Sadly, now that we are retired food shopping has become a sport. If, I was a retailer I think I would charge seniors extra. A friend had a restaurant with a senior clientele. I asked how many salt shakers are stolen. Reply was how did you know?
We are about to do our shopping. Aldis, Winn Dixie, then Publix. At each we always end up buying more than we intended. Due to where we live all three are close by. Winn Dixie and Publix are both golf cart trips and both about the same distance-three miles.
Groceries is an interesting business. Management knows
if they get you in most people will buy more than what they intended to. They know that people think the large size is a better buy. Few bother to do the math. Often two of the smaller size can be the same amount of product at a lower cost per oz, per pound or........
Walmart the huge retailer. It is interesting that the most profitable store section is groceries. The suppliers pay fees for shelf space. All know people, most people will notice, buy what is in the middle of the shelves. The end caps they pay extra for that too.
Winn Dixie-the small carts. I find that interesting. Shopping carts used to be that size.
The stores discovered that you/we would buy more if, we had a bigger cart. Surely they are aware of this. A expect they have decided for them they??? -perhaps they can get more shoppers in get them out faster or???????
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