American Consumer
topic on 8 shows · 10 statements across 10 episodes
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10 statements about American Consumer, every show
Sikri: US consumers will reject price hikes caused by manufacturing reshoring
“And the American consumer will have to pay so much more. Will he or she be willing to pay that? I doubt it. Because don't forget that America has been fed an opium of cheap prices. People are not going to be happy if the prices go up.”
Price-Wright: American consumers will reject utility control over home thermostats
“I do think though, okay, pushing back on that, like, I think that the, American consumer will fully organ reject that level of that dictation over how they use that.”
Sarandos: Americans watch two movies yearly in theaters vs seven monthly on Netflix
“Average American consumer watches two movies a year in the theatre, watches seven movies a month on Netflix.”
Rollins: Most consumers will choose real American beef over lab-grown alternatives
“I also believe that at the end of the day, the American consumer, when most of them, when having to decide between Real American beef and something that's not that they're going to choose the real American beef.”
Agrawal: Over 30M Americans Suffer from Ailments Solvable by Bidets
“I think, I mean, again, if you just focus on the people who have ailments, like UTIs, hemorrhoids, yeast infections, anal fissures, anal itching, all of these, that's over thirty million people.”
Andreessen: Americans should be allowed to buy $20k Chinese electric vehicles
“The truth is like, you know, Americans, Americans ought to be able to buy a car that costs 20,000 dollars. And is that good? And of course it'd be great if they could buy it from an American company, but if they can't, they should be able to buy it from a Chin…”
Brit Morin: Americans prioritize deals over supply chain security concerns
“People aren't going to just change where they buy from. Like, people in America want a deal.”
Zwillinger: The Average American Buys Eight Pairs of Shoes Annually
“Yeah, I mean, I think, look, the average American consumer buys eight pairs of shoes a year. That's men, women, and child. And so that's about two and a half billion pairs of shoes sold every year.”