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There is a reason we don't expect commercial decisions to be made by poll - consumers are outrageous liars. You can poll consumers and they'll say all sorts of
by roenxi 3y ago
There is a reason we don't expect commercial decisions to be made by poll - consumers are outrageous liars. You can poll consumers and they'll say all sorts of things that turn out to clearly not be true based on their in store choices.
If we conducted a poll of 50 women, we might well find most of them say they want pants with bigger pockets. If you start a big-pocket line of womans clothing, you'll probably sell a lot less than someone who tries alternate tactics. Or make a fortune, what do I know. But if anyone believes there is a fortune to be made they can go try that remarkably easily and yet small pockets persist.
- almatabata 3y ago> consumers are outrageous liars Calling them liars is a bit much in this scenario. I would blame the poll more than the person answering the poll. If I ask you: do you want a Porsche? You might say yes, but if i say: i can give you a Porsche for a million. You will probably say no. They should probably ask a more nuanced question around what kind of trade-offs people would be willing to make for those bigger pockets.