Some of these sites also market directly to consumers, who can purchase costume jewelry at greatly reduced prices.

Some have expressed surprise that Heinz has responded to what they view as a small number of complainants, relative to the United Kingdom's 3. 6 million gay and lesbian consumers.

Some online loyalty programs focus on " other-directed " consumers including Upromise, Schoolpop, The BSP Rewards Network and iGive. com.

Some factories developed a system of barter and either exchanged or shared raw materials and parts, while consumers developed a black market for goods that were particularly sought after but constantly under-produced.

Some practical advances already available to consumers are bullet-resistant garments made with kevlar and stain-resistant fabrics that are coated with chemical mixtures that reduce the absorption of liquids.

Some consumers then buy nails even though the benefit to them is less than the real cost of 10 cents.

Some jewelry experts advise consumers to buy a 0. 99 carat ( 198 mg ) diamond for its better price or buy a 1. 10 carat ( 220 mg ) diamond for its better cut, avoiding a 1. 00 carat ( 200 mg ) diamond, which is more likely to be a poorly cut stone.

Some consumers use price comparison websites to find the best price and / or to make a decision about who or where to buy from.

Some consumers complained that the taste was different, but the company stated that in the company-sponsored blind taste tests, approximately half of consumers preferred the new versions.

Some economists have argued that this is a form of price discrimination exercised by providing a means for consumers to reveal their willingness to pay.

Some jurisdictions have implemented " Do Not Call " lists through industry organizations or legislation ; telemarketers are restricted from initiating contact with participating consumers.

Some consumers prefer to use cash when buying everyday goods ( like groceries or tools ), to prevent sellers from aggregating information or soliciting them in the future.

Some consumers may choose Fuze products over other drinks because they wish to avoid high-fructose corn syrup ( HFCS ), which has been tentatively linked to obesity and diabetes ; the alternative sweetener used in Fuze is crystalline fructose, which is chemically distinct from HFCS, although it is produced by allowing the fructose to crystallize " from a fructose-enriched corn syrup ".

Some consumers do not know that numbers starting with 060 are premium rate numbers because 060 is mistaken for one of long-distance area codes in Korea ( there are 062, 061 and 063 ).

Some economists argue that requiring doctors to have a medical license constrains inputs, inhibits innovation, and increases cost to consumers while largely only benefiting the doctors themselves.

Some manufacturers have released non-standard bottles and cages that only work with each other in order to offer specialized shapes ( streamlined, for example ) or restrict consumers to purchasing brand-specific items.

Some companies target certain channels at different demographic segments of the market or at different socio-economic groups of consumers.

Some U. S. manufacturers, notably Bush Brothers and Company and Eden Organic, also sell canned precooked beans ( with no meat ) that are labeled " chili beans "; these beans are intended for consumers to add to a chili recipe and are often sold with spices added.

Some of the first examples of VCDs can be found in home appliances with washing machines that allow consumers to operate washing controls through vocal commands and mobile phones with voice-activated dialing.

Some advocates of laissez-faire capitalism ( such as Monetarists, some Neoclassical economists, and the heterodox economists of the Austrian school ) reject the term, seeing all " anti-competitive behavior " as forms of competition that benefit consumers.

Some consumers may also order their own variation, such as:

Some of the printers, especially the entry-level models, are sold at a loss-leading price which seems apparently affordable to most consumers, but they pay the regular price for ink cartridges or toner, and specialty papers supplied by the manufacturer.

Some cite the preponderance of niche markets as the actual effect of ethical consumerism, while others argue that information is limited regarding the outcomes of a given purchase, preventing consumers from making informed ethical choices.

Some people have luck and some have no luck and that, whatever people who prefer order say, is the size of it.

" Some prefer " America the Beautiful " over " The Star-Spangled Banner " due to the latter's war-oriented imagery.

Some bicycle parts, particularly hub-based gearing systems, are complex, and many cyclists prefer to leave maintenance and repairs to professional bicycle mechanics.

Some but not most Baptists prefer not to be called Protestants, claiming a direct ancestral line going back to the apostles in the 1st century.

Some doubt whether there is a unified cognitive science and prefer to speak of the cognitive sciences in plural.

Some authors of technical documents may prefer either mouse devices or the more generic pointing devices.

Some academics prefer to transliterate the term as Khalīfah.

Some dancers prefer to hold the arms much lower, similar to conventional ballroom positioning.

Some people also prefer to have the information on their tags transferred to a smaller, sometimes golden or silver tag by a jeweler, as the original tag can be considered too large and bulky by some.

Some forms of synthesis, like, for instance, sampling and additive synthesis are not feasible in analog synthesizers, while on the other hand, many musicians prefer the character of analog synthesizers over their digital equivalent.

Some prefer the Wade-based Taoism because it is more familiar than Daoism and because the borrowing is a fully assimilated English word anyway ; such words are generally unaffected by later systems of romanization.

Some theorists prefer to stick to Euclidean space and say that there is no dual.

Some Protestants prefer to call it an ordinance, viewing it not as a specific channel of divine grace but as an expression of faith and of obedience to Christ.

Some aficionados who prefer class-A amplifiers also prefer the use of thermionic valve ( or " tube ") designs instead of transistors, especially in Single-ended triode output configurations for several claimed reasons:

Some ' hard ' eurosceptics such as UKIP prefer to call themselves euro-realists rather than ' sceptics ', and regard their position as pragmatic rather than " in principle ".

Some proponents of spelling reform view homophones as undesirable and would prefer that they were eliminated.

Some noted brass pedagogues prefer to instruct the use of the embouchure from a less analytical point of view.

Some authors prefer to write all expressions covariantly.

Some luthiers prefer this method of construction as they claim it allows better sustain of each note.

Some veterinarians prefer radioiodine treatment over surgery because it does not carry the risks associated with anesthesia.

Some users prefer " C " style presses over " O " presses, as there is more room to place bullets into cartridge mouths on " C " presses.

Some prefer monogamous relationships for sex, and others may prefer many different partners throughout their lives