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

Some consumers prefer the taste of soda manufactured with sugar.

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 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 45 frequencies are assigned for use primarily by dominant Class 1, -- A or Class 1, -- B clear-channel stations, designed to operate with adequate power and to provide service -- both groundwave and ( at night ) skywave -- over large areas and at great distances, being protected against interference to the degree necessary to achieve this objective.

Some cases in evidence of the use of roleplaying for analysis may help explain the procedure.

Some of Thurber's curative methods involve strong potions of mixed metaphor, malapropism, and gobbledygook and are recommended for use only in extreme cases.

Some popular designs use the following types of ANOVA:

Some sources mention the use of an abacus called a nepohualtzintzin in ancient Mayan culture.

Some adaptations of the Latin alphabet are augmented with ligatures, such as æ in Old English and Icelandic and Ȣ in Algonquian ; by borrowings from other alphabets, such as the thorn þ in Old English and Icelandic, which came from the Futhark runes ; and by modifying existing letters, such as the eth ð of Old English and Icelandic, which is a modified d. Other alphabets only use a subset of the Latin alphabet, such as Hawaiian, and Italian, which uses the letters j, k, x, y and w only in foreign words.

Some amateur astronomers use home-made radio telescopes, while others use radio telescopes that were originally built for astronomy research but have since been made available for use by amateurs.

Some may suggest that it is probably advisable to use mouthwash at least an hour after brushing with toothpaste when the toothpaste contains sodium lauryl sulfate, since the anionic compounds in the SLS toothpaste can deactivate cationic agents present in the mouthrinse.

Some results in constructive set theory use the axiom of countable choice or the axiom of dependent choice, which do not imply the law of the excluded middle in constructive set theory.

Some abugidas use a special symbol to suppress the inherent vowel so that the consonant alone can be properly represented.

Some modern descendants of this culture often choose to use the term " Ancestral Pueblo " peoples.

Some of the Australians wanted to use Bodyline in retaliation, but Woodfull flatly refused.

Some hard science fiction stories use small ( possibly nano-sized ) paired wormholes dedicated to communication by means of a laser which traverses the wormhole.

( Some newer protocols, such as Kerberos and Active Directory use DNS SRV records to identify services by name, which is much closer to the AppleTalk model.

Some consider such use of the term " incorrect.

Some natural tolerance to habitual use of ayahuasca ( roughly once weekly ) may develop through upregulation of the serotonergic system.

Some reports and scientific studies affirm that ritualized use of ayahuasca may improve mental and physical health.

Some Protestant US military chaplains carry the Roman Rite version of the Anointing of the Sick with them for use if called upon to assist wounded or dying soldiers who are Catholics.

Some Nasheed singers avoid instruments in the background due to the opinion of certain scholars that their use is prohibited.

Some guns were suitable for dual-role anti-aircraft and field ( anti-tank ) use.

Some studies have found decreased life expectancy associated with the use of antipsychotics, and argued that more studies are needed.

Some doubts have been raised about the long-term effectiveness of antipsychotics for schizophrenia, in part because two large international World Health Organization studies found individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia tend to have better long-term outcomes in developing countries ( where there is lower availability and use of antipsychotics and mental health problems are treated with more informal, community-led methods only ) than in developed countries.

Some critics have also analyzed the use of alleged front organizations and conflicted patient " advocacy " groups funded by pharmaceutical companies that seek to set the mental health agenda, including the use of the law to force people to take antipsychotics against their will, often justified by claims about risk of violence.