• aramis87
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    10112 days ago

    It’s not stupid, it’s deliberate. I had a friend who did consulting work (in a different area) with a large grocery chain, and they deliberately change the layout so you’re spending more time in the store, looking at things, because chances are that you’ll buy more. If the store becomes a little too crowded, they’ll just change the music to hurry you along.

    • Nightwatch Admin
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      3612 days ago

      Exactly. There’s nothing - almost nothing maybe - in larger stores or chains that is not designed to make you buy things. Even the way through, Ikea is obviously god emperor there but other follow closely.

        • @grue
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          2612 days ago

          It’s literally a single path with no branches (except for the shortcuts), Pinky.

          • @turnipjs
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            2312 days ago

            And after you’ve been a couple times you learn the shortcuts to the meat balls pretty well.

            • @SpaceNoodle
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              1012 days ago

              Oh man, I worked right by the new IKEA that got built and before long I could get through that thing in a minute flat

          • @GrabtharsHammer
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            1212 days ago

            It’s a spiritual maze, Brain. Are you done looking at the curtain rings yet?

            • @grue
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              *struggling to carry a huge armful of curtain rings*

              …what a savings!

          • Ephera
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            712 days ago

            Yeah, the one (and very likely only) time I went to IKEA, I bought almost nothing, because the whole store was just one big stampede, pressing through that singular path.

            • @shonn
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              512 days ago

              Never go on a weekend.

      • @[email protected]
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        1512 days ago

        At first, when Ikea finally came to where I live, I thought that was a cool way to keep traffic flowing and the stress level low. $600 later, after only planning to buy a couple pillows, I realized why the stores are layed out like that.

    • @RizzRustbolt
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      1012 days ago

      Market pathing… hated those guys when I worked night stock.

    • @[email protected]
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      912 days ago

      On the one hand I imagine they’ve done some kinda analysis on how number go up, on the other it’s hard for me to imagine that the money you spend on paying your employees is better directed towards making everyone frustrated rather than just keeping the store a clean and pleasant place to be in

    • @[email protected]
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      712 days ago

      Meanwhile I end up just walking up and down every isle, even the isles where I never get anything

        • @[email protected]
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          512 days ago

          You’re talking to someone that’s talking about walking on water. It’s obviously Jesus’s Lemmy account