try before buy
Sample before committing
Try before buy is a retail or service model letting customers test products before committing to purchase.
Common with software, subscription services, and some physical goods: The mattress company offers a 100-night try before buy guarantee.
The phrase functions as both a noun phrase and a compound modifier: try before buy period, try before buy option.
- free sampleComplimentary trial portion
- sampleSubset for study
- demoShort trial presentation
- test-drivePre-purchase vehicle trial
- kick the tiresSuperficial pre-purchase inspection
test run · trial · trial period · preview · taste · try it on · experience · hands-on · return window · money back · showroom · refund · guarantee · no obligation · no strings attached · rental · lease · subscription
- sharewaretrialware, crippleware, nagware, registration fees, nag screens
try before buysight unseen
Without having viewed beforehand
impulse buy · no returns · final sale · all sales final · non-refundable
try before buytake a chance
Accept risk willingly
risk it · no questions asked · hope for the best · roll the dice · buyer beware