Apple Pay is not a method of payment I use commonly myself, but I do know many others who do so as a result I have Apple Pay so that I can receive or send payments myself for the ease of whoever I’m making the exchange with. For example, my roommate uses Apple Pay to send me her portion of our utility bills. I definitely think Apply Pay…[Read more]

I had no idea that Klarna has been around for so long! I agree there’s some advantages with BNPL companies only performing “soft-credit” checks, however, if payments are not kept up with they take a severe hit to you and that’s often where these companies end up making their money. I think BNPL can be helpful with certain purchases…[Read more]

Briefly explain briefly the alternative form of payment that you researched and how it works as an alternative to traditional cash.
What are the advantages of this form of payment?
Are there disadvantages or risks associated with the form of payment that you researched?
As a consumer yourself, do you use any forms of cash alternatives? Which ones?…

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The article that you chose is very interesting. I’m glad that at least 72% of Americans don’t believe that AI can replicate the creativity of humans, and am very much in agreement with that. I also don’t personally understand (I do, it’s generally greed) why people would desire to take out the humanness of various art forms when…[Read more]

You’re definitely right that within our own localized communities, we’re very much impacted by the costs of oil. When the majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, having the additional unpredictable cost of gas prices can certainly be burdensome. I agree with Roaa that these gas price increases are much more noticeable in…[Read more]

Choose an article on a topic (product/good/service) that affects your daily life. Briefly tell us what your article is about. Which aspect of the article’s discussion affects your daily life? What factors do you think are influencing the supply and demand of the product/good/service that is the subject of your article? Include the URL of the Web s…

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Streaming services are also a kind of business that I regularly use in my daily life. Unless the businesses are more brick-and-mortar, I almost forget that the business interactions happen since streaming services only charge once a month. We are so often interacting with businesses even in passing moments where there’s not the same…[Read more]

The logistic service providers you mentioned are ones I haven’t heard of, so it’s interesting to learn about new systems people have to use with work and hear something a bit different mentioned in this thread. Cloud services are very common for-profit businesses I had not even thought of considering as well, but is definitely one I…[Read more]

• MTA: They are not considered a for-profit business, but they are categorized as a “public benefit corporation,” which is different from a non-profit due to the fact shareholders own the company in a public benefit corporation. They provide the service of taking riders to…

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I also tend to default to using the tap-to-pay feature when it’s available at businesses I’m purchasing services or goods from. I also use a barcode through the app of my gym to check in as well. It’s interesting how convenience can play such a significant role in the habits we engage in as consumers. Buying from businesses that…[Read more]

It’s definitely interesting to look at our day-to-day interactions with businesses and find the commonalities between the types of businesses they are other than the majority of them being for-profit. It really makes you reflect on how interacting with businesses is unavoidable, and as you said, “woven into our daily structures,” even…[Read more]

• Blink Fitness – for-profit – sells services mainly in addition to product
  • They sell gym memberships and provide a space for you to work out, however, they also sell merchandise related to fitness that is of the Blink brand and also goods from other non-Blink brands…

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The most demotivating part of her job is that she is being left to take on additional responsibilities without the proper recognition or g […]

I’d categorize the way the Jones family lives as personal selling, it was just a bit more unconventional and not qu […]

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I did my assignment on Nike, and since they are well-tied to slave labor in…[Read more]