Some people say that when buying a product (e.g. a mobile/cell phone), or choosing a service (e.g. medical treatment), price is the most important thing to consider. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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I know that a lot of people think that the price is one of the key
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when choosing some product or service among
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others. But, in my opinion
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there are
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other important attributes which need to be considered before making
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inal decision.
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, the price is the vital point when we choose a product or service we may and should
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consider other elements like guarantee, brand awareness,
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, user reviews, usability etc.
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of all, we have to ensure that the product corresponds to our requirements, like functional and non-functional.
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, if we buy a mobile
phone
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it would be a good idea to ensure that the
phone
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can establish and support good mobile connection, supports the latest GPRS standard, can take photos, and has GPS. It will not make any sense to buy a
phone
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which can’t satisfy your basic needs which you are buying it for.
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, I would recommend paying attention to
quality
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and guarantee agreements. As a
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, you would not want to end up with a
phone
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which takes bad
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photos, can not support reliable mobile and internet connection and has some other glitches, which gives you
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egative experience of using it.
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why it is critical to collect feedback from other users and ensure that sellers provide at least one year guarantee. To conclude, most of the time the highest price does not mean the highest
quality
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or vice versa. If I were you, I would always check and compared at least these key characteristics mentioned in my essay.
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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