Consumer Abbreviations

 What is a consumer?

Consumer is any individual or legal entity that purchases consumer goods, whether products or services; someone who goes shopping; one who consumes.

Any individual with purchasing power, that is, economically able to buy something, can be considered a consumer.

There are different types of consumers, and companies and consumer goods companies are responsible for identifying the profiles that are compatible with the product or service they offer, creating marketing strategies to attract the largest possible number of potential consumers, thus generating profit and “turning” a country’s economy.

The so-called ” conscious consumer ” is the individual or company that consumes resources (products and services) in a responsible way, thinking about the environment, human and animal health.

The conscientious consumer is one who knows the origin of the product and the condition of the workforce that generated that merchandise, taking into account the working relationships of the company that supplies the product when buying it or not.

For example, a conscientious consumer does not buy products from companies that pollute the environment or that have illegal relationships with their employees.

Consumerism is the action of a consumerist, an individual who has an unbridled and inconsequential passion to buy, even when there is no need to obtain a certain product. Consumerism is the representation of excessive shopping by a person.

“Consumer support”, also known as SAC (“Customer Service” or “Customer Support Service”), is common in medium and large companies. This is a means of communication between the consumer and the service provider or product supplier, responsible for providing technical and informational support to the end customer.

In the biological sciences, the consumer is the living being that does not produce its own food, and must hunt and feed on other living beings to ensure its survival.

The food chain consists of the following cycle: producer, primary consumer (herbivorous beings), secondary consumer and tertiary consumer (carnivores or omnivores).

Consumer defense

The Brazilian Consumer Defense Code (CDC) is a set of laws and regulations that protect and guarantee consumer rights.

The Consumer Defense Code was created from Law No. 8,078, of September 11, 1990, regulating the relationship between service providers and product suppliers with end consumers.

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