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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 101 points 3 months ago (17 children)

It's not stupid, it's deliberate. I had a friend who did consulting work (in a different area) with a large grocery chain, and they deliberately change the layout so you're spending more time in the store, looking at things, because chances are that you'll buy more. If the store becomes a little too crowded, they'll just change the music to hurry you along.

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 36 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Exactly. There’s nothing - almost nothing maybe - in larger stores or chains that is not designed to make you buy things. Even the way through, Ikea is obviously god emperor there but other follow closely.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 21 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I always feel like a rat in a maze when I go to IKEA.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It's literally a single path with no branches (except for the shortcuts), Pinky.

[–] turnipjs@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And after you've been a couple times you learn the shortcuts to the meat balls pretty well.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Oh man, I worked right by the new IKEA that got built and before long I could get through that thing in a minute flat

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a spiritual maze, Brain. Are you done looking at the curtain rings yet?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

*struggling to carry a huge armful of curtain rings*

...what a savings!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I assume that's how SCP-3008 was created

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3008

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the one (and very likely only) time I went to IKEA, I bought almost nothing, because the whole store was just one big stampede, pressing through that singular path.

[–] shonn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Never go on a weekend.

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