Introduction:
School
pride is rooted to something specific, donning colors, logos and jersey
numbers. The availability of such apparel is not hard to find, especially for
such a large and popular university as ASU. Four of the most well-known places
to stop by and shop for that sporting event or Maroon and Gold spirit are the
on-campus Sun Devil Store, the College Store, Campus Corner, and the Student
Book Center. Since demand for collegiate products are unlikely to ever
decrease, these stores are visited often. This being said, they should each be
doing their best satisfy elements such as variety, affordability, and quality. “We already know
that absolute monopoly and perfect competition type of markets are not that
pervasive, yet businesses try to avoid perfect competition and strive to go for
absolute monopoly so they can enjoy no competition and exploit the customer
sentiments for buying.” (http://www.blurtit.com/q466164.html)
Annotation
#1: Sun Devil Campus Store
Located in the center of campus, the Sun Devil
Campus Store offers a vast amount of Arizona State’s official collegiate
products and merchandise. Because it’s considered the primary source of ASU’s books
and apparel, it is slightly more costly than the other three shops located
outside of the campus. Despite that detail, the store offers a very welcoming
atmosphere and a terrific first taste to the college environment.
1.)What type of ASU affiliated clothing does the store
carry?
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-Carries brands like Nike, Adidas, Reebok
and overall the most well-known brands to carry collegiate merchandise.
-Apparel: T-shirts, jerseys (football,
basketball, baseball, etc), caps, snapbacks, sweaters, hoodies, pullovers,
sweatpants, tanks, socks and much more!
-Accessories: Washable team tattoos,
spirit beads, team plush toys, mugs, banners, flags, jewelry, etc
2.)How affordable are the items?
-The Sun Devil Campus Store is definitely
not the most affordable shop on the list, but the prices are nothing you wouldn’t
expect. $50-$80+ for jerseys, $15-$30 T-Shirts, $15-$20 caps.
-20% off clothing or gift items coupons
are scattered across campus in the Student Handbooks and Student Insiders.
3.)What kind of events or occasions is the store good
for?
-Sporting events: football, basketball,
baseball, etc
-School spirit: Fridays on campus
-Gifts: ASU fanatics and alumni
4.)Customer Reviews
-http://www.yelp.com/biz/sun-devil-campus-stores-tempe
Annotation
#2: The College Store
The College Store is most famous for its location on
the far east side of campus on Rural Road. It is not nearly as popular as the
other three shops, due to the site being much further away than the rest and
has a much smaller variety than that of the Sun Devil Campus Store. However, it
is very popular in its affordability. The College Store offers some of the
lowest prices on ASU affiliated apparel.
1.) What kind of ASU affiliated clothing does the store carry?
The store carries many of the basics, caps, shirts,
throwback jerseys. They offer some similar Nike products to the ones of the
other three stores, therefore those specific items cost the same
2.) How affordable are the items?
The College Store is one of the few shops to
actually have decent $9.95 ASU shirts. Regular shirts range between $10 to $20.
3.) What kind of events and occasions is the store good for?
-Sporting
events: football, basketball, baseball, etc
-School
spirit: Fridays on campus
-Gifts:
ASU fanatics and alumni
4.) Customer Reviews
-http://linktown.azfamily.com/biz/college-store/tempe/az/85281/290883
Annotation
#3: Campus Corner
1.) What kind of ASU affiliated clothing does the store carry?
2.) How affordable are the items?
3.) What kind of events and occasions is the store good
for?
-Sporting
events: football, basketball, baseball, etc
-School
spirit: Fridays on campus
-Gifts:
ASU fanatics and alumni
4.) Customer Reviews
Annotation
#4: Student Book Center
1.) What kind of ASU affiliated clothing does the store
carry?
2.) How affordable are the items?
3.) What kind of events and occasions is the store good
for?
-Sporting
events: football, basketball, baseball, etc
-School
spirit: Fridays on campus
-Gifts:
ASU fanatics and alumni
4.) Customer Reviews
