Candy at the checkout

I have just come to the conclusion that they put candy at the checkout
in the supermarket to get you to eat more candy, which in turn makes
you to eat more food overall, so you buy more food at the market. I
think this is no accident. I started a business of my own a year ago,
so I have had to learn a lot about marketing. I know everything a
business does is deliberate and calculated to increase sales. Does
anybody have the inside scoop on this? Can you verify this is a
deliberate tactic to get us to eat more? Also, the candy at the
checkout at Ralphs is heavily discounted almost all the time. Yeah,
they give you the candy bars cheap to get you to go buy a lot of other
fattening, unhealthy, more expensive munchies. It's like when drug
pushers give you the first packet of drugs for free. Lately they not
only have the regular sized candy bars at the checkout, they also have
the really huge ones for only $1 there. They're normally close to $2.
Accident? I DON'T THINK SO. I think they're *******s. They don't care
if they ruin people's health as long as they make more money. I think
they would sell you marijuana to get you to eat more food, if they
could get away with it.

GreatArtist wrote:
I have just come to the conclusion that they put candy at the checkout
in the supermarket to get you to eat more candy, which in turn makes
you to eat more food overall, so you buy more food at the market. I
think this is no accident. I started a business of my own a year ago,
so I have had to learn a lot about marketing. I know everything a
business does is deliberate and calculated to increase sales. Does
anybody have the inside scoop on this? Can you verify this is a
deliberate tactic to get us to eat more? Also, the candy at the
checkout at Ralphs is heavily discounted almost all the time. Yeah,
they give you the candy bars cheap to get you to go buy a lot of other
fattening, unhealthy, more expensive munchies. It's like when drug
pushers give you the first packet of drugs for free. Lately they not
only have the regular sized candy bars at the checkout, they also have
the really huge ones for only $1 there. They're normally close to $2.
Accident? I DON'T THINK SO. I think they're *******s. They don't care
if they ruin people's health as long as they make more money. I think
they would sell you marijuana to get you to eat more food, if they
could get away with it.

Of course there is a lot of thought that goes into how food is
displayed and where. Notice all the nutritious cereal like oats,
shredded wheat, and puffed wheat (all whole grain cereals) are either
at the very top, or very bottom. What is within the easiest reach,
including the reach of children are the sugary cereals. Same with
checkout aisles. All those items are lower priced items including gum,
candy, and soda, to get you to buy more.

Stores, on the other hand are not out to ruin your health, but only to
make as much money as they can selling legal products. You have to
decide what you should and shouldn't eat. I wouldn't eat their candy if
they were giving it away, because I know it is not good food. They
would of course sell marijuana if it were legal. They sell beer and
wine and that causes many deaths each year from drunk driving and
health problems. Then there are cigarettes. Really, though, they aren't
out to kill you; just to sell you their legal products. dkw

GreatArtist wrote:
I have just come to the conclusion that they put candy at the checkout
in the supermarket to get you to eat more candy, which in turn makes
you to eat more food overall, so you buy more food at the market.

You seriously just figured this out? YES! And most of the products
marketed as "food" are not appropriate fuel for human bodies. They are,
in fact, specifically designed to provide entertainment as opposed to
nourishment.

By the way, many options for sex are not emotionally nourishing, either.
And quite a lot of the drugs available for sale would be poor choices
for your life. And you don't really need to buy a big screen TV either,
in case no one has mentioned these things to you.

Lately they not
only have the regular sized candy bars at the checkout, they also have
the really huge ones for only $1 there. They're normally close to $2.
Accident? I DON'T THINK SO. I think they're *******s. They don't care
if they ruin people's health as long as they make more money.

Oh, grow up. It doesn't ruin your health to buy a single candy bar at
an inexpensive price. Personally, I haven't bought even ONE candy bar
all year (aside from some fun packs of candy at Halloween.) But I do
buy dark chocolate in a family-sized package that I use for "medicinal
purposes" and I always appreciate when it's on sale.

You are responsible for what you choose to put in your mouth. Everyone
else is trying to make a buck off of you.

Say that again out loud. YOU are responsible for YOU. THEY are
responsible for THEM. Do not expect anyone else to have your welfare at
heart. YOU have your welfare at heart and that's supposed to be enough.
Those stores are not forcing you to buy crappy foods, they're
assuming you won't buy them if you don't choose to entertain yourself
that way.

By the way, quite a lot of people DO want to entertain themselves with
crappy food. It's not the store's job to teach them better values.

I think
they would sell you marijuana to get you to eat more food, if they
could get away with it.

You're absolutely right, but what are you, twelve? You sound like it's
just dawning on you who is responsible for your own behavior.

It's YOU.

Dally
244/170/155

"Dally" wrote in message
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GreatArtist wrote:
I have just come to the conclusion that they put candy at the checkout
in the supermarket to get you to eat more candy, which in turn makes
you to eat more food overall, so you buy more food at the market.

You seriously just figured this out? YES! And most of the products
marketed as "food" are not appropriate fuel for human bodies. They are,
in fact, specifically designed to provide entertainment as opposed to
nourishment.

By the way, many options for sex are not emotionally nourishing, either.
And quite a lot of the drugs available for sale would be poor choices for
your life. And you don't really need to buy a big screen TV either, in
case no one has mentioned these things to you.

Lately they not
only have the regular sized candy bars at the checkout, they also have
the really huge ones for only $1 there. They're normally close to $2.
Accident? I DON'T THINK SO. I think they're *******s. They don't care
if they ruin people's health as long as they make more money.

Oh, grow up. It doesn't ruin your health to buy a single candy bar at an
inexpensive price. Personally, I haven't bought even ONE candy bar all
year (aside from some fun packs of candy at Halloween.) But I do buy dark
chocolate in a family-sized package that I use for "medicinal purposes"
and I always appreciate when it's on sale.

You are responsible for what you choose to put in your mouth. Everyone
else is trying to make a buck off of you.

Say that again out loud. YOU are responsible for YOU. THEY are
responsible for THEM. Do not expect anyone else to have your welfare at
heart. YOU have your welfare at heart and that's supposed to be enough.
Those stores are not forcing you to buy crappy foods, they're assuming you
won't buy them if you don't choose to entertain yourself that way.

By the way, quite a lot of people DO want to entertain themselves with
crappy food. It's not the store's job to teach them better values.

I think
they would sell you marijuana to get you to eat more food, if they
could get away with it.

You're absolutely right, but what are you, twelve? You sound like it's
just dawning on you who is responsible for your own behavior.

It's YOU.

Dally
244/170/155

What is even more worrying is that she is going into business & she has only
just realised this!!

There is another reason for the sweets being at the checkout...... it stops
shop lifting small items ;-)

--
Gary

228/221/175

It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle thing

"Dally" wrote in message
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Oh, grow up. It doesn't ruin your health to buy a single candy bar at an
inexpensive price. Personally, I haven't bought even ONE candy bar all
year (aside from some fun packs of candy at Halloween.) But I do buy dark
chocolate in a family-sized package that I use for "medicinal purposes"
and I always appreciate when it's on sale.

How do you store your chocolate? I've been breaking it up into pieces and
storing it in the fridge. Our latest favorite is the Endangered Species
extremely dark chocolate (88% cacao). 1 bar lasts a week with both of us
eating it. DH isn't (wasn't) a chocolate person until he tried the dark
stuff.
--
the volleyballchick

GreatArtist wrote:

I know everything a
business does is deliberate and calculated to increase sales.

Just calculated to increase sales.

Can you verify this is a
deliberate tactic to get us to eat more?

Not in the sense you mean. Stores try various stuff up front and
track the sales trends. If something increaes sale they have
less interest in the biochemistry of it than the folks on ASD do.

*big grin* Good post Dally!
Will~

"Dally" wrote in message
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GreatArtist wrote:
I have just come to the conclusion that they put candy at the checkout
in the supermarket to get you to eat more candy, which in turn makes
you to eat more food overall, so you buy more food at the market.

You seriously just figured this out? YES! And most of the products
marketed as "food" are not appropriate fuel for human bodies. They are,
in fact, specifically designed to provide entertainment as opposed to
nourishment.

By the way, many options for sex are not emotionally nourishing, either.
And quite a lot of the drugs available for sale would be poor choices for
your life. And you don't really need to buy a big screen TV either, in
case no one has mentioned these things to you.

Lately they not
only have the regular sized candy bars at the checkout, they also have
the really huge ones for only $1 there. They're normally close to $2.
Accident? I DON'T THINK SO. I think they're *******s. They don't care
if they ruin people's health as long as they make more money.

Oh, grow up. It doesn't ruin your health to buy a single candy bar at an
inexpensive price. Personally, I haven't bought even ONE candy bar all
year (aside from some fun packs of candy at Halloween.) But I do buy dark
chocolate in a family-sized package that I use for "medicinal purposes"
and I always appreciate when it's on sale.

You are responsible for what you choose to put in your mouth. Everyone
else is trying to make a buck off of you.

Say that again out loud. YOU are responsible for YOU. THEY are
responsible for THEM. Do not expect anyone else to have your welfare at
heart. YOU have your welfare at heart and that's supposed to be enough.
Those stores are not forcing you to buy crappy foods, they're assuming you
won't buy them if you don't choose to entertain yourself that way.

By the way, quite a lot of people DO want to entertain themselves with
crappy food. It's not the store's job to teach them better values.

I think
they would sell you marijuana to get you to eat more food, if they
could get away with it.

You're absolutely right, but what are you, twelve? You sound like it's
just dawning on you who is responsible for your own behavior.

It's YOU.

Dally
244/170/155

GreatArtist wrote:
I have just come to the conclusion that they put candy at the checkout
in the supermarket to get you to eat more candy, which in turn makes
you to eat more food overall, so you buy more food at the market. I
think this is no accident. I started a business of my own a year ago,
so I have had to learn a lot about marketing. I know everything a
business does is deliberate and calculated to increase sales.

Ding ding ding ding ding! Tell him what he won, Johnny!

Does
anybody have the inside scoop on this? Can you verify this is a
deliberate tactic to get us to eat more? Also, the candy at the
checkout at Ralphs is heavily discounted almost all the time. Yeah,
they give you the candy bars cheap to get you to go buy a lot of other
fattening, unhealthy, more expensive munchies.

The candy is in the check-out lanes to promote impulse purchasing. If
you simply walk through the candy isle you're less likely to purchase
some than you are if you're standing next to them for three minutes
while you wait to check out. It's quite unlikely that they'd expect you
to leave the line to go get more expensive munchies.

It's like when drug
pushers give you the first packet of drugs for free. Lately they not
only have the regular sized candy bars at the checkout, they also have
the really huge ones for only $1 there. They're normally close to $2.
Accident? I DON'T THINK SO. I think they're *******s. They don't care
if they ruin people's health as long as they make more money. I think
they would sell you marijuana to get you to eat more food, if they
could get away with it.

And why should they care about your health? Are they your mother? The
liquor store sure doesn't care about your health do they? Neither does
the smoke shop, or fast food chains. And of course they'd sell
marijuana if it were legal. Can you imagine the money they'd make? Are
you so irresponsible that you can't accept the blame when you purchase
something unhealthy?

--
Jerry

I don't think they're *******s. I think they are very smart. Food is not
an addiction like cocaine, imo. I believe we are responsible for what goes
into our bodies, period.

If I ran a store, I'd have free samples of foods all the time, like they do
at Costco. Especially things like Ben & Jerry's ice cream, hot fudge sauce,
etc.

"GreatArtist" wrote in message
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I have just come to the conclusion that they put candy at the checkout
in the supermarket to get you to eat more candy, which in turn makes
you to eat more food overall, so you buy more food at the market. I
think this is no accident. I started a business of my own a year ago,
so I have had to learn a lot about marketing. I know everything a
business does is deliberate and calculated to increase sales. Does
anybody have the inside scoop on this? Can you verify this is a
deliberate tactic to get us to eat more? Also, the candy at the
checkout at Ralphs is heavily discounted almost all the time. Yeah,
they give you the candy bars cheap to get you to go buy a lot of other
fattening, unhealthy, more expensive munchies. It's like when drug
pushers give you the first packet of drugs for free. Lately they not
only have the regular sized candy bars at the checkout, they also have
the really huge ones for only $1 there. They're normally close to $2.
Accident? I DON'T THINK SO. I think they're *******s. They don't care
if they ruin people's health as long as they make more money. I think
they would sell you marijuana to get you to eat more food, if they
could get away with it.

wrote:

Of course there is a lot of thought that goes into how food is
displayed and where. Notice all the nutritious cereal like oats,
shredded wheat, and puffed wheat (all whole grain cereals) are either
at the very top, or very bottom. What is within the easiest reach,
including the reach of children are the sugary cereals. Same with
checkout aisles. All those items are lower priced items including gum,
candy, and soda, to get you to buy more.

Stores like Trader Joes carry more healthy fare and don't hide it. Same
thing with Whole Foods and local organic chains.