grocery shopping: Supermarket Trickery Not Just At Halloween - 10/15/15 02:05 AM
I was reading an article about how supermarkets can trap you into buying and lingering in a grocery store.
One of the big ones was relaxing music so you'll hang around and shop.  Really?  I have been going to the grocery store for more years than I care to remember and I don't ever recall hearing any music at all.
Another was the lighting on the produce.  Evidently, the supermarket chains are spending big on bright-white lighting to give fruits and vegetables a just-picked appearance.  There are also red-tinted illumination for meats and prime cuts to appear even fresher.
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