The Hedonic-Shift For Freebies: How Preference For Hedonic Options Disproportionately Enhanced When Their Price Falls to Zero
In a series of studies, we find that the preference of hedonic products is disproportionately enhanced when they are offered at a free price. This “free price bounce” is more subdued for utilitarian products. Enhancement in affective appraisal of hedonic products is the underlying cause for the observed preference shift.
Citation:
Mehdi Hossain and Ritesh Saini (2013) ,"The Hedonic-Shift For Freebies: How Preference For Hedonic Options Disproportionately Enhanced When Their Price Falls to Zero", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 41, eds. Simona Botti and Aparna Labroo, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: .
Authors
Mehdi Hossain, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Ritesh Saini, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 41 | 2013
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