Comments on: Tourist Illusions as a Market Signal http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2009/09/10/tourist-illusions-as-a-market-signal/ What is seen and what is unseen. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brittany Tillman ECON 211 EM http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2009/09/10/tourist-illusions-as-a-market-signal/comment-page-1/#comment-20279 Brittany Tillman ECON 211 EM Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:36:20 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/?p=500#comment-20279 First off wow! Never really knew that was going on. But being that I am from the New Orleans area I know that Cafe du Monde does get a lot of business not because of its long lines necessarily but because of location first and the fact that it heavily advertised through word of mouth. First off wow! Never really knew that was going on. But being that I am from the New Orleans area I know that Cafe du Monde does get a lot of business not because of its long lines necessarily but because of location first and the fact that it heavily advertised through word of mouth.

]]> By: Jade Domangue http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2009/09/10/tourist-illusions-as-a-market-signal/comment-page-1/#comment-19882 Jade Domangue Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:32:05 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/?p=500#comment-19882 I think that the study definitely gives me new insight into how this demand works. Illusion absolutely has a great influence on people, especially those who are unaware of day to day operations in places like these two cafes. I agree with the idea and the point; however, I disagree in one area. That is, I believe that the illusion brings the customers in, but I do not agree that the customer will probably never go back. Now this might be true for these specific places, but if the product is satisfying enough, I believe the customer will come back, regardless of its amount of business. And if that customer is a tourist, he/she may recommend the place to others, which will brng in more business. In some cases, this can even turn the illusion into a reality. But besides that, I think it is very interesting that businesses come up with these kind of illusions. It is great that these things can be done to bring in business. I think that the study definitely gives me new insight into how this demand works. Illusion absolutely has a great influence on people, especially those who are unaware of day to day operations in places like these two cafes. I agree with the idea and the point; however, I disagree in one area. That is, I believe that the illusion brings the customers in, but I do not agree that the customer will probably never go back. Now this might be true for these specific places, but if the product is satisfying enough, I believe the customer will come back, regardless of its amount of business. And if that customer is a tourist, he/she may recommend the place to others, which will brng in more business. In some cases, this can even turn the illusion into a reality. But besides that, I think it is very interesting that businesses come up with these kind of illusions. It is great that these things can be done to bring in business.

]]> By: ABC http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2009/09/10/tourist-illusions-as-a-market-signal/comment-page-1/#comment-19821 ABC Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:25:11 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/?p=500#comment-19821 Faced with scarcity and competition i guess we all have to apply our own strategy to maintain our existence. I think it's part of the human condition to tend to shade "reality" differently by losing ourselves in the moment. Only able to use the information which we have would account for this difference to some extent. So perceiving the long lines at a local establishment as poor service and viewing the same situation in an unfamiliar place as a sign of quality worth waiting for would be influenced by both our human condition and limited information. Funny, from the outside it makes perfect sense! Faced with scarcity and competition i guess we all have to apply our own strategy to maintain our existence. I think it’s part of the human condition to tend to shade “reality” differently by losing ourselves in the moment. Only able to use the information which we have would account for this difference to some extent. So perceiving the long lines at a local establishment as poor service and viewing the same situation in an unfamiliar place as a sign of quality worth waiting for would be influenced by both our human condition and limited information. Funny, from the outside it makes perfect sense!

]]> By: chad http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2009/09/10/tourist-illusions-as-a-market-signal/comment-page-1/#comment-18273 chad Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:46:51 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/?p=500#comment-18273 I've often wondered if there isn't something different going on at Cafe du Monde. I've been enough times where I claim to haeve seen tourists waiting in line and locals butting the line -- something of a price discrimination story. Did I imagine that? I’ve often wondered if there isn’t something different going on at Cafe du Monde. I’ve been enough times where I claim to haeve seen tourists waiting in line and locals butting the line — something of a price discrimination story.

Did I imagine that?

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