The elicitation of hope takes on additional significance when its effects on consumer behavior are considered. We argue that the relevance of hope lies in its moderating effect on well-established antecedents of product evaluation and choice and that the moderating effects not only augment consumer behavior theory but also have important implications for marketing management and public policy (Table 2). We also argue that hope has effects that differ from what might be anticipated for expectations and involvement and that it explains consumer phenomena (e.g., susceptibility to fraud) in ways that have not yet been identified.