Shopping decisions
Deciding what to buy and how: whether to buy at all, choosing appliances, furniture, mattresses, baby and outdoor gear, buying secondhand safely, timing, warranties and decoding product claims.
Download all 12
- Buy something secondhand safely
Prepares someone to buy a secondhand item online or locally, with the checks for that item type, recall and safety lookups, price research, scam signs and a safe meetup and payment plan.
- Choose baby gear
Helps new parents choose baby gear such as car seats, prams, cots and carriers by safety standards, lifestyle, space and budget, separating essentials from nice-to-haves and what can be secondhand.
- Choose furniture that fits
Helps choose a sofa, bed, table or wardrobe that fits the room and the route in, with measurements to take, clearances, materials for kids and pets, delivery checks and returns rules.
- Choose a home appliance
Helps choose a household appliance such as a washing machine, fridge or vacuum by usage, space, energy label, running costs, noise and reliability, with questions to ask the seller.
- Choose a mattress and pillows
Helps choose a mattress and pillows by sleep position, body weight, partner, temperature and budget, explaining types and firmness, with trial-period and returns checks before buying.
- Choose outdoor gear
Helps choose hiking boots, jackets, tents or sleeping bags for the activity and conditions using layering and rating logic, and says what to rent, borrow or buy secondhand first.
- Decide on an extended warranty
Works out whether an extended warranty or product insurance is worth it by weighing repair likelihood and cost, statutory rights, existing cover such as card benefits, and the policy's exclusions.
- Decide whether to buy it
Helps someone decide whether to buy a thing they want right now by asking about need, use, alternatives, budget and timing, then gives a buy, wait or skip verdict with reasons.
- Decode product claims
Decodes marketing claims on a label or ad, such as eco, natural, clinically proven or up to 50 percent off, explaining what they usually mean, greenwashing tactics and what evidence would back them.
- Find ethical alternatives to a product
Finds more ethical or sustainable options for a product someone buys regularly, weighing using less, secondhand, repair, refill and certified choices against cost and convenience.
- Negotiate a better retail price
Prepares a polite negotiation for a better price on furniture, appliances, a floor model or a local service, with what to research, when to ask, exact phrases, extras to request and when to walk away.
- Decide when to buy
Decides whether to buy an item now or wait, from its price history, typical sales cycles and model changes, and sets a target price, an alert and a buy-by date that fit how soon it is needed.
Not: a generic product comparison (compare-purchase-options in decision-making); phones and computers (tech-help); cars (vehicles); financial products (finance domain); disputes with a seller (legal-admin).