27 mai 2013

Market(ing) rules

I am not really referring to the marketing as we seem to perceive it in our every day consumerist world, but rather in a more traditional context. We have the market products which are usually brought in the city, no matter how big or small, by the producers of fruit and vegetables. And as I thought that is the place to find real value for the products that are bio, it turns out I was mistaken. First of all, not all the products in the market are naturally raised in Romania. Some or imported and the conditions for their development are not the best. So, if you want to buy imported food, please try the supermarkets. They may be better in terms of pricing and maybe even freshness. Second of all, it turns out that even the people in the market have this unwritten rule: Friday, Saturday and Sunday the prices are bigger. Also, the best days to shop in terms of price and quality is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It turns out Monday is not really a market day, though the market is open. And I found out all this chatting with elder people. I asked all my friends and it turns out that only those who are working in corporations know about this rule. It turns out it was sort of adapted to their way of life. That is why I say once again, life should not be about work Monday to Friday and 9 to 5. It should be about the work you can do even outside these hours and days and it should be about the freedom to move and do your regular tasks in those hours also. We are missing out on normal lives the more we seem to lose out of our sight the importance of living and not giving satisfaction to the strangers for knowing our habits though they know not our names. Look up, look for the sun on a cloudy day and you will notice there is a lot of life beyond the schedule you have so particularly made for your next 30 years! Make life after your own rules, don't let the marketing ones make it!




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