Subliminal Shopping - Part 1

@LindaOHio (177038)
United States
June 27, 2019 1:29pm CST
Did you ever wonder what grocery stores do to make you spend more and spend more time in the store? The Deli, Bakery and Produce Departments are at the beginning of your shopping trip for a good reason... The Produce Department has a lot of bright colors to put you in a good mood and inspire you to buy more. Experts suggest that you start in the middle of the store where the bland boxes and cans are. The Deli and Bakery have smells of roasting chickens and other prepared foods and fresh baked bread to tantalize you and make you hungry and spend more. And what about the sight of all those Deli meats and cheeses? Photo Credit: Pixabay
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scarlet_woman
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
28 Jun 19
i know at least 2 stores here constantly move their aisles around to make you stay in the store longer..
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
28 Jun 19
Yes, that's one of the many tricks. Another trick is to put the cheap items on the lowest shelves so that you have to bend down to get them and the expensive ones on the shelves you have in front of your eyes.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177038)
• United States
28 Jun 19
@MALUSE That's very true. I've seen the store brands on the bottom shelf and the brand names at eye level.
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
28 Jun 19
@LindaOHio The store brands are often made by the same firms which produce the brand names. This is true, for example, for washing powder.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
28 Jun 19
I go shopping with a list.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177038)
• United States
28 Jun 19
Me too. I'm not an impulse buyer.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (105420)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jun 19
It dont bother me. I take a list that I stick too.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177038)
• United States
28 Jun 19
Me too! I'm not an impulse buyer.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jun 19
I make a list and stick to it. I don`t wander anymore.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177038)
• United States
28 Jun 19
I've never been an impulse shopper; so I'm not tempted. But hubby does all the shopping now...He's bad.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Jun 19
I am immune to all those things. I get what is needed.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177038)
• United States
28 Jun 19
Good for you! I'm not an impulse shopper either.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 Jun 19
Keep a list on my phone to remind me what to get. Never go hungry!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177038)
• United States
28 Jun 19
That's for sure. And never let your husband shop hungry. All he gets is sweets and snacks.
Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Jun 19
It works! I always spend more than I expected to spend.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44472)
• Staten Island, New York
27 Jun 19
Interesting. Thought produce was first 'cause we all buy that stuff more.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (119407)
• United States
27 Jun 19
I always thought they had the produce at the beginning b/c everyone goes in with the intention of being healthy and "behaving". Same reason the ice cream is at the end.
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Courtney Dutton
@MommyOfEli2013 (83916)
• Rupert, Idaho
28 Jun 19
That's good to keep in mind....I try not to shop that way now that I am on a diet (most of the time). But thanks for sharing!
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