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If you make things more laborious, the consumers will value them more.
In the 1950s, a US food company wanted to sell more of its brand of instant cake mixes. They were advised to replace powdered eggs with fresh eggs because the all-instant cake mix makes baking too easy. It undervalues the labor and skill of the cake maker.
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Labor alone can be sufficient to induce a greater liking for your own work. A study confirmed the phenomenon. Experiments involved assembling IKEA boxes, folding origami, and building with Lego.
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Several other important economic behaviors that are connected to the IKEA effect are:
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Food and grocery brands are using the IKEA effect to attract new "value-seeking" customers. The ideal for marketers is having customers do most of the work and feel great about it while perceiving they have gained "greater value for money".
Ready-to-create meal kits are a great example where they use prepackaged raw ingredients that you prepare and cook yourself.
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Whenever I have a problem I just sing, then I realize my voice is worse than my problem
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