Purchase Constraints (Grocery Products)

What it measures

A three-item scale measuring purchase constraints.

Response format

5-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree)

Scale items

• I wish I had more storage space at my home for me to stock up more on grocery items when they are on
• I wish I had a larger refrigerator at my home for me to stock up more on perishable grocery items when they
• I wish my shopping budget allowed me to stock up more on grocery items when they are on price specials.

Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.

Usage notes & scoring

Internal consistency (alpha = .82) was reported in the primary study.

Citation

Talukdar, Debabrata (2008), “Cost of Being Poor: Retail Price and Consumer Price Search Differences across Inner- City and Suburban Neighborhoods,” Journal of Consumer Research, 35 (3), 457-471.

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