I finally caved and had to ask.

  • NaibofTabr
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    599 hours ago

    They do this shit on purpose. Years ago I worked for the evil empire (Wal-Mart) and they put all the coffee filters next to the coffee makers in the appliance section, not with the coffee in the grocery section or with the consumable paper products. It forces customers to walk around the store to find things. And they would rearrange it every 6 months or so.

    • @toynbee
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      268 hours ago

      When I was but a youth, I met someone and asked where they worked. They, too, said “the evil empire” (meaning Walmart) but I, being naive and having recently discovered Linux, said “Microsoft?” They laughed and responded in the affirmative.

      I believed that for weeks before a Walmart-specific story came up in conversation.

    • @[email protected]
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      58 hours ago

      Where I live supermarkets have coffee and smoothie vending machines, so you can have an in-store-coffee while you are buying your groceries. They have it installed to keep you longer in their store, hoping that you buy stuff you didn’t need in the first place.

      • @[email protected]
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        22 hours ago

        There are stores in my area with bars, people can just grab a beer or margarita and go shopping