Sneaky Ways Supermarkets Get You to Spend MorePosted by Pittman Bowen on February 24th, 2021 Sneaky Ways Supermarkets Get You to Spend More Supermarkets are brilliant at making us spend more money than we actually wanted, yet there are ways how you can fight back and thus save hundreds of pounds. Supermarkets have developed many strategies and tricks how to make us spend more than we need. Therefore we as consumers must learn ways how to fight back and save money. Supermarket tactics The most common supermarket tricks include: Scent Stop at your supermarket, close your eyes and what can you smell? It will usually be bakery or bread as its scent will make us hungry and thus we are more likely to spend more money on food. Where is everything? You think you already know your way in your local supermarket when you suddenly find out that they changed shelves again! Do you wonder what the reason behind is? The supermarkets are doing it on purpose because it not only makes you to spend more time in there. The more time you spend in the supermarket the higher chances that you will be tempted to buy other things than on your shopping list. Items placed by the till These items such as sweets or magazines are impulse buys, tempting you to get them at a last minute when waiting in the line. Supermarket layouts Supermarkets are actually designed in such a way that regularly bought items are scattered around the supermarket. What is the reason for it? In order to complete your shopping you will need to pass by many other tempting goods. Sales-type signage Attractive goods are usually put on sale and placed near the entrance to lure us into the supermarket. Similar signs such as "sale" or "discount" make us think that the item is a bargain offer, however sometimes even items which are not on sale are marked with those signs. Your counter - moves Now you have learnt the common supermarket tactics, you can avoid being trapped by those sneaky tricks. In order to fight back the supermarket "spend more" tactics, you can do the following: Buy store brands The store brands are not only cheaper but often very similar to normal brands. Often they are made even in the same factories as normal brands! Only small differences are deliberately added so no one can say that store brands are identical with normal brands. Never shop when hungry When you are hungry, you tend to buy more items in order to satisfy your hunger pangs. Use raincheck vouchers Did you want to buy a special offer item but you found out that it is out of stock? Not a problem, ask for a voucher that entitles you to buy the same deal at a later date. Ask politely the shop assistant and take advantage of the deal at a later date. Bogof! Do not grab an item just because it is buy one, get one free. Bogofs are great but not if you can't use them all and end up throwing away half of it later. Buy deals that will not go off and that you would buy anyway. Price check at Tesco If you shop at Tesco and find the same item cheaper at Asda, Tesco will match the difference. You can do the price check online and then just enter your receipt info into Tesco Price Check site within 28 days. If Asda offered cheaper prices you will be emailed a printable Tesco shopping voucher. emploi dans l'agriculture au marocLike it? Share it! |