This interactive illustrates the money-spending effects of the following retail environments: Coffee shop, Supermarket, Clothing boutique, Car boot sale and Online shop.
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I have always been interested in how people purchase certain items and why.
I am not a coffee shop person or shop in boutiques. I personally prefer to shop online as it is a more pleasant experience for me than shopping in a brick-and-mortar shop. I even had my own business which went against most rules and still had a steady stream of customers.
I would like to say that at car boots you have the average Joe who has cleared out the attic or shed and is generally giving away baskets of items for £1 or less because they do not want to bring them back home. you also have commercial retailers and charity shops selling items cheap to entice you to their stalls.