Buy your fair-trade coffee beans by all means, but don't assume fair-trade principles govern the conditions of the men who fetch it to you. You would be mistaken. Rose George assumebeanbuy Change image and share on social
Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they're interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds. Barbara Corcoran buybuyercar Change image and share on social
Buyers of powerful cars place a high premium on the exhaust note, and manufacturers spend a lot of money getting it right. At the same time, high-end cars are expected to filter out the sounds of the mundane world. Serge Schmemann buyercarend share on social
Buying a banner, you have no control whether ten different people see your ad once, or one person sees it ten times. Gil Penchina bannerbuycontrol Change image and share on social
Buying a car used to be an experience so soul-scorching, so confidence-splattering, so existentially rattling that an entire car company was based on the promise that you wouldn't have to come in contact with it. Susan Orlean basebuycar share on social
Buying a home today is a complex process, but that in no way excuses home buyers from their obligation for due diligence. Henry Paulson buybuyercomplex Change image and share on social
Buying a home wouldn't make much sense if house prices were likely to decline further; no one wants to catch a falling knife. Mark Zandi buycatchdecline Change image and share on social
Buying a matching blouse and skirt from the same store is a crime. A clever mix of chic and cheap hits the jackpot. Know how to mix styles and labels. Ines de La Fressange blousebuycheap Change image and share on social
Buying a particular vintage because everyone tips it and then waiting for it to mature is like gambling. The thrill is in placing the bet. Once the race is run or the match is played, you'll either win or lose. Until that happens, you're caught in this wonderful, agonising sense of expectation. Kenneth Cranham agonisebetbuy share on social
Buying an aggregator and calling it a content play is a little like a company's announcing plans to improve its cash position by hiring a counterfeiter. Bill Keller aggregatorannouncebuy Change image and share on social