maxine in ri wrote:
> On 25 Apr 2007 19:30:02 -0500, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > connected the dots and wrote:
>
> ~I make up my list on the computer, updating it as I run out of things
> and
> ~also adding ingredients for dishes I intend to cook in the near
> future. If I
> ~think of it, I also order the list so that it represents a simple
> path
> ~through the store. (Unfortunately, the store where I usually shop
> just did a
> ~massive rearrangement, and now I have to learn the new layout.)
> ~
> ~Bob
> ~
> That's intentional, you know. The longer they can keep you in the
> store, the more likely you are to find things you didn't know you
> needed.
>
> If they'd put the baking supplies on the outer edge of the store, I'd
> never buy anything but what's on my list!

They do that here from time to time too. DH's theory is similar to
yours... takes you longer to find your usual products in the hopes that
you will buy "other stuff" on the way. Heh. In one of our stores they
recently put the kids toys right opposite the pet food - they know that
a lot of of people have pets and will go down that aisle with their kids
in tow....
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy