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Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Shell, Ellen Ruppel, Paperback, Use
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- ISBN
- 9780143117636
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143117637
ISBN-13
9780143117636
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80061708
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cheap : the High Cost of Discount Culture
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Industries / Retailing, Consumer Behavior, Customer Relations, Popular Culture
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Synopsis
A myth-shattering investigation into the true cost of America's pasion for finding a better bargain., From shuttered factories to look-alike high streets and shopping centres, the Western world has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low prices. This pervasive yet little examined obsession is arguably the most powerful and devastating market force of today - the engine of globalisation, outsourcing, planned obsolescence and economic instability in an increasingly unsettled world. In this myth-shattering, closely reasoned and exhaustively reported investigation, Shell exposes the astronomically high cost of living 'cheap'., A myth-shattering investigation of the true cost of America's passion for finding a better bargain From the shuttered factories of the Rust Belt to the strip malls of the Sun Belt-and almost everywhere in between-America has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low price. This pervasive yet little- examined obsession with bargains is arguably the most powerful and devastating market force of our time, having fueled an excess of consumerism that blights our land-scapes, escalates personal debt, lowers our standard of living, and even skews of our concept of time. Spotlighting the peculiar forces that drove Americans away from quality, durability, and craftsmanship and towards quantity, quantity, and more quantity, Ellen Ruppel Shell traces the rise of the bargain through our current big-box profusion to expose the astronomically high cost of cheap.
LC Classification Number
HF5429.215.U6S54
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- o***5 (33)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book was in the condition as described, so I wasn't expecting much. But actually it was in pretty good shape for my standards, I was surprised. Furthermore the book was sent in a cardboard box to protect it from damage during shipment. This box was evidence of the seller's intent to deliver a good product and I will definitely be going to this seller before other in the future.
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Seller feedback (20,742)
- o***5 (33)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book was in the condition as described, so I wasn't expecting much. But actually it was in pretty good shape for my standards, I was surprised. Furthermore the book was sent in a cardboard box to protect it from damage during shipment. This box was evidence of the seller's intent to deliver a good product and I will definitely be going to this seller before other in the future.
- u***a (60)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe item was as described, shipped on time, and packed well. The seller even quickly responded to an address change I had to do! I have no complaints here :) Would buy again!!The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios and Cadences: Includes All the (#146568594722)
- h***3 (533)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseHit & miss shipping. Quick customer service response. Requested cardboard mailer for softcover book when buying, was to be a gift. Their shipping is the same if it is a cardboard mailer or a bubble mailer, $3.99. The book arrived damaged, bubble mailer torn. They offered a discount for damaged book & missing shipping request. I accepted but still disappointed, as I will have to buy it again. Last week different order was shipped in cardboard mailer item, arrived perfect no damage as described.