I stopped at the grocery store last night on my way home to buy ant traps (yes, it's that time of year again.) But there is something Twilight Zoneish about the grocery store for me because I go in thinking I only need one or two things and end up with a cartful. Last night I spent $25 - not too bad.
I know other people have issues with other stores (my daughter's is Target) but for me it's the grocery store. I just can't go in and get one thing. I suppose that would be a credit to someone's design layout or marketing plan or something. I've heard that there are specialists who plan every detail in how to get you in, how to get you to the back of the store, and how to make you pass everything tempting to get back out again.
I worked at a department store one time that I continually got lost in. I just couldn't get through the store easily. I asked the Operations Manager one time about it. He laughed. He said that Corporate paid big money to make sure that people saw every part of the store before leaving and that there was no quick way out. I wonder what that person's job title is? Manager of Store Mazes. Director of Labyrinths. Vice President of Quagmire.
It never ceases to amaze me how easily we can be manipulated.
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hahaha!!! That would actually be a fun job--a creator of mazes.
ReplyDeleteI'm on my way to get ant traps today too...those dang things are taking over. Cleaning would probably also help but who has time for that??