You need some bread and milk. But half an hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley of food. What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?
The games usually start before you walk in. When we walk past the supermarket entrance. We can smell warm, fresh bread. That makes us want to eat and then buy lots of food, not just bread.
▲And, of course, a small basket would be fine, but most are trolleys. And of course a trolley is big and it looks poor and strange with just one or two products in it. So we may put lots of products into it. You see, supermarket trolleys are getting bigger.
What's more, what about the music? Most supermarkets don't play fast songs. Because they want you to spend more time and money there. And you won't be in a hurry when the supermarket is busy. And be careful with queues at the checkouts. Sometimes, these are just to make you buy something from the checkout shelves next to you while you are waiting.
So, next time you go into a supermarket, can you come out just with the things you want? Think about the games!
