tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post5497105796030404479..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Multiple ChoicesFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77733943973861643392010-07-22T11:48:25.459+01:002010-07-22T11:48:25.459+01:00I so agree with you about too many product choices...I so agree with you about too many product choices - all done in the name of consumerism and the good of the economy. There are some choices I'm happy to make but like you, if my money is going to go for something I need, offer me the best and be done with it.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-61446016626975849652010-07-21T15:53:56.919+01:002010-07-21T15:53:56.919+01:00Ah, Friko, if wishes were horses...
We live with ...Ah, Friko, if wishes were horses...<br /><br />We live with an embarrassement[that doesn't look right] of riches.<br /><br />Congrats on a mention at Hilary's Post of the Day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47736709094097887132010-07-16T14:10:45.405+01:002010-07-16T14:10:45.405+01:00Friko, again you've raised interesting questio...Friko, again you've raised interesting questions and received very thoughtful replies.<br /><br />I am very glad to have the opportunity of choosing your site! xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30331441206689171882010-07-16T05:41:11.683+01:002010-07-16T05:41:11.683+01:00But having choices when visiting the local greenho...But having choices when visiting the local greenhouse - that is very nice! I do agree though with much of what you say - who needs 8 different types of whitening toothpaste?<br /><br />Love the neatly lined up mice - wonder which one the cat finally decided on?taylorsoutbackhttp://taylorsoutback.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-51098769324957121982010-07-15T20:39:31.493+01:002010-07-15T20:39:31.493+01:00Deborah - I knew you'd get it. On the whole ...Deborah - I knew you'd get it. On the whole I agree with everything you've said. I object, in particular, to the miles of supermarket aisles I have to traipse through to get to what I want. An aisle for just one kind of comestible is way too much for me. And then I have to find the tried and tested one (by me) amongst all the chaff.<br /><br />Another coincidence: B will do that too, Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-52759515821624997332010-07-15T20:27:16.539+01:002010-07-15T20:27:16.539+01:00Vicki Lane - too too much . . .
ER - Does it ...Vicki Lane - too too much . . .<br /><br />ER - Does it always have to be either/or? A more measured approach would suit me better.<br /><br />Christine - my point exactly; It still doesn't have to be one-size-fits-all, there would still be room for the extraordinary or specialised.<br /><br />Ivy - not me.<br /><br />mollgolver - I think it's more likely they do it to get our Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68889400636233014582010-07-15T19:04:01.161+01:002010-07-15T19:04:01.161+01:00Friko, which supermarket shelf lined up all the ve...Friko, which supermarket shelf lined up all the vermin for you to parade before your cat? Was there a choice of white, brown or black, or just short tails or long? Were they supplied in unethical packaging, or a good old paper bag? A shopper likes to know these things...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39151564081197595982010-07-15T18:05:00.376+01:002010-07-15T18:05:00.376+01:00I prefer to shop in our local village store or in ...I prefer to shop in our local village store or in the small Co-op, rather than in the large Tesco's - but often we are forced into using the big store to get gluten-free foods.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26126090506037911602010-07-15T16:20:11.994+01:002010-07-15T16:20:11.994+01:00Excellent post. Shopping for the "right"...Excellent post. Shopping for the "right" item can be so bewildering these days.. and time consuming.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47175324963622900782010-07-15T13:28:53.791+01:002010-07-15T13:28:53.791+01:00Theoretically, the market absorbs the choices we m...Theoretically, the market absorbs the choices we make, and inferior or over-priced products are eventually weeded out. I probably wouldn't be happy without choices, but I agree that it's tiring and frustrating - mostly because often, my choices are made based on superficial information. <br />The ecological choices really get to me. Dishwasher vs. handwashing, for instance. I could, IDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-31796584833546616792010-07-15T11:52:04.231+01:002010-07-15T11:52:04.231+01:00When do we want to choose?
When we don't like ...When do we want to choose?<br />When we don't like what we have.<br />When do we need to choose? ... <br />It's that old chestnut, the difference between what we want and what we need.<br />...TrampTramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367405984066895755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50905083869493495842010-07-15T07:48:08.083+01:002010-07-15T07:48:08.083+01:00I do and don't agree with this .
Choices in sc...I do and don't agree with this .<br />Choices in schools or health care are often illusory .Keeping the universal standard high is what matters and that depends on everyone working hard at a local level to make their own facilities efficient , pleasant and fit for purpose , while government oversees fair and sensible distribution of available funds . <br />And I like the idea of supermarket SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23588740269969962942010-07-15T02:53:16.174+01:002010-07-15T02:53:16.174+01:00I think it is marketing. So many items are made f...I think it is marketing. So many items are made from the same manufacturer then sold to different companies under various names. I don’t know if you remember but a few years ago there was some terrible stuff placed into cat food which had been made in China I believe. When I checked to see under which label this was sold I was totally bewildered to see that the same product was sold in the USAVagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-44749763286211161182010-07-15T00:16:33.638+01:002010-07-15T00:16:33.638+01:00How refreshing to read. And yes, there are superma...How refreshing to read. And yes, there are supermarkets over here, offering more than three yards of spaghetti, about twenty different sorts of bubble gum and and and ... am currently on the lookout of what one can buy with 50cent, makes the choice indeed a bit smaller ;) Please have a great Thursday.<br /><br /><a href="http://tagein-tagaus-athen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">daily athens </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77321777328397895962010-07-15T00:03:31.407+01:002010-07-15T00:03:31.407+01:00Like some others, I would be reluctant to give up ...Like some others, I would be reluctant to give up too much choice - but like you, I wish that some choices I make could really make a difference. We seem to have way to many choices about things that don't matter and way too little about the things that do.<br />I had to laugh at your comments on the choices that women of my generation were encouraged to make because the reality was that no Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37693525782465234162010-07-14T23:56:05.707+01:002010-07-14T23:56:05.707+01:00Great post. I was thinking the same thing the othe...Great post. I was thinking the same thing the other day while shopping in Target. We are drowning in choices for everything. How many all-purpose cleaners are out there, do you suppose? It hurts my head.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68811979101697117282010-07-14T22:17:37.437+01:002010-07-14T22:17:37.437+01:00This is a great post. I agree about not needing a...This is a great post. I agree about not needing all those different kinds of toothpaste and cereal. But no choice at all is also not good. I think all schools should be good, but it's okay with me if they are not all the same. It's good to have a choice of schools. After all, not all children are the same. And I am glad to be able to choose my doctor, something that my daughter who 20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41738837338570907442010-07-14T21:51:51.130+01:002010-07-14T21:51:51.130+01:00They do that in the big supermarkets just to confu...They do that in the big supermarkets just to confuse you. It takes that long to decide you end up buying one of each just in case! Love the post Friko and agree with everything you've said.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23516623904234134152010-07-14T21:24:34.996+01:002010-07-14T21:24:34.996+01:00So much choice, but so much gets ruled out by econ...So much choice, but so much gets ruled out by economy , ethics , eco- awareness, health etc. In the end you will probably end up with what you always got. Who needs all that stuff ?Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304906179807218201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65458389114733855842010-07-14T19:45:23.626+01:002010-07-14T19:45:23.626+01:00I echo Vicki's 'hear, hear'. We shop ...I echo Vicki's 'hear, hear'. We shop at a smaller supermarket now as the shopping gets done much more quickly with less choice.<br /><br />Choice of schools and hospitals is madness. If services are good then there should only be one choice: the local one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-19454690224923367672010-07-14T19:09:08.806+01:002010-07-14T19:09:08.806+01:00Too much choice is still better than the alternati...Too much choice is still better than the alternative.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3947415263680414772010-07-14T18:49:34.576+01:002010-07-14T18:49:34.576+01:00Hear! Hear! I'm amazed that our grocery store ...Hear! Hear! I'm amazed that our grocery store has a whole aisle of frozen pizza and another of french fries (chips.) And breakfast cereals, of course.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.com