Retail tricks: How stores make you spend more (CBC Marketplace)

[@Zeck88522]

Don't shop on empty stomach is THE best advice.

[@1127snowbunny1127]

Evgeny Alayev or bring kids. You will never get your shopping done.

[@tybooskie]

This is the truest statement. I really do buy more stuff if I am hungry. What I do is grab a bottle of water before shopping if I am pressed for time. It really works for me.

[@petejt]

Yep. Eat your lunch or dinner first.

[@bububibi6315]

Ikr....

[@madthumbs1564]

I don't get it; if I shop on an empty stomach; I don't have to shop again as soon.

[@yeewing5082]

Tip: If you can (when you aren't buying a lot), bring cash only and only bring enough (make a good guess and round up) for what you need. You can't buy a ton of extra things if you don't have the money for it.

[@barbzylema8276]

That is exactly what I do. I also only plan to purchase things when they are on sale and stock up so that when I do need something and they aren't on sale I don't pay full price I bought it when it was cheaper. Grocery stores don't like me.

[@Mhel2023]

Yup...cash keeps you focused on the reality

[@drjwilber]

Can only carry so much on cycle - me being the motor - thus get excess of 'cheap' stuff - or marked down . Full carry limit - lowest cost

[@rebekahfield4083]

Yee yes! Cash is the best option for me; always!

[@Plague_Doc22]

Something I was taugh from a very young age is to compare the per/kg price. Often something may look cheaper, lets say its 12$ but the container is slightly smaller than the one that costs 15$. But when you look at kilo price, the 12$ is 50$ per kilo meanwhile the 15$ is 42$ per kilo.

[@Plague_Doc22]

Brian Rogers Good thing to be taught as a youngster. I still use it and im 27.

[@BurnerMC]

You should divide both of the prices by the kg and then you can see which is more worth it.

[@BurnerMC]

+BurnerMC divide them individually so it's price/kg and price/kj for the other one

[@kauske]

+Plague Doc I wish every item had a price per 100g /100ml etc, it would make things so much easier, but not every store, nor every item has this. And I don't always have a calculator handy, nor do I want to spend all day doing math on which is a better buy.

[@ElementalsMods]

+Plague Doc and most people dont have the money to spend $3 extra on every item, thats why those tactics work.

[@bbb_888]

Arrive. Take all the free food samples. Leave.

[@xbl155ful]

Savage

[@ThePattibeth]

I take samples, alot, sev times a week, on a fixed income and it helps !

[@ilovesparky13]

This is literally me at costco

[@lockergr]

I love doing that at Fresh Market with the ☕! I figure I spend enough I can get about 5 cups of the sample coffee!

[@andreachard276]

DINNER SORTED!

[@MyShadowx1]

You know how you fight back to impulse shopping? Not having enough money to buy many things XD

[@barbzylema8276]

That is why I don't use a credit card when I go grocery shopping. I only use a credit card for the item I intend to purchase nothing else. No extra stuff. I tell myself I cannot afford anything else.

[@chanceussery4090]

Sounds good but credit cards are stopping this theory.

[@saimanda_]

ShadowMan 😂😂😂😂 yup that works for my bougie brain

[@petejt]

What you do is take the CASH needed as per your budget. You cannot buy more than the cash in your hand.

[@madthumbs1564]

I used to go looking at prices; lists disregard sales.

[@randomvideosn0where]

The worst is when I hear/see people go to the store, and come back with several things excluding the item they went for...

[@pheonixplayz8195]

I'm only 11 years old and loving this, that means I'll have a head start as an adult

[@KarthikeyanDuraivel]

Well at 15/16 how prepared do you think you are?

[@eduardoaguilera1634]

You’re 16/17 now!!!!!!!

[@sundewfundew]

I'm so anxious about spending money that I have a hard time even buying things that I need.

[@HocusFocusProductions]

+Abigail LaVancher That's how I work too.

[@TheGuitarplyr23]

+Abigail LaVancher Get your self a sugar daddy or something.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Learn to not spend disposable income on physical things but rather on actually doing things you like to do for fun like travel or something. It's a life changer..

[@cindy846]

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 AGREED! Spend for your own well-being 💕

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@cindy846 stuff only makes you unhappy and becomes a burden on your shoulders.

[@SameOldNick]

The biggest trick I find (which applies more to electronics) is how they advertise stuff is on sale. If you do your research, you'll find everywhere else has it for the same price, it never goes back up to the "regular price" and when it's not on sale, the price doesn't change much. On top of that, there's usually a reason it's on sale (last years model, not selling as expected, etc.)

[@jarhead6632]

I've learned one thing in my long life and that is you need to distinguish between what you want and what you actually need.

[@ashleyashleym2969]

Here's a neat tip for Ikea, just ask a worker where you can find what you're looking for get it and then leave.

[@SE45CX]

Yeah, this worked for me too. I directly asked someone polity if they were willing to provide me the shortest way to the warehouse part. And I was giving access to a short cut. So I was like "yeah screw you marketing!"

[@samanthapeters2972]

She said "Don't shop on a empty stomach." The reason I'm shopping is because my fridge, and cupboards are bare.

[@saedoll2507]

Just grab a bit to eat. and don't go food shopping when your out of food. :P go when your almost out of food. Like when you have that two pieces of bread left or eggs, or that one piece of fruit, then go shopping.

[@madman2u]

Shop for food regularly and that won't happen. It also means you don't have to shop as big each time. It means you spend less time in the stores as well.

[@ambeegaming76]

Then shop after your last meal? lol

[@littleone3007]

Eat before you go shopping. 🤦‍♀️

[@hbuju2015]

drink water i guess 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@fordhesketh]

"Don't shop unconsciously" *walks into the store and falls down*

[@juanmarcuslopez3018]

lol

[@A2-986]

The cashier *another day in the office*

[@mroie]

Ikea would hate my mother she won't buy past her list no matter what

[@AudieHolland]

Make her an Honorary Man! She's a hunter.

[@AbdulAziz4CaNaDa]

Smart mom

[@Goabnb94]

I heard sampling station is not there to get you to buy the product (though its great if you do) but rather to make you hungry or thirsty, which, in a supermarket, is not a good thing for your wallet.

[@nslouka90]

Goabnb94 that’s true, if they try something and like it then they’re more likely to buy the full thing like juice and nuts. Costco does this and also cooks food to sample out to trigger a similar sense.

[@Seth9809]

@@nslouka90 Yeah but that's literally how I was introduced to things I actually like.

[@missylks1239]

Not completely true. I worked in food samples. The food samples were performed by a private company, not the store. At least where I live in CA, people doing food samples aren’t store employees and aren’t there to benefit the store only the product on sample.

[@luisserrano325]

My one weakness the dollar store

[@mommyandmatthew6447]

Me too, yesterday I went in to buy candles and chips ($2 total) for my son's birthday. Left the store and had spend $30😔 I forget to leave my credit card at home and only go to the store with $2.25

[@ThePattibeth]

I used to shop there all the time, then realized it's China I'm making rich !!! Haven't been there in many years.

[@saimanda_]

Luis Serrano same lol

[@wolfpackflt670]

Use extreme caution, I've seen many items at the dollar store that were more expensive than shopping at a big retailer.

[@fabriciobrito-salmons6434]

I don’t understand Americans being obsessed with that kind of store. It is literally filled with crap

[@1345-m9s]

being poor helps not buying much LOL

[@anona]

But it doesn't help paying bills

[@1345-m9s]

it does if you don't spend much

[@anona]

O

[@mogbaba]

In fact many poor people use more money on cheap items to get the feeling that thay er not so poor after all.

[@masterchief5437]

Take a fast loan, like a of people with not much money do ... (actually never take a loan if you can!)

[@mk1864]

I stopped falling for this crap years ago. I make a list, stick to it, and get out. I can go to Wal-Mart for example and come out with 1 or no items. I just stay focused. It does help that I absolutely hate shopping. In and out. Not saying I never make unneeded purchases, but 99% of the time, I set my mind before I enter and stick with it.

[@barbzylema8276]

There are a lot of times that I scratch things off my list because I decided I either didn't need it or didn't like the selection that the store had.

[@MeowingKittyCat]

@@barbzylema8276 I do the same thing. They don't have the brand I want? Scratch that item off the list. I don't like the expiration date (too near)? That item comes off the list. Too many people ahead of me at the deli counter? I'll do without those items. And so on...

[@darkpilgrim2630]

Thanks alot CBC. Been watching your videos all day and now I'm scared of life!!

[@Camillyahreal]

Dark Pilgrim 🤦🏽‍♀️😩😄nooo ... we gatta be smart when we shop

[@xbl155ful]

LOL CBC is selling fear

[@nadia1994ization]

😂😂😂 im scared of moving to Canada

[@abbyflows1332]

Your comment made me LOL literally 😂😂😂😂

[@vaderladyl]

I am not scared, I am more sure that what I thought was going on is true, and that empowers me to be more proactive in beating the system.

[@mrs.bernard5415]

I tried this before watching this video.. in 2017 I did not spend on clothing or shoes. Only food and necessities etc. Ended up saving 15,000 in just under the year. I was BLOWN AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO HAPPY!! This will now be a consistent way of living! Next focusing on great investments and more travelling at least 2 times a year.

[@sallylee4924]

Here's the key to going to Ikea: Don't think of it as a store. Think of it as a FREE indoor space. A cheap way to spend an afternoon hanging out with people during a rainy day. Eat some meatballs, alternate between the endless sitting options, hang out and chat for a few hours and then leave.

[@brysoncherry9884]

The meatballs wouldn't be free. ;p

[@Saruska323]

Exactly how my girlfriend and I treat it! Our first date was in IKEA and the majority of them since was too!

[@leanna-mariekostiuk8310]

my mom used to take me and my sister when we were kids to spend the day in ikea and eat their 2 dollar plates of food nothing else just hang out there 😂

[@deltastudy4433]

exactly what we did here lol

[@superslimanoniem4712]

Me too!

[@lenitaa7938]

Sticking to the List!? True! Yet, there are times we forget to add things to our lists and realize once we are in the store! Or, I notice an item that would be a great gift for a relative! I would need to get it anyway at some point! So, it is not always about 'impulse'!

[@madman2u]

Giving gifts is a pointless tradition, one that exists only to further feed consumerism. You buy a gift and it 'forces' them to buy one for you and so on. It never stops and the stores do love this.

[@jacalynvoltz3077]

Am I the only one in the entire world who can make up what I need from IKEA, walk in straight to where the things I need are located within 5-10 minutes, get it checked out within 15 minutes at most (much less if it's not crowded), and rarely leave with any additional impulse or unplanned buys? From Singapore here.

[@stephengardin2423]

Having parents that grew up during the great depression and second world war was truly a benefit and blessing that I could never have gotten otherwise. They both taught me and my siblings how to be cognizant and wary of everything in our world at large. We were, and still are, able to see through the smoke and mirrors of many come-ons. Also, add to this, that we were all also taught at school how things really were in the marketplace of life (Pun intended). Unfortunately today the majority of people entering adulthood are woefully unprepared for the onslaught of marketing practices and have, furthermore, been conditioned to follow advertising to their peril.

[@EonityLuna]

Am I the only one in the entire world who can make up what I need from IKEA, walk in straight to where the things I need are located within 5-10 minutes, get it checked out within 15 minutes at most (much less if it's not crowded), and rarely leave with any additional impulse or unplanned buys? From Singapore here.

[@Milnoc]

+eXAKR I know where the shortcuts are located. However, since I only go there on occasion, I do take the time to shop around for anything I may need later, especially if I need to take some more accurate measurements.

[@kenlower5634]

Sure if you like cheap cardboard furniture

[@kenlower5634]

kauske go to Goodwill you'll find much better stuff there

[@kauske]

Ken Lower Are you kidding? all you'll find there is beaten up used MDF based furniture... Like I said, if you want real hardwood furniture, you have to get it made specially, make it yourself, or find stores that specialize in selling mennonite made hardwood furniture. Even stores that present themselves as High end are mostly plastics, MDF and brittle metal nowadays.

[@kenlower5634]

kauske not everything, find a good piece and have it refinished it might cost a few bucks but the last a lot longer than anything from Ikea

[@raymanlegy]

What i hate about superstore... they put sale items "only if you buy 3". Sale price 3.25$ if you buy groups of 3. Regular price 4.25$. I don't need 3 :*(

[@mksabourinable]

Right?? Drives me nuts! Because it ends up being way more expensive at the point of sale, because instead of spending $4.25 for the one thing on my list, it's nearly $10!! Like I rarely if ever have the money to buy things in bulk - even if it will save me money overall/in the long run.

[@AudieHolland]

Try to do this little game whenever you see a 3 for 2 offer. In your mind, turn it into: 100 for 99! And remember what my mum always says: not buying is even cheaper than buying 3 for 2.

[@trenayhansen1]

Most stores dont require you to buy that amount. You will still get the sale price even if you buy 1. Just remember to be on the lookout when checking out because some of the smaller grocery stores may not do it. But Fred Meyer and Safeway I know for sure will give you sale price even if you buy 1

[@coh]

@@trenayhansen1 Save on Foods and PriceSmart does it too! It's great

[@abbyflows1332]

They always do this on brand name stuff when I see this I buy the generic version of whatever it is and it’s cheaper

[@tigerbaby5316]

it's always a good idea to keep your receipt and leave the impulse items unused a few days. if they are still clean, wrapped and untouched you can return them usually.

[@vaderladyl]

Yep, works for me as well.

[@trinity_seven]

A lot of supermarkets put the smell of bread thru the vents, makes you hungry and you spend more, also music that slows the heart rate makes you spend more on food

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Smell of bread makes me sick :)

[@grannyshark2023]

my trick is to wear earphones play fast music and stay focused so I shop quick n buy only what I need

[@brysoncherry9884]

Crap I thought i was innovating the shopping with headphones strat. Good on ya for thinking efficiently.

[@vivianloney8826]

Online shopping is the best. I know what my item is, I research the options, wait a day, then purchase. None of that feeling of the item being gone when I get back or wasting a trip to the store if I don't buy everything I want.

[@silasdietrich7464]

I've never bought a food/drink I have sampled in my life, at costco or trader joes. I never thought someone could feel guilty for doing that

[@sadwrockstar]

Silas Beall I have bought a food or drink that I have sampled but not because I felt guilty about getting a free sample, just because it was really good food or drink.

[@littlemouse9900]

I've only ever bought 1 thing in my life from when I sampled but I was gonna buy something similar of what I sampled anyway lol.😁 otherwise I don't buy what I sample.

[@CRAVErandomness]

One tip I use when shopping is when something is "2 for 5" read under it, the small print may say "or 2.50 each" so then I only get one

[@zaneestes1156]

When ever there is a sample I think FREE FOOOOD!!!!!

[@thihal123]

Me too! I don't feel indebted at all.

[@jasonnvm8591]

i was like, oh nono they gonna poison me no nope

[@richburns8947]

Nope think off how many people have handle it or been around it sneezing.....gross on free samples...

[@zaneestes1156]

Abigail Powell smart

[@danielalt7508]

+Abigail Powell You could do same in stores. Take food and run. But that is theft. ☺

[@raymondshaw3290]

This program is so on point, perfect example - after hours WALMART hides all their small carts and hand held baskets , leaving nothing but the LARGE CARTS and they remove MOST cashiers promoting LONG LINES to stop quick IN & OUT shopping. The longer you are in the store the more purchases YOU WILL MAKE. So go to KROGER 😀😀😀.

[@m0L3ify]

One of the things I've noticed in grocery stores is they'll constantly stop me and ask me if I'm finding everything ok, which totally derails my thoughts. I used to keep my shopping lists in my head until they frustrated me so much, I finally started writing it all down. I'm convinced this tactic is on purpose to confuse shoppers. I hate it so much.

[@josephcusterguitar]

This reply is a little late but the trick is to wear ear buds or headphones so they don't bother you. You don't even have to play music, no one will bother you if they see you with headphones on unless its an emergency lol

[@davidadausuel4537]

I must say, that usually when someone ( constantly ) stops you, they are ( not ) doing it to distract you nor to confuse you, or to assist you. You are in fact being ( profiled ).

[@UrSammich]

I can say working now at a retail store, I see our big marketing gimmicks in our store and it actually does affect our customers who come in. Like right now our cosmetic department is having a free gift with X amount of value of purchase. Needless to say, I have eyed some customers while I do my daily work routines and have noticed them seeing the gifts and end up purchasing more just to get the free gift. Even having sales where things are discounted always seem to work. People see the discount and do end up purchasing more, depending on what items are on sale. So these small changes do affect shoppers. It's why or at least in my store, men's clothes, men's shoes, children's clothes, children's shoes and home is all in the back. Because cosmetics and women's/junior's clothes tend to be upfront/upstairs. So you have to walk through the store to get to the area you need to be in.

[@donnaleeah5075]

I make a list before I go. I shop at the same groc store usually so I know where the items are,,, I do the list according to where they are in the store,,,, I STAY FOCUSED !! It's RARE I come out with extra's. Now and then yuppers,,, they change around the aisle. I used to work there in management and trained others how to place the items,,,it WORKS ! The changing of where things are,,, our sales went up 20% MORE !! We put "Helpers" to guide the customers on where their items were now,,,, of course THE Items are besides somethings new,,, SALE $$$$ !!! So therefore I am SO CAREFUL. This vid is very good,,it's true. I am on SSI now ,,,, I am so CAREFUL, but I see MANY others who are also on SSI, who buy LIKE CRAZY ! Especially those who can't afford it. It "makes me feel good" until they realize they can't pay their bills.

[@Heyimvalarie18]

Lmao. When there's free products I feel zero guilt or need to buy the product... I think most people don't.

[@madman2u]

I have no guilt, but if they look my way and I theirs and they engage me in conversation, I usually say I have to think about it. Then I walk away without buying anything from them, lol.

[@museluvr]

Agreed. Unless its something I like, I'll try it but don't expect me to buy. And even if I do like it, not a guarantee I will.

[@curhob]

12:58 Love how the escalator looks like it's moving backwards, I think it's because it's a time lapse and it's capturing one frame per a much longer time, during which the escalator moves almost a certain number of steps and makes it look like that.

[@garfieldintoke]

I’m a Canadian living in Tokyo and I do what the Japanese do, which is basically shop daily for fresh foods. They just go in, get the daily necessities for their meals that day and leave. I haven’t seen any of the massive buggies we have in Canada (except at Costco of course). Just hand baskets are generally enough for most families for the daily shop. I used to work in Thifty Foods before I moved to Japan and have seen firsthand how manipulative supermarkets can be. Very interesting episode!

[@whytedaisesify]

ive learned to shop around the perimeter of the market first-- so the produce, dairy and meats. by then, my cart is somewhat filled with the necessity. then only cereal and bread aisle.

[@roze0169]

You cant shop daily if you actually have a real job in Canada..

[@sumeshmadhavan2400]

CBC Marketplace is playing with my brain and making me watch all their videos that I get in my KZbin recommendation.

[@xerqzys]

guys their logo has red white and yellow

[@curiousgal243]

explain this market place lol

[@amiratarik-un7dq]

Captainfatty v2 hahaha

[@mk-ri6nl]

McDonald's too and Burger king and other places

[@yamizer0]

because red and yellow are colors that stimulate appetite

[@NaneelQueenOfDarknes]

XD

[@drobles394]

The Target store have the $1 area to temp you as soon as you walk in.

[@annettevillain4352]

Yep, and I go right past it without a glance

[@dancingghostgirl2291]

My mom heads there every time. I wanna go on but she wants to know where I am. I'm 26!!! I dont wanna hate ikea. I love the place.

[@Cindy-by3ho]

I rarely shop at IKEA because of it's layout. It is so frustrating to have to go all through the store if you can't find the short cuts.

[@lillianmorgancbc]

Thanks, guys your GREAT. Wife of retired CBC production editor!!!

[@electron7659]

I always say, :if I don't need it, why buy it?" I only spend my hard earned money only on what I need. Otherwise, it's just a waste.

[@ivanleterror9158]

Our prof in junior college in an advertising art class told us this: "the art of advertising is to make you think that you can't live without something that you never know existed". She was right on!

[@RockG.o.d]

Another tip. If you must shop on an empty stomach. Just get something cheap and eat it on way round. Pay for the packet at the till. I usually don't get everything I need. But I do hate shopping with a passion. And tend to rush round for what I need. I also wait for things to go on sale before getting them. Shops will up prices then drop price for a week or 2.

[@DiscipleSteven]

I've known some of these as I worked for two grocery store chain in the US for years. The one that really frustrates me to no end is the signing of items on the aisles. It is annoying to see a sign hanging with only have the slots full. Its actually quite frustrating when you don't know where things are. Having to ask an employee can take away from their productivity. Another thing I have noticed in Canada more recently, aisles are being re-organized so that items that typically would have been on the same aisle are now on different aisles. You need to go through 2 aisles to get everything you are looking for. Also, with the directional aisles now from Covid 19, you end up going up and down aisles you never intended just to get to the right direction! They must be raking in the dough this year.

[@Necrodius]

I'd like to see this study done also with people who are poor, and on a budget. How much that effects their impulses, etc.. I personally am poor and yeah I buy stuff at times I shouldnt but I dont because I am confused or lost or see a pretty sign, its cause I HAVE to shop deals, I HAVE to use coupons, and buy what I can afford. The shopping trip is 100 percent different for when you are poor and when you have money. I know cause at times I had money and could get what I wanted, and mostly I shop poor and on a tight, tight budget. So, this should have a supplemental second part with poorer individuals in smaller stores, etc where they have to shop. Not just rich people who can splurge and blow any amount on whatever, whenever. My MOM on the other hand, she blows past her budget and into bill money all the time, I catch her doing it so much; but she never seems to realize half the time she even got caught up and filled her cart. Not that I NEVER get caught up, but this really needs to follow and study poor people too. Also, when she said that no one has the power to make someone do what they don't want to do... that is not even true. People do stuff they don't want to do all the time. Even I have broken my own ethical codes and rules at times, which I didn't want to do, because a reason came up that made it something I did, despite not wanting to do it. It is a detachment feeling when you do something you don't want to do for someone or encouraged by someone, etc.. What I did was write a final for a friend for her online college course. As a former tutor and someone who never would in my life do anything like that for someone, it was for her, and thus I did what I didn't WANT to do, because I HAD to do it. I couldn't let her fail, and that primal urge to protect someone you care for, can over ride what you want to do at times, or what you believe is right. Aside from that, there are countless other ways around the world where people make others do what they dont want to do, sometimes it can be very very bad, too. So, not sure what she could have meant by that? As I said I didnt WANT to, but influential feelings and such from another made me have to do it, because I had a primal urge to protect her and that over rode my ethical coding of things I will or will not do. Be it as it may, some may say that is not the same thing as to what she said, and yes I know I will take flak for it, but do I know it was wrong? Yes. Do I regret it? Not exactly. Did I honestly WANT to do it subconsciously? Not really. I wouldn't have done it for anyone else, and in my whole life I never have. So, people can influence other people to do things they do not want to do. That is a fact. Most times the personal defense mechanisms we have will prevent such actions, but there are times where urges make you ignore those or other things make you unable to ignore what you are influenced or told to do. I know I am blabbing, it is late, so take this as you will. Still, good episode. Love the psychology of shopping and marketing

[@ChristopherTradeshow]

I'm weird when I shop. I go in for something I want. I find it. Then I go make my way to pay for it but put it back because I don't want it anymore

[@RockG.o.d]

Christopher Tradeshow lol I have done that few times. I have also paid for things then got a refund when that buzz factor wore off.

[@mortvald]

I don't think it works on poor people based on my experience, also i've studied a bit of psychology once and found an interesting study about it: Apparently we have 3 sort of minds, there is the rational mind, the emotional mind and the animalistic mind. those go in conflict most of the time but when it happens the animalistic mind always win overall (think of survival instinct and strategies) and the emotional mind wins over the rational mind. What you see deployed is the emotional mind being manipulated and trumping your rational mind. the reason i believe it doesn't work against a poor or a former poor person is that his survival instinct is telling him to save as much as he can and that destroy all the psychological barriers laid by the emotional mind. You won't feel guilt nor rushed out nor will you buy what you do not need and often will take your time to find and take the best deal.

[@tagaway6173]

Necrodius no wonder she asked you to write the essay!! Look at ur comment! Anyways. . I do think it works on some "poor" people. You haven't met my family! And at the same time I see people that are more stable and care more about their finances overall. It all depends.

[@madman2u]

Paragraphs, use them.

[@RaptureMeSoon]

I rarely buy what I sample. I sample a lot. I guess I don't feel the guilt.

[@carlostorres8771]

You are wealthier than most

[@ONAIRwithDYLAN]

I live in the states and subscribed to CBC channel because of how much I enjoy these marketplace videos 🙌🏼

[@SacredFaerie]

14:10 AHAHAHA SAMPLES MAKE ME WANT TO BUY THINGS? Next you're going to tell me I buy things at Costco at all.

[@smbot1991]

A couple of thoughts - first of all, if you visit Ikea enough, you'll find the trick passageways to get to where you want to go quickly. Because after all, it's not good for business if your staff have to walk around the show room so many times. Second, use some self control techniques - like staying on a budget, sticking to a list, considering your other expenses in the near future (I have a list of these in my head AND on my fridge). Also consider thinking about what emotions are driving you - for example, are you sad or hungry? Beware thoughts that say "I deserve this!" or "Everyone else has this." or "Is this really a deal if I have no plan for it or for this much of it?" Bottom line, have a serious tough love conversation with yourself so you are not manipulated or sabotaging yourself.

[@Dtmaddie]

Omg! My mom bought two sibling bloodhounds on impulse, talk about big impulse buy

[@lockergr]

😂😂😂

[@brysoncherry9884]

Were they at least BOGO?

[@John_1920]

I've heard someone say: "The best thing to do before shopping is to always make sure you are nice and full after a good meal."

[@slchld.]

I usually go in with a list of what I need and stay focused, sometimes I leave with nothing if I don't find what I need.

[@mommyandmatthew6447]

First, I make a shopping list. Second, I look at the store sale flyer for anything I need to buy. Then, I write down the price or estimate price next to EACH item. Afterwards, I add the price of each item on my list + tax(don't forget to add state tax) Now I know how much money to TAKE to the store(leave your credit cards at home) I add $5 extra just in case there was a miscalculation (go after you ate you meal: two benefits on that 1. You are NOT tempted to impluse buy on snacks or stuff you don't need. 2. Burn some calories. ☺️ I stop doing this for a while and noticed I was spending $200-$300 a week instead of $85-$120 week at the supermarket making me short on cash to pay my other bills or gas. So I doing this method again and only spend $120 for food for 10 days for a family of 6 people. We eat meat and rice everyday.

[@nicholasbrooks7349]

I live in the USA and most of the things cbcs are things related to the USA and I like useing cm and kg

[@SouthernBelleReviews]

Here's a tip. Make a budget. And make a list of what you need or really want. If what you're picking up is not on that list , walk away or don't even go near it. Put it on a wish list for later and think about it. But think about it, wait on it, and do not buy it right then and there. Walk away.

[@fooobarrr4697]

I'm a total impulse "buyer"...If there's a lighter on display that looks like a gun and has crazy lights and shit,I'll buy it.

[@madman2u]

Someone show this guy a thrift store and he'll have to declare for bankruptcy.

[@AudieHolland]

My one Most Vital Tip: visit the supermarket when it's about to close. Try to do your shopping in 5 minutes. You won't have time to be distracted.

[@judyvalencia3257]

I'm from Texas and I love this channel!

[@university2775]

If I get confused in a shop, I lose interest right away, get frustrated, get out and never go back to that store ever again. I hate time wasting. Time is precious! Once lost, I'll never get it back. I've been to IKEA once and that was the last visit in 33 years! Same like dating where we shop for potential spouses as commodities. Talk about consumerism with little Return On Investment in every aspect of life!

[@acraze2u]

I actually find grocery shopping kind of fun. So I do end up buying things I want more than I need a lot of the times even when I have my list. It makes me happy. But for the most part, what is there to regret? It'll all just end up in my stomach in the end :)

[@Graciesmom-gp5ng]

This was filmed years ago, but now i find ordering online for my groceries, saves me tons. No impulse buying, only buy what i need

[@mamamia8284]

People need to take responsibility for themselves. It is not the stores’ responsibility to make sure we don’t buy too much. This is useful information but no need to make all of us feel like we are victims in this. We are so lucky to live in an era with so much available to us. My parents grew up in the Soviet Union waiting for hours at a time for a loaf of bread.

[@victoriazhu2185]

1. bring my own shopping bags and carry them only with my hands or shoulders. Works great on limiting the amount of stuff I buy. 2. am a decent cook so when I see ready made meals usually grossed out by them, those wouldnt make me happy. 3. by pass the snack/soft drink/make up section, only buy the fruit veggie meat diary, occasionally the bakery.

[@GregModayil]

im too broke to impulse buy :P

[@1bsubsnouploads823]

I'm too impulsive to not impulse buy LMAO

[@steinarbruun3852]

It was 1976. My wife gave me a grocery shopping list and I was off to the supermarket by myself for the first time. I was hungry. Everything looked good. I went up one aisle and down the next. I had never noticed half the items available, and lots of them were on sale. I filled one shopping cart and got another. When it too was full I checked out. Fortunately I had driven my pickup. Our fridge and pantry could barely hold it all. Many of the items were still in the pantry after 5 years. Lessons were learned.

[@Anon21486]

Definitely enjoy watching Marketplace and this segment was great. Will be sharing with people in the states for sure.

[@lunareclipse2553]

Went to the market the other day to buy fresh bread. Came home with bread, a trashbag full of turnips, sugar bulbs, 5 two pound boxes of strawberries, a couple of dog kennels, a lifesized inflatable drunken Santa Clause, and 2 live goats.

[@caroabbottbronze]

I just make my list as I run out of things at home then get exactly what's on the list

[@ehcko.]

This series is great, sheds light on the things people don't think about normally in the modern world. Keeps us in the Kno to hopefully not get screwed.

[@Stalkerx13]

This stuff almost never works on me 😅, and this is because I first scan what I want and come back a couple days later and just go straight for what I was going to buy; this way this almost never happens to me since I am focused on 1 thing only and every other thing around me I ignore 😅.

[@AbdulAziz4CaNaDa]

Tips: 😊😊 Make list.. Use baskets not carts.. Use cash instead of credit cards.. Put a timer on ur phone.

[@LoudSodaCaleb]

How many outfits did that cruella deville looking chick bring?

[@nadia1994ization]

LoudSoda watermelon

[@sarahjane8101]

I remember my boyfriend telling me where he worked at a place where they sell hardware stuff, paint, plants etc. He said everytime they had items on for sale they were always on sale at the normal price so people were secretly buying it for the same price and they just make out the the item use to be this much.

[@reapersovereign7374]

I arrive at store and walk in like a hitman going straight for my target then leave.

[@freddoflintstono9321]

I've come across a strategy that has actually caused me to exit the shop, and eventually changed where I shop: voice marketing. Instead of just playing music, some bright spark came up with the idea to mix in spoken messages about sales and special offers, which I found incredibly annoying so I left, and I have not been back since.

[@drviper102]

How to avoid impulse buy, just go in get what you need pay and walk out or just write a list of what you need to get and stick to it

[@sethwolfman7335]

Using this for a lesson in my high school Intro to Business class. Thank you!

[@champion4truth803]

Changing the store around and making me have to hunt for it does not make me or enable me to buy more items. It frustrates the hell out of me and I can only focus on the one objective whatever it is I am looking for. On the other hand if I am relaxed I can and sometimes I do buy things I was not intending to at that time. But even then it is not necessarily an impulse buy as I have many things I have researched and in need of for my home. If one item I am looking for is not founs but I come across another item I am in need of I will but the second item and cancel out getting the first item. Also, if I can not find an item many times I said forget it I will just go somewhere else and I have.

[@ivanleterror9158]

The larger baskets seem opposed to the newer small shopping carts at our local Safeway and Fred Meyer stores here in Portland Oregon. But a tricky sign here at "Freddies" is yellow the the word "savings" on it and the regular price of the item.

[@xxDrain]

14:10 Screw that, samples are free and that's the end of it :D doesn't affect me one bit.

[@rogerszmodis]

I always end up buying a bunch of stuff that should have been on my list but wasnt because my list is never complete because I don’t spend much time thinking about the grocery store outside of the grocery store. I’m better at counting than making lists so I usually just set a budget and buy stuff until I run out of money.

[@iglidor]

Easy to show how shops are so powerfully manipulative if your "test shoppers" are influenced even before going into that shop to prove it to us how shops are manipulative. I mean if you knowingly go into test of "buy from this list and then buy anything you like" how do you expect objective data? Of course they will buy things they like that are not on list. YOU TOLD THEM TO DO IT!

[@jessiemayfield6749]

Funny thing about the red yellow and white, snacks often come in bags those colors and they use them on burger ads, but I noticed I actually prefer blue and black and it made me buy snacks in those colors! Moral of the story it helped me understand my decisions.

[@capricetj]

"Slow tempo slows ahoppers down" My local supermarket: *plays K-pop*

[@user-jy3zl2vp4b]

Mine plays the local university football game. Ugh. So irritating when I WANT the calm music.

[@iminabox842]

Looks like fun to work with marketplace. Doing research on scams and money grabs sounds like a job I'll have to look into for when I'm older.

[@hagbard72]

I'm immune. Seriously. Anyway, the amount every Canadian owes to the Canadian govt debt is far more than $25k and I don't have control over that.

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

+Robert Drake You dont owe the gov anything. The private bank of canada made that up with interest on money and fractional banking to cause inflation and reap the benefits. It's agaisnt the constitution to have a private central bank for that very reason. Just check the graph of government revenu versus expense, it was perfectly fine and balanced until the privatisation and then BOOM hockey stick on the expenses side. Dont get fooled

[@hagbard72]

+Veikra Another good reason why I'm an free market anarchist.

[@stza16]

+Veikra conspiracy nut

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

drz

[@march11stoneytony]

+Robert Drake I think thats without including mortgages

[@tsurugizaki]

I used to always pay in cash to get a better grasp of what I was actually spending, until covid hit. That and keeping a rough idea of my total as I walked around the store.

[@danielalt7508]

17:39 Did she just say "2 for 3"?

[@Ayaforshort]

2 for $3

[@danielalt7508]

Oh, okay. Thanks. In Sweden that means totally difference than in America.

[@Ayaforshort]

+Dan Alt lol yeah it sounds like a rip off if it's "2 for the price of 3 items"

[@fantasiafoxxe3290]

What does it mean in Sweden?

[@madman2u]

+fantasia foxxe *Usually* when a price tag says 3 for 2, it means you can buy 3 items for the price of 2. The way she said it in the video implied that she paid for 3 items but only got two. If she meant 2 for $3, then she should've said two for three dollars, not two for three. When the price sign says X for X, it has nothing to do with price. It simply implies that you get X amounts of items without additional cost(or reduced cost depending on how you look at it). Not sure if it's a cultural thing or if she's just dumb.

[@curiousgal243]

I don't know if its just me but when I walk into a store, I get what I came for and ignore everything else. I don't shop because its a good deal. I shop for something because of its value.

[@Plague_Doc22]

This is just another ploy at people who're weakminded. When I say that I mean people who're easily pushed in to buying things. I'll go to the store with a list and buy what I wrote down. If I find something I'll use at a later date that can hold up. I'll buy that aswell. but I dont go in spending 40% of what I thought i'd pay on random stuff.

[@jackofalltrademasterofsome]

It's good to see smart people in the comment section.

[@gabrielbickner4166]

Costco= sample land :D

[@tinahu90]

Nah, they also make you hunt around for items so you see a lot more than what you when there to buy. Also not everything is a deal in Costco.

[@elizabethhu351]

Galaxy Gaming I don't have a Costco card but I still go there for the pharmacy. I get snackies and can't buy anything even if I wanted to.

[@brysoncherry9884]

@@tinahu90 That's why you sample, not shop.

[@Robert08010]

Years ago, I heard it is common practice to put the most common items and the two farthest points in the store just to insure you will see more of their subliminal traps.

[@d.v.t]

Groceries store: why am I feeling the "new" store design is a copycat of Safeway? xD IKEA is of course the marketing guy. their design is supposed to attract customers to see what's inside and activate their needs. XD (IKEA-holic here) x

[@tenshi53]

Ha! This brings back memories of how back in the days we used to have plastic bags for groceries! The good old days...

[@scubaflimedic]

Hunting for things pisses me off!!

[@barbzylema8276]

Makes me want to walk out without buying anything.

[@museluvr]

If I have to hunt something down, it doesn't get bought. $ saved.

[@jerryg50]

I plan what I need before I go shopping. I buy what I need. This is how I am disciplined. Sometimes I may see a type of sauce, or decide for an extra can of beans, but that is about it.