Abha, a 45-year-old married woman with two children from Vadodara, India earning 10-15 lakhs annually, switched from Red Label tea to Wagh Bakri tea based on recommendations from friends that it was stronger and cheaper. She searched for information by conferring with friends and only considered Wagh Bakri, deciding to purchase it at the nearby Dmart or local grocers for convenience and potential discounts.
Abha, a 45-year-old married woman with two children from Vadodara, India earning 10-15 lakhs annually, switched from Red Label tea to Wagh Bakri tea based on recommendations from friends that it was stronger and cheaper. She searched for information by conferring with friends and only considered Wagh Bakri, deciding to purchase it at the nearby Dmart or local grocers for convenience and potential discounts.
Abha, a 45-year-old married woman with two children from Vadodara, India earning 10-15 lakhs annually, switched from Red Label tea to Wagh Bakri tea based on recommendations from friends that it was stronger and cheaper. She searched for information by conferring with friends and only considered Wagh Bakri, deciding to purchase it at the nearby Dmart or local grocers for convenience and potential discounts.
Profile – Abha, 45/F, married with two children, gig
worker, Middle class, Vadodara, 10-15 lakhs per annum household income. 2. Roles played in purchase - Family & friends – influencers. Abha – decision maker. 3. Problems solved - Switched from Red Label to Wagh Bakri because the drink wasn’t strong enough. Also, it’s cheaper Functions served – Increased satisfaction at a lower price. 4. Attributes – Primary – Strength of the tea, Secondary – Price 5. No, it’s not a first-time decision. Abha reviewed her previous decision and made a casual decision to try out Wagh Bakri. Yes, the amount of deliberation was appropriate for the decision 6. Trigger for the process – Change in taste and quality prompted Abha to look out for a different product 7. Information search – Abha conferred with her friends before reaching a decision to switch brands. 8. Alternatives evaluated – Wagh Bakri was the only brand under consideration. She considered it as her friends recommended it. 9. Factors in making a decision – Recommendation on taste, comparable cost 10. Where did she buy – Dmart, local grocers 11. Why there? – Dmart – physical proximity, discounts, Local grocers – convenient 12. ‘What to buy’ came before ‘where to buy’ as Abha wasn’t price conscious enough to have a definite preference for Dmart over local grocers