whenever there’s a starbucks
around. Because of this, the smaller concerns don’t earn enough money and
disappear. And as soon as the owners are out of money, they aren’t able to
pay for anything any more, so their children have to work hard for education
and the chance of a good life. In addition to this problem, the
conglomerates import their stuff from other countries and try to keep the
costs as low as they can, which means the people producing their products
don’t earn enough money to live, too. All these people live in poverty
because we only buy the products we know instead of buying products of
smaller concerns. So how could this happen?
A whirlpool in which we try to survive?
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In fact we agree with you. But we have to be honest to ourselves.
When we want a coffee and see two coffeeshops, one of them is starbucks
and the other is a small unknown shop. Of course you will go to starbucks,
because its being so big advises more. It depends on your experiences that you
have made with those conglomerates. It isn’t said that we all prefer big conglomerates.
There are a lot of people that hate them.
But be faithful, you would first go to starbucks.
Comment by Ann-Marie, Eleonora, Johanna · 11. January 2010 @ 11:22 · Direct Reply
We think very little shops are much better than conglomerates, but they are often also more expensive, because they don´t have the possibilities of big concerns. One exemption are clothes, trademarks make them more expensive and attractive. Often you pay for the logo, but the quality isn´t higher. But we also think that your conclusion is a bit over the top, because in a country like Germany you have only the opportunity to open a shop, if you HAVE money.
Comment by Moses and his brother · 11. January 2010 @ 11:27 · Direct Reply
A nice article, Jessica and Nike, but in view of the coffeeshops and mostly also of other shops I don’t privilege the big concerns.
The important things I pay attention to when im going to buy a coffee are nearness to the next coffeeshop and the price. Also I like testing something new, so I would preferably go to a nameless shop, if the price and distance are equal.
The claim that all kids of parents who want to open a coffeeshop will be poor is extreme, but maybe real.
Comment by Leonardos · 11. January 2010 @ 11:34 · Direct Reply