Well since I used the introductory blog last week, I guess i should start with the real ones now. Until class yesterday, I never realized how much risk went into my everyday purchases. Like most people, I would go to the store and pick up what I either needed or liked depending on what I wanted at the time. When most people buy things like cars, they pay attention to the risk because it takes a lot of time and money to buy a car, and no one wants a lemon. But risk can be evident in simple purchases, such as
clothes and food too. For most people, buying clothes does not seem like a big deal. I am one of those people. I like my clothes to be comfortable, and its not uncommon to see me wearing a black band t-shirt of some sort, I own quite a few, but there really is a lot of possible risk that goes into it. Besides being comfortable, I want a shirt that does not cost too much, and will not tear or get holes in it after the first wash. Also, its nice not to get made fun of by my friends, family, or coworkers for my taste in clothing. I think this goes for everyone. For example, which of these two shirts would you rather be wearing in public? (appropriateness wise, I do not mean which guys would actually want to be seen in a girl's shirt).
I'm willing to bet that most people would pick the first. For most people this would be the more socially and psychologically accepted piece of clothing. And you were probably thinking that you were past all that high school clothing drama, weren't you? But like I said in the beginning, its something I never really thought about until yesterday's class. And I'm hoping that this blog may have opened your eyes a little to the risk involved in the seemingly trivial purchases.
