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Are Jamaican consumers willing to try new products?

July 28th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer How do you feel about trying something new? Many people resist new products simply because if they don’t like it then they feel as if they have wasted their money. The simple truth is that you can’t discover if you like something unless you try it. So how [...]

Uptown vs Downtown- which is the better place to shop?

July 25th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Traditionally, Downtown Kingston has always been a shopping haven for consumers who want to pay the lowest prices on merchandise. The Coronation market boasts a lot of visitors since its vendors offer the best prices in Kingston on fruits and vegetables. Not to be outdone by the established [...]

Feeding Frenzy – Bank charges affect consumers

July 22nd, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Recently I wrote about Scotiabank’s intention to charge their customers $140.00 effective August 2013 for cashing a cheque at any of their branches. I calculated that if I get paid by cheque and cash it every month then I would have to pay the bank $1248.00 per year. [...]

MegaMart toasts Public Sector Workers – Offers Discounts and free Membership!!

July 20th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Public servants often get a bad reputation. They are usually perceived to be lazy and ineffective by some members of the public. Ironically despite this negative view, they were the first group of people to be told that they must ‘tighten’ their belts in view of the economic [...]

Consumers Must Prepare for Hurricane season!

July 18th, 2013

<em>Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer</em> Hurricane season in the Caribbean lasts from June to November each year. Although we have not had any serious storm in Jamaica this year, the season is not complete and recently we have seen the development of Tropical storm Chantal. Storms have wrecked havoc on our infrastructure and [...]

Scotia Bank Customers to pay more to cash their cheques.

July 16th, 2013

The major goal of any bank is to make a profit. They might camouflage it in a lot of convincing promises that they are looking out for consumers but the truth is banks need to make money. So how do banks make their money? They charge their customers for every service they provide. Now I [...]

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