@bluesbaby @disk4mat

They rearranged the entire supermarket we shop at a month or so ago, seems like the produce and the meat are the only things that DIDN'T move.

It's still being a pain in the ass for me. They moved boxed popcorn into the same aisle with chips, fine, but WHERE DID THEY PUT THE CHIPS NOW?

First world problems, sigh.

@mcfate @disk4mat

I don't think "they" design grocery stores for people with a list and a plan in mind.

@bluesbaby @disk4mat

I used to know where everything was. Now, I keep having to use the app to find stuff.

@mcfate @disk4mat

I share your pain.

@bluesbaby @disk4mat

And actually a fair amount of "planning" of a sort goes into supermarkets, in terms of where they put things.

Suppliers will pay to have their products placed closer to eye level. And lots of the "end cap" stuff is there to get you to buy things you didn't plan to.

@mcfate @disk4mat

Yes, all to maximize $/sq ft.

@bluesbaby @disk4mat

As Republicans like to deceptively point out, supermarket margins are razor thin.

What they ignore is that no one's complaining about being gouged by SUPERMARKETS. It's their SUPPLIERS doing the gouging, they're just passing along their OWN increased costs.

If you track things up high enough, there are ultimately about a half-dozen companies in the US that produce eggs for sales in supermarkets and such.

@mcfate @disk4mat

Here it's the large chain of supermarkets (e.g., Loblaws) that are gouging. They have the conservative provincial gov't in their pocket. It's been an ongoing scandal.

@bluesbaby @disk4mat

Supermarkets in the US have margins around 2% overall.

@mcfate @disk4mat

I couldn't quickly find what it is here, but did find this.

@mcfate @bluesbaby @disk4mat

They design it to force people to go through the most aisles possible. You can't impulse buy things you don't see.

@tyghebright @mcfate @disk4mat

Exactly. They want you to meander.