Food Theory: You've Been SCAMMED...and Never Knew It! (Supermarket Secrets)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @NorthernPyro
    @NorthernPyro 4 года назад +3541

    Here's a tip from someone who used to be a cashier: If you don't want something by the time you get up to the checkout just give it to the cashier. It happens all the time.

    • @dutchik5107
      @dutchik5107 4 года назад +367

      Honestly. It's better than just dropping it EVERYWHERE

    • @ybfriendlystrawberry
      @ybfriendlystrawberry 4 года назад +186

      Right as a big lazy but thrifty family, my parents have unknowingly taught me just that, plus I feel bad leaving items I don't want randomly scattered in places they don't belong

    • @NuggetOG
      @NuggetOG 4 года назад +37

      @@ybfriendlystrawberry i only do it at the end of the trip and i never put it any frozen/ needed to be cold products anywhere other then where their meant to be at

    • @TH3MIN3R3000
      @TH3MIN3R3000 4 года назад +118

      As a previous cashier, I can attest to this exact thing. If you don't want an item, JUST GIVE IT TO THEM!!!!!!!! YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN NEED IT, EITHER!!!!!!!!

    • @osmantahmazli3943
      @osmantahmazli3943 4 года назад +20

      I just run back an put them back

  • @cosmicthistle4269
    @cosmicthistle4269 2 года назад +2831

    I'm surprised you didn't mention my favourite trick: The size of floor tiles! Smaller floor tiles give the illusion of going faster. As you notice the clicking of the trolley wheels becoming faster, you slow down instinctively, which means you stay in the store longer, which means you buy more!

    • @melonymutou
      @melonymutou 2 года назад +201

      Oh, is THAT why the stores I've visited over my lifetime have changed their floor tiles like that???? Holy crap THAT ONE I never realized. Though I still bee-line through the store, I HATE shopping and being out and about, so literally none of this applies to me anyway, but still, that's fascinating.

    • @rianlynn3854
      @rianlynn3854 2 года назад +81

      this is devious! I've noticed uneven tiles, and items in odd places so you look through more. But the tile trick is pure evil!

    • @deleted-something
      @deleted-something 2 года назад +5

      Lol

    • @cosmicthistle4269
      @cosmicthistle4269 2 года назад +27

      @Amy Mason it's not raised tiles, it's smaller tiles, so the gaps between them are more often, so it feels like you're going faster when the trolley clacks as you move forward

    • @cosmicthistle4269
      @cosmicthistle4269 2 года назад +18

      @Amy Mason ohh I see. That's interesting. Well, yeah, a lot of supermarkets have gaps in between the tiles enough to make a noise

  • @SamHesitation
    @SamHesitation 4 года назад +18806

    This channel has got to be one of the most “one of these is not like the other” things I’ve ever seen and I’m all for it

    • @isaacmagagula4101
      @isaacmagagula4101 4 года назад +201

      I'm with you there

    • @Queeter
      @Queeter 4 года назад +39

      Me too!

    • @marinahernandez5352
      @marinahernandez5352 4 года назад +136

      The nostalgia of being his first few subscribers

    • @synchrolord
      @synchrolord 4 года назад +49

      @@alaiaomanu6318 did you just....... I don't even........

    • @someone_216
      @someone_216 4 года назад +51

      Matt pat will you remember me when this channel hits 1 million subs?

  • @IllisiaAdams
    @IllisiaAdams 11 месяцев назад +237

    As a QUALIFIED MARKETING PROFESSIONAL and Business Studies GCSE A grade owner, I can confirm that all this stuff is encouraged in these Courses! We learn about these tactics in both Business Studies and Marketing. You can get entire *dedicated* qualifications in supermarket design and tactics. Thank you for shining light on this for people, to help them in this cost of living crisis!!!

  • @Compig44
    @Compig44 2 года назад +8419

    I’m immune to the psychological manipulation of grocery stores because I have a little thing called an utter lack of money

  • @MinoMicha
    @MinoMicha 4 года назад +724

    Here's two hacks:
    1. "Mom, can we-" "No"
    2. Use cash and limit your spending money (i. e. List cost approximately 30$? Only carry 35$-45$ in your wallet)

    • @AlexReyn888
      @AlexReyn888 4 года назад +7

      True

    • @kingofnerds7693
      @kingofnerds7693 4 года назад +8

      Absolutely, I actively try to avoid using Apple Pay cause it gives em a bigger price limit

    • @pikapi4455
      @pikapi4455 4 года назад +42

      My hack, go after you have lunch or dinner so u go full af, when I see snacks, my stomach is like.. nope

    • @kaldogorath
      @kaldogorath 4 года назад +4

      So bring my dead mother, and leave myself in a bad situation if an emergency happens - got it!

    • @josephbaum860
      @josephbaum860 4 года назад +2

      Legit great tip and good joke! Next time though put the mom example second.

  • @Lokear
    @Lokear 4 года назад +719

    Is nobody else talking about how confused people must have been when seeing a random guy with a GoPro on his forehead waving his hands all over the place and waddling aggressively through the store, making sharp turns?

  • @nadajaklic3069
    @nadajaklic3069 Год назад +226

    I'd like to add something that's not always noticeable: Pinkish lighting is used in the central area of the produce section where the tomatoes are displayed to make them look riper. Take them to the lights by the lettuces/greens where the whiter light is, to see their true ripeness.

    • @robertj2
      @robertj2 Год назад +8

      Same with meat.

    • @hanax1860
      @hanax1860 6 месяцев назад +1

      This is like buying foundation at drugstores

  • @dorahellhouse
    @dorahellhouse 3 года назад +860

    I love this break down. I work for a grocery store chain. As a result, I have taught myself to shop "backwards" I start at the back of the store. Then I'm in a hurry to get out so my dairy items don't get too warm. 🙃

    • @BlueBrightYT
      @BlueBrightYT 3 года назад +40

      F***ing... GENIUS 😊👍

    • @cassiusfelix2805
      @cassiusfelix2805 3 года назад +7

      Smart

    • @TheMediaMage
      @TheMediaMage 3 года назад +13

      I too have used this tactic! The results have been great! ^^

    • @astupidlylongnamethatstoolong
      @astupidlylongnamethatstoolong 3 года назад +24

      @@TheMediaMage A personal trick I do is to bring only enough amount of money based off old tickets for pricing, usually avoiding things that are volatile in price

    • @artwith_anna
      @artwith_anna 2 года назад +4

      @@TheMediaMage I was thinking the same thing while watching the video, can’t you just start from the back?

  • @seansullivan6176
    @seansullivan6176 4 года назад +631

    Higher items are eye level
    Short people: I cannot be stopped.

    • @EvilParagon4
      @EvilParagon4 4 года назад +11

      That's where the second highest prices are.

    • @hatchettwit
      @hatchettwit 4 года назад +12

      It's great until it's a spice on the very top in a small container and.. someone has taken the first ones in the row. REEEEE!

    • @AquarianSoulTimeTraveler
      @AquarianSoulTimeTraveler 4 года назад +6

      You should also shop using the price per ounce instead of the total price...

    • @malumy
      @malumy 4 года назад +4

      Tall people: Oh, it's on the other lane

    • @-RickySpanish-
      @-RickySpanish- 4 года назад +1

      is it possible to learn such power?

  • @ok-wx7uz
    @ok-wx7uz 4 года назад +700

    "The ones that they want you to buy are at eye level"
    Short people : Why are these items so cheap?

    • @sp4c1ng_0ut8
      @sp4c1ng_0ut8 4 года назад +67

      lol as a short person, I've beaten the system.

    • @perilouspancake5510
      @perilouspancake5510 4 года назад +57

      Tall people: why are all of the good things on the floor.

    • @Amongusaurus
      @Amongusaurus 4 года назад +20

      These are the short jokes we need

    • @gitanaarteaga5361
      @gitanaarteaga5361 4 года назад +11

      The one perk about being short 👌🏼😂

    • @danjohnson7394
      @danjohnson7394 4 года назад +7

      Omg I declare you the winner of the comment section

  • @Frost13042
    @Frost13042 Год назад +30

    Took me 10 years and watching this video to realize Decision fatigue was a thing. I've been dealing with it at work when hauling massive loads of tasks non-stop in a fast manner for half a hour usually. Thank you for the insight!

    • @JimCullen
      @JimCullen 11 месяцев назад

      For what it's worth, decision fatigue probably _isn't_ a thing. It was found in one study a long time ago, but replication studies have _failed_ to confirm the results. Basically, decision fatigue has fallen to the replication crisis in psychology.

  • @UnicornCharmer
    @UnicornCharmer 3 года назад +2819

    For a moment I was like "the cheaper items are always in my eyeline and expensive products are slightly higher" and then I remembered I'm short lol

  • @aaronjohnson5788
    @aaronjohnson5788 3 года назад +1463

    I can't believe you forgot to mention one of the most powerful tricks: constant store rearrangement. It feels like the store is rearranged every few times we go

    • @luxtobeyou
      @luxtobeyou 3 года назад +116

      After working at a grocery store for almost a year now, they do! Like EVERY MONTH! It never stops and I still have no clue where half the things we sell are because it's never the same 😂

    • @allisongibbs4893
      @allisongibbs4893 3 года назад +37

      my grocery stores have always stayed the same for years and years as I've moved around :o I'm sorry yours do that to you!

    • @zacharypriddy3240
      @zacharypriddy3240 3 года назад +41

      i work at a grocery store and i can attest that our layout changes about once a week. we're supposed to move the sale items to high density areas so they sell faster, and what's on sale generally changes every week. it sucks for customers and it sucks for us

    • @Alturvexs
      @Alturvexs 3 года назад +9

      Walmart is FAMOUS for that.

    • @nerd9347.
      @nerd9347. 3 года назад +4

      Ugh. Truth. I have NO idea why in the world they do that. ticks me off.

  • @victorygamer713
    @victorygamer713 4 года назад +535

    First theory: fries
    Latest theory: grocery store
    Favorite theory: kool aid man
    Loving this channel. I hope it grows well.

  • @inscrutablemungus4143
    @inscrutablemungus4143 11 месяцев назад +25

    I may just be the weird one here, but I look up the exact aisle that the stuff I want to buy is on the store's website and make a beeline for those specific items -- no searching or wandering. I think I've impulse purchased exactly once in the last year (it was a whole wheat sourdough that I don't always find) and never spend more than ~30 minutes at the store.

  • @RyuPlaneswalker
    @RyuPlaneswalker 4 года назад +180

    12:30 As someone who works at a store "going and putting something back?" NAH they are just gonna set it on the gum 90% of the time regardless of lines.

    • @lastwymsi
      @lastwymsi 4 года назад +29

      The long psychological fingers of the marketing decision has no power over the stubborn lazy shopper!

    • @IAmBrandonTho
      @IAmBrandonTho 4 года назад +16

      Just tell them not to ring it up. The cashier usually puts it in the cart next to them. If they give you attitude, which some do. Just nonchalantly say something like "Hope I got enough on my card. He-he." No one wants to go through that process of having to cancel (whatever its called) items and redo the payment again.

    • @the_emmasculator
      @the_emmasculator 4 года назад +6

      @@IAmBrandonTho Exactly, I always ask them not to ring it up or if someone is with me that person puts it back for me. I have no shame in not purchasing everything once at the checkout.

    • @margie253cypress
      @margie253cypress 4 года назад

      The highlight of my Walmart cashier days was the day I found enough different items to make a full meal in the area around my register. Frequently zoned during a 2 hour period and found salad makings, milk, pasta, vegetables, eggs, STEAK, cake mix, a pork roast, chips, and I forget what else.

    • @randompit
      @randompit 2 месяца назад

      @@margie253cypress putting meat there for two hrs? Does it go to the freezer or dump after that?

  • @Riolunator
    @Riolunator 4 года назад +680

    "I'm buying one thing"
    "We bought a zoo"
    This hits WAY too hard.

    • @notinsideyourwalls
      @notinsideyourwalls 4 года назад +27

      *”Hey, honey! We bought a zoo!”* *bruh*

    • @preciousinfinity
      @preciousinfinity 4 года назад +16

      My family and I once went into Poundland, a store where everything is only a pound each, to buy one thing...we spent £23

    • @LILProductions
      @LILProductions 4 года назад +1

      @@preciousinfinity Lol most stuff costs 2 or £5 now

    • @JakeIsHyper
      @JakeIsHyper 4 года назад +3

      @@LILProductions "sarcasm intensifies"

    • @koadine903
      @koadine903 4 года назад +1

      Her: Are you kidding me right now?

  • @joshualedbetter6581
    @joshualedbetter6581 4 года назад +322

    MatPat: We bought a zoo!
    Steph: Did you get the diet coke?
    MatPat:
    Dang it.

    • @solaris9426
      @solaris9426 4 года назад +13

      @Pink Pusheen Lover And once again forgets the coke in the process.

    • @yourmomgay3873
      @yourmomgay3873 4 года назад +9

      As if matpat would forget diet coke

    • @Yesihr84
      @Yesihr84 4 года назад +1

      And now he’s got to go back

    • @shirotaku4627
      @shirotaku4627 4 года назад +1

      This comment is stupid matpat would by all the Diet Coke in the store

  • @brandiarmstrong2902
    @brandiarmstrong2902 5 месяцев назад +16

    My top tips:
    1. Go in with a list.
    2. Make it quick.
    3. Scan the lower sections of the aisle first.
    4. If you need dairy, stick to the edge of the store to get there.
    5. Use your earbuds and listen to your own tunes, or a book.
    6. BONUS: Eat before you get there!

  • @AiRsTrIkExXzZ
    @AiRsTrIkExXzZ 4 года назад +2202

    Customer: I ain’t buying this
    Store: ya like jazz
    Customer: shut up and take my money

  • @MrThomasCWest
    @MrThomasCWest 4 года назад +518

    Three tricks to beat them at their own game:
    1 - Never go in hungry. Hunger interferes with your resolve.
    2 - Head right to the aisles you know where your desired items are located. Stores rearrange their aisles regularly to keep people in longer, so advanced scouting is needed periodically. Some stores will also hand out charts with the locations on where they moved items.
    3 = Never go in with more money in your pocket that you plan to spend. Its best to keep a running total in your head or written down since stores rarely place price tags on items these days, opting for labels on a shelf instead. Don't go more than $5 form your budget to account for sales tax. Currently, in Georgia, it is 7%. Some stores tack on an additional 10% at the register. These are also stores that appear to sell items for less than other stores, so they get you with the difference at check-out. As an example, if you budget $30 for your trip, don't go in with more than $40, and keep your pre-check-out spending between $27 and $35 dollars to account for sales tax and other hidden in plain sight fees.

    • @Chillerll
      @Chillerll 4 года назад +6

      Are you always paying in cash?

    • @planet_yeo
      @planet_yeo 4 года назад +11

      Man's got STRATS

    • @cameronhector9074
      @cameronhector9074 4 года назад +31

      As a Brit, the concept of sales taxes being added to your bill after you get to the register is insane. Literally the rest of the world just incorporates that tax into the listed price, meaning you know exactly how much you're paying for a given item as soon as you look at it.

    • @MrThomasCWest
      @MrThomasCWest 4 года назад +1

      @@Chillerll - I try to as much as possible.

    • @MrThomasCWest
      @MrThomasCWest 4 года назад +10

      @@cameronhector9074 - Unfortunately, in the US, they will tax us on anything they can. They don't include it in the price because they want us to spend more without realizing it.
      One of the worst is some stores appearing to sell stuff cheaper than their competitors, but the stick an additional 10% at the register in addition to the sales tax. So, we are paying an additional 10% for our purchase followed by the sales tax, which in Georgia, is currently at 7%. Its robbery.

  • @earthisadonut7213
    @earthisadonut7213 4 года назад +606

    Imagine how strange it would be to see a guy with a camera on him while he's walking like a zombie while making gestures at an imaginary audience

    • @SerunaXI
      @SerunaXI 4 года назад +12

      There are people that twitch stream their daily lives.

    • @Backfireoftheworld
      @Backfireoftheworld 4 года назад +8

      Hey man leave my hobbies out of this

    • @acuppajoe
      @acuppajoe 4 года назад +15

      He wouldn't be out of place in Walmart

    • @jdmac5130
      @jdmac5130 3 года назад

      # 501 😁

    • @thatyoutubeguy220
      @thatyoutubeguy220 3 года назад

      That's just a typical day at Walmart. Though without the cameras, just a bunch of walking zombies making weird hand gestures and mouth noises.

  • @danz107
    @danz107 Год назад +96

    Some stores also relocate items somewhat throughout the store, even if still in the same aisle. Another way to keep you looking for what you need when you thought you knew where it was.

    • @chiaralistica
      @chiaralistica Год назад +4

      I find that practice most annoying.

    • @stanwolenski9541
      @stanwolenski9541 Год назад

      It happens the day after I have determined where everything is located.

    • @radfoo72
      @radfoo72 Год назад +5

      Exactly!
      As a personal shopper for a major grocery store chain, I find it ridiculous and completely unnecessary for THE SAME EXACT item to be located in THREE different places within the store!
      When a customer asks me for fish fry I gotta tell them to check 3 different places because my store
      over complicates what could otherwise be a quick trip for just the basics.

    • @sandraperrotta7052
      @sandraperrotta7052 Год назад +2

      This is a foolish trick. It has a negative effect. It wastes a shoppers time. Shopping time is limited. When you’re in a hurry because you have to pick up the kids at school. A parent might not even have time to buy what they need.

    • @kenthompson5723
      @kenthompson5723 Год назад

      If I can't find some item that I normally buy because they have moved the item, I quickly sense what they have done, and then refuse to buy it.

  • @theonionmaster9486
    @theonionmaster9486 3 года назад +964

    Me and some friends did the math and, if we are being extremely generous and assume the person walked and was particularly slow, it would take at most 40 minutes to get milk and only milk from a store that is 1 mile away. So if you dad went to the store to get some milk and hasn’t gotten back in 20 years, he is likely never coming back

    • @-io.oi-
      @-io.oi- 3 года назад +23

      What about 50?

    • @aquamentos
      @aquamentos 3 года назад +20

      What about cigarettes?

    • @theonionmaster9486
      @theonionmaster9486 3 года назад +28

      I’m not particularly sure where cigarettes would be placed in the store but the would likely be near the front, so it would take even less time

    • @-io.oi-
      @-io.oi- 3 года назад +9

      @@theonionmaster9486 milk is placed at the back, cigarettes are placed relatively close to the entrance

    • @theonionmaster9486
      @theonionmaster9486 3 года назад +1

      Thanks that’s what I thought

  • @awkward_chaos8322
    @awkward_chaos8322 4 года назад +3184

    Rule 1 of the grocery store: Never shop when you’re hungry

    • @alexismartinez7943
      @alexismartinez7943 4 года назад +210

      Rule 2: never go with hungry kids ( chips and candy aisles)

    • @wojt7635
      @wojt7635 4 года назад +52

      @@alexismartinez7943 Just better go without the kids if you can.

    • @mongmanmarkyt2897
      @mongmanmarkyt2897 4 года назад +106

      @@wojt7635 fun fact the more children oriented snacks are actually placed at lower shelves at (you guessed it) child eyesight height

    • @BaeBunni
      @BaeBunni 4 года назад +45

      @Obama Tales Official That's why I eat oatmeal before shopping. It's pretty heavy grain on the stomach and helps me avoid impulse buying.

    • @namnams1495
      @namnams1495 4 года назад +6

      Its a good thing we had these sandwiches before shopping

  • @thespeeddemon5685
    @thespeeddemon5685 4 года назад +469

    Supermarket: tries to make you spend more.
    Introverts: "I don't have such weakness!".

    • @ImmaSpam__________________Can
      @ImmaSpam__________________Can 4 года назад +47

      Introverts: “I get my groceries delivered to my home!”.

    • @enchu7838
      @enchu7838 4 года назад +42

      @@ImmaSpam__________________Can and if i cant do that i go in and out, no eye contact, no stopping to "look around" no nothing!!!

    • @kevinboros7427
      @kevinboros7427 4 года назад +27

      @@enchu7838 "And I also spend a lot more time looking for what I need because I don't want to ask an employee."

    • @comrade_rac
      @comrade_rac 4 года назад +16

      @@kevinboros7427 "and spend more time staring at the ground then at anything else"

    • @madeinhell5100
      @madeinhell5100 4 года назад +15

      I put on headphones, head low looking at my list getting the stuff I want and running back home.

  • @jeanannd
    @jeanannd Год назад +15

    Being homebound due to disability, I shop online and it's delivered. However, I've noticed Instacart has their own ways of getting you to purchase more. First, as you start, they have pictures of items you have purchased before and of course ask if you want to repeat that purchase. When you put in a product to search, they often show you not only that item, but related items in hopes you make the purchase. When you check out - not yet you don't - they bring up a page that asks if you are sure your done shopping and they display products you have purchased before and those related to items you have and they think you might like. This way they hope to get you to purchase more.

  • @graveyardmonarch1629
    @graveyardmonarch1629 4 года назад +264

    Tips from a teen who's been on too many shopping trips:
    1. Listen to your own music. Picking something more upbeat (rock or pop) tends to create a more urgent atmosphere.
    2. Make a list of desires while you shop. Writing them down will null your urge to buy the item in the moment.
    3. With the list you have for necessities, put them in the order you will navigate the store through. Aka starting with the food at the entrance and working your way to the other end of the store.
    4. Get a cart. I know this completely contradicts Matpat's point, but it's better for the environment to use reusable bags. Plus, you can open them up in the cart fo items so you're organized before checkout.

    • @primroserain1739
      @primroserain1739 4 года назад +5

      Thank you.

    • @gamesman0118
      @gamesman0118 4 года назад +17

      Some stores offer smaller carts now but there are usually far less of them. Also if you ride a bike to the store you can't fit as much on it. This helps keep down impulse buys and doesn't pollute as well.

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 4 года назад +15

      Many stores no longer provide baskets "because of covid", which is total BS on multiple levels. Baskets are no germier than shopping carts - less germy, in fact, since toddlers don't sit in them. It's all a conspiracy.

    • @danbezz901
      @danbezz901 4 года назад +7

      Joshua Griffin I know this is probably not what u meant but COVID-19 is not a conspiracy. Also I agree we should be allowed to use baskets and the shopping carts but have wipes for the handles. They do this with shopping carts but I think they should also do the same with baskets

    • @semifitkindofgirl
      @semifitkindofgirl 4 года назад +3

      I try to bring a reusable bag and fill it like a basket.

  • @Peterlord11
    @Peterlord11 4 года назад +176

    I work at Wal Mart as a cashier and the 2 questions i ask every customer are: "Did you find everything you were looking for?" "And how much extra?"

    • @suicune2001
      @suicune2001 4 года назад +5

      Nice. lol

    • @Sammy-yq8ix
      @Sammy-yq8ix 4 года назад +3

      I am
      ENLIGHTENED

    • @leaderofmen9608
      @leaderofmen9608 4 года назад +3

      Is it mandatory?

    • @campkira
      @campkira 4 года назад

      as you see why people are so rude to you... they all feel trick.... i on the other hand... only get them if it 30% off.... or not touching that thing...

    • @wandarichardson4213
      @wandarichardson4213 4 года назад +3

      What's "And how much extra?"

  • @hotpotato5587
    @hotpotato5587 4 года назад +3483

    Me: Food theory? That sounds dumb
    1.5 hours later
    Me: I didn’t know I needed this until now
    Mat pat: Yes... just like the stores.

  • @dragonlancer5888
    @dragonlancer5888 Год назад +10

    Matpat made a good point about the shelf stacking. Being a nightshift stocker. I was specifically told to make the higher price items higher up. Compared to the cheaper options for customers. I always tell my family to look lower for items.

  • @mairimelodies
    @mairimelodies 4 года назад +711

    This is basically the only upside of anxiety. The horror of being around other humans is enough of a speed booster to get me in and out of a supermarket in around 10 minutes.

    • @Vibgyor6
      @Vibgyor6 4 года назад +19

      The Most Dangerous Noodle y e s

    • @Nina-yy6bw
      @Nina-yy6bw 4 года назад +23

      If I need one thing.. I get one thing because I want to go home!

    • @goodnight63
      @goodnight63 4 года назад +19

      I hate when the cashier says something and I didn’t hear what they said, makes me wanna just say “nope” and walk away
      Actually sometimes I have anxiety when they say anything at all. Oh boy, one cashier didn’t believe I had twins (something I said during casual cashier talk) and kept pushing me to tell her the truth, it was so awkward, like what would be the purpose of lying in that scenario??? Like I’m going to lie to a cashier about having kids lmao no

    • @Flashdog97
      @Flashdog97 4 года назад +4

      why would you be bothered by random people doing their own thing in a grocery store wtf

    • @i8mud4u2
      @i8mud4u2 4 года назад +17

      @@Flashdog97 There is no "why". For people with social anxiety disorder, everyday social interactions cause irrational anxiety, fear, self-consciousness and embarrassment.

  • @tonchi4905
    @tonchi4905 4 года назад +367

    “A labyrinth of sounds and smells, misdirection and misfortune”

    • @itzsapphire5524
      @itzsapphire5524 4 года назад +25

      ‘’Although for one of you the darkest isle of Frosted Flakes has opened to swallow you whole, so don’t keep the store waiting, old friend.”

    • @x_kittrix
      @x_kittrix 4 года назад +7

      Itz Sapphire that made me laugh harder then it should have.

    • @Sheep.
      @Sheep. 4 года назад +12

      You have all been called here, but not by the items on your grocery list.

    • @korifentv...5120
      @korifentv...5120 4 года назад +7

      “A labyrinth with no exit, a maze with no prize.”

    • @thefruity9656
      @thefruity9656 4 года назад +7

      Companies when you look at the go gurts on the shelf and want a second box, "You played right into our hands. Did you really think that this box just fell out of the sky for you? No, this was another purchase, for us"

  • @cassettains
    @cassettains 4 года назад +798

    Here’s a simple way to not fall into these tactics: be broke. You can’t get what you want if you don’t have money.
    (I hate doing the whole edit thing because it simply ruins the joke. Cause this was a joke. The logical thing to do is to bring the exact amount of cash you need as well as tax money, aka coins. Many of you guys suggested this and it’s true. If you really need advice to say money, then pay attention to the video. Now, please ignore this and continue with my dark joke)

    • @skywoofyt5375
      @skywoofyt5375 4 года назад +43

      you are forced to only buy the cheapest of things and lesser things XD

    • @anxander
      @anxander 4 года назад +40

      I mean, if you only take with you the money you plan on using and nothing else, it's a great method

    • @growieterra9288
      @growieterra9288 4 года назад +15

      This is very useful, but also sad

    • @ryanclemons1
      @ryanclemons1 4 года назад +23

      you joke but it really is not a bad idea to just take the amount you want to spend and leave the card and other cash at home.

    • @skywoofyt5375
      @skywoofyt5375 4 года назад +1

      @@ryanclemons1 yes very true

  • @ninajakelic2152
    @ninajakelic2152 Год назад +17

    Easiest way to beat grocery stores: come in 20 minutes before closing

  • @caleb7612
    @caleb7612 4 года назад +702

    “Fatigue buying usually happens at the 40 minute mark”
    My dad two minutes after walking in: mmmm *C H I P*

  • @jacobkeyser8628
    @jacobkeyser8628 4 года назад +5628

    As one who was in the grocery buissness for over 3 years, this is all true.

    • @Keyful
      @Keyful 4 года назад +88

      lmao

    • @lilacsanctuary3323
      @lilacsanctuary3323 4 года назад +153

      Thats cool! ( But now i have been wondering about how certain Family can get tricked easily than others! It would probably be because how they were raised! If you buy things when your brain is low/Tired from decisions or even with all the tricks you buy special things because you havent had them in a long time/ You went out for a certain Holiday or event! )

    • @Gogorilla
      @Gogorilla 4 года назад +145

      I am the stock photo of the guy smiling that MatPat has been using since 2012

    • @loikrfjh9in589
      @loikrfjh9in589 4 года назад +33

      Theory confirmed

    • @SVD2
      @SVD2 4 года назад +11

      Indeed!

  • @jasslang9636
    @jasslang9636 4 года назад +181

    When my parents go shopping, they will often use me and my sister to squeeze out of the lines and return any things that we got on impulse.

    • @fasddfadfgasdgs
      @fasddfadfgasdgs 4 года назад +20

      Just tell the cashier you don't want those items. Most places have people that return those items back to the shelves. They get paid to do that.

    • @semlepoeter1625
      @semlepoeter1625 4 года назад +2

      S ame

    • @rachelfarmer3722
      @rachelfarmer3722 4 года назад +2

      Oh yeah that happens a lot

    • @janani1826
      @janani1826 4 года назад +5

      @@fasddfadfgasdgs it's nicer to remove it urself if it's a lot or a common occurrence

    • @jaythecat2610
      @jaythecat2610 4 года назад +1

      Same

  • @MagdaH97
    @MagdaH97 8 месяцев назад +4

    Something I've noticed in my grocery store is that the cheapest stuff is EITHER on the lowest shelf or the highest shelf, making them difficult to reach in two ways instead of just one. I am short. The high shelf-ones are the biggest problem.

  • @BlueSky-jj3id
    @BlueSky-jj3id 4 года назад +1328

    2019: A Heist with Markiplier
    2020: A Grocery Run with Matpat

    • @sandiseferp352
      @sandiseferp352 4 года назад +9

      ruclips.net/video/hZq_EVlSm6s/видео.html

    • @taxevasiongaming
      @taxevasiongaming 4 года назад +8

      😂

    • @mystifyingalien
      @mystifyingalien 4 года назад +13

      I need this

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  4 года назад +331

      Brought to you by RUclips Originals.

    • @BlueSky-jj3id
      @BlueSky-jj3id 4 года назад +21

      Thank you for liking Matpat, keep on making amazing content for us to enjoy 👍

  • @roshnipatel2000
    @roshnipatel2000 2 года назад +1693

    12:10 You can always tell the cashier if you don’t want something. They’ll put it back for you and will appreciate that you didn’t leave it in a random aisle instead

    • @HomeSchooledWizard
      @HomeSchooledWizard 2 года назад +203

      Absolutely! When I worked as a cashier I had tons of a customers tell me they didn’t want something, they changed their mind, etc. Or you could be the asshole that just puts it on top of the candy. EVEN the frozen stuff

    • @poro9084
      @poro9084 2 года назад +113

      oh god - i hate these kinds of people, just leaving random PERISHABLE icy item in middle of aisle

    • @lunadot9486
      @lunadot9486 2 года назад +57

      This was my thought as well. I do it while shopping and it's common practice at my store. It actually irks me when I see perishable items left in different aisles while shopping. Who thought leaving ice cream in the cereal or bread aisle was a good idea?

    • @ezekielanderson9055
      @ezekielanderson9055 Год назад +1

      As a cashier, I find it annoying when people ask me to put something back. Just go put it back yourself, you lazy fatass. If its something cold, it's supposed to be put back immediately, but if there's a long line I can't just leave me register to go put it back. So it just sits there in my shelf, and I often forget about it. Or it's just so busy that day I literally cant find the time. And if it goes back to room temperature, we can't sell it anymore and I get in trouble. So just put your things back yourself.

    • @cautionhazardous2236
      @cautionhazardous2236 Год назад +33

      But consider this: Social anxiety

  • @snomvish
    @snomvish 4 года назад +284

    Imagine how stupid matpat looked doing that first person shopping bit, just some dude with a camera up to his face quietly making gestures with his hands

  • @UnswimmingFishYT
    @UnswimmingFishYT Год назад +6

    There's more to it than just what you mentioned here. Some stores also have special discounts which require buying items on a designated list, like Dillon's with their 'buy 5' deals, and these items tend to be random things that are spread throughout the store in places that take more walking, in order to make you notice more stuff along the way that you otherwise might ignore.
    It's very deliberate that in the checkout where you often have to wait in line, you'll be seeing smaller packages of food which cost more compared to the actual amount of food in them, getting some people to overspend on those tiny chip bags rather than full-size ones which are more economically sound for the customer.
    Then there's the deli section some stores have, which is often great-tasting food, but the price is closer to fast-food restaurants than typical grocery prices even on pre-made options. You're meant to smell the delicious things over there, taking more time to buy some of it, and possibly even going there first because the smell distracts you, ensuring they sell you that stuff. These sections vary in placement depending on the store, but they're usually near meat, the bakery, or both, and both sections have their own ways to get your money. Bakeries will display donuts and sometimes pre-packaged baked snacks that a lot of people will buy, while meat sections tend to have big, chilled bins of expensive meat in the open, attracting more attention to what the store profits more from.
    If those things aren't enough, you also have the tiny restaurants actually placed inside stores. Sometimes this will be something like a Subway in a Walmart, in which case it might be some kind of rental deal where the store is just subletting space or something, but Hy-Vee actually has it's own burger restaurants now, and sells it's signature sauce in the appropriate section. I checked once just to get an idea as to how the prices go, and those Wahlburgers are way more expensive than most burger places, at least at the time I saw them. They may have adjusted that since then.

  • @billydelroy166
    @billydelroy166 4 года назад +5255

    POV: You’re a Schizophrenic and the voice in your head sounds like the guy who does those FNAF theories

  • @LenYiFanboy
    @LenYiFanboy 4 года назад +275

    Matpat: Get in take something fast and leave.
    MrBeast: „No, no I don't think i will.”

    • @jechtD
      @jechtD 4 года назад +8

      Matpat: Get in take something fast and leave.
      MrBeast: OK i will just buy everything in the store

    • @eater46641
      @eater46641 4 года назад +4

      Mr Beast: Ok. I’ll just buy the store

    • @AngelWingsYT
      @AngelWingsYT 4 года назад +2

      Mat: i bought a ZOO! :D

    • @jeffdavis3182
      @jeffdavis3182 4 года назад

      MrBeast is from north carolina

    • @eater46641
      @eater46641 4 года назад +1

      Jeff Davis we know😂

  • @Ryan-vi5mz
    @Ryan-vi5mz 4 года назад +379

    You should do a “Survivalist” episode where you figure out the best foods and water retrieval systems to have during an apocalypse.
    ie) boiling water from a lake vs rain collection. Hunting vs gathering / domestication

  • @l.5832
    @l.5832 Год назад +4

    I work in a grocery store. I only shop by a list and prior to doing any shopping at all, I go online and check the prices at my workplace along with a couple of other stores within walking distance (not gonna waste gas). Then I re-write my list based on what is cheaper at each store. Then I shop. I don't look at anything beyond what is on my list because I already checked out the other brands online so any adjustments have already been made. I hate shopping so it is a quick-in-get-out event.

  • @psychic2021
    @psychic2021 4 года назад +214

    So you’re telling me:
    -Make a concise list
    -Wear a pair of headphones
    -Keep your head down (literally)

    • @notinsideyourwalls
      @notinsideyourwalls 4 года назад

      Yes

    • @notinsideyourwalls
      @notinsideyourwalls 4 года назад +12

      Also, buy healthy food last, be quick, and try not to get lost.

    • @BackgroundSpace
      @BackgroundSpace 4 года назад +13

      The headphones one for me has done wonders. Wal-Mart has this thing (don't know if it's a rule or really strong guideline) that if you make eye contact you need to ask if they need help finding something. The headphones negates this as they think you are talking on the phone (good time to catch up on a podcast honestly so you can nod as you understand things like you're getting one very long lecturing at).
      Few other things you can add:
      --Have backup items for important things (if they are out of GoGurt, what can you get instead?)
      --If they have an online app you can order from, use it to check stock as you make your list (can alter your list before you even step into the store)
      --Use a spreadsheet app on your phone. You can keep track of costs, taxes to be applied, how much remains in your budget, and keep a record of what you bought each visit and the costs (helps when making your new list).

    • @QuickTimeVelocity
      @QuickTimeVelocity 4 года назад +2

      So you're telling me this isn't how you've always shopped?

    • @spaceracer23
      @spaceracer23 4 года назад +2

      @@BackgroundSpace my first job was Walmart grocery. That was almost 20 years ago, but I can tell you that back then the training videos stressed being polite, approachable and providing good customer service. Managers even handed out pins to employees they saw being helpful. Collecting four pins got a prize like a $50 gift card.
      Employees SHOULD know their section. So if you are struggling to find something, please ask. For me at least, the minute or so I took to walk you to the item pulled me off a tedious tast like facing, back stock or worse, stocking milk.
      Seriously milk sucks. The crates hold four gallons, are stacked 5 feet high, you're in a giant fridge, and you literally cant keep up during a rush.

  • @auditore5696
    @auditore5696 4 года назад +293

    “The expensive items are at eye level.”
    My 4’5” older sister: *I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you.*

    • @kitsuneakage22
      @kitsuneakage22 4 года назад +10

      Its me, I am the older sister

    • @auditore5696
      @auditore5696 4 года назад +3

      You’re very short compared to your younger sibling? I’m 5’4”, if you want to know how tall I am in relation to my sister, who’s a year older than me.

    • @someonesgenericfish0
      @someonesgenericfish0 4 года назад +1

      Tall people: am i a joke to you?

    • @auditore5696
      @auditore5696 4 года назад +3

      That’s the point; Expensive items are placed high up so that they’re seen. If tall people can see the top, they’d see the most expensive items first, contrary to short people, who will see the less expensive items.

    • @neondemon5137
      @neondemon5137 4 года назад +2

      @@someonesgenericfish0 Tall people make more money than short people, so meh.

  • @0xRosethornx0
    @0xRosethornx0 3 года назад +1005

    This video is missing one of the most classic tried and true tactics: the “one cent under.” $2.99 is going to look cheaper and better than $3.19, and my own grocery store does one better by doing $2.98 to look like an even better deal than a competitor store.

    • @Evan-pz2ns
      @Evan-pz2ns 3 года назад +87

      Dude my store had a sale on boxes of canned soup the other day it was atrocious, the threw up a big sale sign marking the product from 2.99 down to 2.98

    • @clearlyn
      @clearlyn 3 года назад +20

      @@Evan-pz2ns LMAO

    • @dianeridley9804
      @dianeridley9804 2 года назад +16

      This tactic is employed by EVERY retail industry: grocery, clothing, appliances, GAS

    • @velvetphi
      @velvetphi 2 года назад +23

      My store does it a little differently. The regular price is something like $5.19, and then they put it on sale for like $2.99 or $3.99; so it looks like it's almost half off when it's not really at all.

    • @nhatanh181
      @nhatanh181 2 года назад +3

      There are 2 price stategies here: odd-even price and price anchoring.

  • @marymessina7398
    @marymessina7398 Год назад +2

    One of the best ways I save money at a grocery store is verifying the price I’m supposed to be charged with the price I actually am charged. Almost every trip there will be an item mismarked. Never in my favor.
    Your job at the register is to watch the prices as they are rung up. Not to bag, not to chat, not to rummage through your purse.

  • @fluffyth3f0x8
    @fluffyth3f0x8 4 года назад +112

    this is exactly what my mom tells me. She has a checklist of things to do when in a grocery store so she doesn't overbuy. She always brings a list of things we need and where to find them in the store, she memorized the entire store and always follows the same route,and she usually brings me along to talk to her while shopping. She says that when a person is talking to you it takes your mind of things that you want to buy, even if they aren't needed.

    • @josephbiddle1637
      @josephbiddle1637 4 года назад +4

      To make it even better, do what I do when I shop with my mom and use your phone's calculator to keep track of your spending. Helps us every time.

    • @dragonx3085
      @dragonx3085 4 года назад +2

      and that's where they hit you with the "move essential items to different places in the store every once in a while" tactic. List still works though.

    • @ybfriendlystrawberry
      @ybfriendlystrawberry 4 года назад

      That's so interesting!

    • @shadowpuppet8192
      @shadowpuppet8192 4 года назад +2

      I always keep headphones in and listen to music, podcasts or make a phone call if I have to go in the store alone.

    • @codeman99-dev
      @codeman99-dev 2 года назад

      ​@@dragonx3085 That's the work of a "reset team". Big chains even employee external teams. They don't want their internal employees knowing where that weird item is either. That means when you ask an employee, they are spending *your* time trying to find it.
      The business of selling shelf space is huge. Another third party company is responsible for holding an auction selling their shelf space to the Nestle's of the world. They then create "planograms" for the reset team to follow. A literal map of the auction results.

  • @joughnut496
    @joughnut496 4 года назад +396

    I can’t stand being in a store for more than 15 minutes. I start feeling really tired and start getting a headache. I think I’m the exact person stores don’t want

    • @enbysforyeonjun
      @enbysforyeonjun 4 года назад +2

      Slothster 0612 same my guy

    • @finlayg9833
      @finlayg9833 4 года назад +7

      My spider senses are tingling

    • @uf3732
      @uf3732 4 года назад +3

      don't worry, i'll make up for it

    • @RaulDiaz-mp8ms
      @RaulDiaz-mp8ms 4 года назад +5

      But stores want you tired, which'll make you not think straight.

    • @Werewolf914
      @Werewolf914 4 года назад +9

      I have just about everything I do on a schedule and planned out in advance, from how much time I spend on RUclips to time spent watching Netflix, to how long I play a game, and when it comes to shopping I plan out what I'll buy for dinner, lunch, get my weekend snacks, whatever soap I might need, etc. Anyway one time I was craving pie and even though it wasn't on my list I got it and it caused me to go .40 cents over my budget, and it made me feel really guilty, so now I make very sure never to go off list.

  • @dougsanteramo3008
    @dougsanteramo3008 4 года назад +256

    I just wanted to point out something as a marketer. When you walk into a store the sweet deserts are designed both as a way to get you to buy impulsively but it also works to get you to buy additional items because your brain believes that you did something good by turning down something expensive, unhealthy, or unwanted.
    So you are more likely to buy something more expensive because because you think you can reward yourself for not getting that cake.
    I love this channel and this video is right up my alley. Keep up the good work!

    • @field5758
      @field5758 4 года назад +3

      You have betrayed your own...

    • @reallyyfunny0o048
      @reallyyfunny0o048 4 года назад

      Respect✊❤️

    • @candyman9635
      @candyman9635 4 года назад

      I don't understand that one. If I don't buy fucking cheap chocolate from the sweet isle I don't then go to the freezer and think "gee I guess I've earned this pint of icecream".

    • @kiofu2915
      @kiofu2915 4 года назад

      @@candyman9635 some people will

  • @yoursock184
    @yoursock184 Год назад +8

    Hi Food Theory team, you might not see this comment, but I would like to put it out there that this video helped me to get straight As across all my assignments for my ENTIRE module! I’m so thankful for all the work you all do and for helping me get that A! That's how well-researched these videos are!! I love what you are doing!!

  • @WithoutaLight
    @WithoutaLight 4 года назад +658

    If you have enough money to not get broke when buying more than you wanted, another hack is this: Go shopping without a car. You will think twice about how many things you want to drag all the way back home :D

    • @LockheedMartinEnjoyer
      @LockheedMartinEnjoyer 4 года назад +18

      Alternative just have food delivered why bother prepping.

    • @Sly-Moose
      @Sly-Moose 4 года назад +42

      I can verify that this actually works. I no have car

    • @whimsicalgolde
      @whimsicalgolde 4 года назад +14

      Accurate. The cart we use is big but we shop every 2 weeks. We buy only what we need, though. Along with a dessert once and a while. At times my mom plans meals. So she buys 2 of the primary ingredients. Like meat, we freeze and frost some things for later.

    • @cheesecheese6950
      @cheesecheese6950 4 года назад +1

      What if they call an Uber?

    • @Sly-Moose
      @Sly-Moose 4 года назад +3

      @@cheesecheese6950 Doesn't count then

  • @vermiaarcelot9287
    @vermiaarcelot9287 4 года назад +360

    Game Theory: Some of these imaginary characters may be secretly evil, or something.
    Food Theory: Here's how to save $100 a month.

    • @thetruthof8949
      @thetruthof8949 4 года назад +16

      Even though the Kool-Aid episode fits the Game Theory definition.

  • @jblen
    @jblen 4 года назад +218

    I like to imagine matpat with his chest mounted GoPro holding his hands out in front of him but with his arms bent like a trex to get those shots.

  • @gabiausten8774
    @gabiausten8774 Год назад +10

    So funny, the supermarkets in Germany are exactly like this too…funny to see how the psychology just works.
    Ours are way smaller tho usually, the first time I was at a Target in Cali, I was like: WHERE IS THE STUFF I NEED?! THERE IS JUST SO SO MUCH STUFF! Super overwhelming.

  • @Light-Rock97
    @Light-Rock97 2 года назад +875

    Can I just say, I love how Matpat's hand is permanently attached to his jaw. Even as he grabs things and opens doors and drawers. Just, never change.

  • @jokergoat6405
    @jokergoat6405 2 года назад +342

    Also fun fact, some grocery stores also swap some item placements every 6 - 8 months to always keep it fresh and to always keep you lost, trying to look for your product making you inevitable see more useless products you weren't planning to buy seem appealing and adding them to your list

    • @pansexualdickhaver6878
      @pansexualdickhaver6878 2 года назад +8

      Yup. Kroger does this a lot. I used to work there as a stocker so yeah

    • @melonymutou
      @melonymutou 2 года назад +3

      That definitely can't be 100% true of ALL stores, I know for a fact our Costco has had the same layout literally for like a decade with a few tiny variations here or there, and maybe one or two large ones over that time, and our local Raley's literally has COBWEBS on the freaking aisle cards telling you what's in an aisle. Though that's definitely more of a net negative than a net positive >_>;

    • @pansexualdickhaver6878
      @pansexualdickhaver6878 2 года назад +3

      @@melonymutou Kroger and Walmart both do it. Walmart does it in a more covert way tho haha

    • @colinhaney
      @colinhaney 2 года назад +2

      Joke's on them! That Kroger will be losing my business to...the other Kroger down the street

    • @Melissa-wx4lu
      @Melissa-wx4lu 2 года назад +2

      This is literally my job LOL. I work in a grocery store, setting the modular. Basically, we kick out all the discontinued things to make way for the hot new items. We rearrange the items on the shelf, sometimes switching shelves or sections completely, sometimes even the shelves move to different hights. We have to follow a map that the company gives us to show us the new placements. Some sections get modded 3 or 4 times a year. Other's are just once a year but most are twice a year, a Spring reset and a Fall reset.
      And it is time-consuming. checking expiration dates, cleaning dusty shelves, and setting the new price labels. Sometimes it seems like we JUST finished all the Spring resets when it's time to start the fall resets.

  • @zeebo30
    @zeebo30 4 года назад +151

    "don't use a cart if a basket will suffice" this assumes the store offers baskets at all, which is becoming increasingly uncommon

    • @redacted8734
      @redacted8734 4 года назад +12

      What a minute. They're taking away the baskets to make us use shopping carts to waste our money!

    • @TheSuburban15
      @TheSuburban15 4 года назад +5

      Is that why WalMart has like 6 baskets, and they're always gone when I get there?

    • @yeefam8795
      @yeefam8795 4 года назад +2

      hand's exist, i mean it works?

    • @FuneralParty-rsf
      @FuneralParty-rsf 4 года назад

      @@redacted8734 Was too expensive to use coins from table games to avoid using real coins?

    • @redacted8734
      @redacted8734 4 года назад

      @@FuneralParty-rsf I know I might get wooooshed here, but can you explain what that means?

  • @MC-from-Hell
    @MC-from-Hell 7 месяцев назад +2

    I took an economics class in highschool (it was a required class) and they actually told us how to avoid spending a lot more than you have to or intend to.
    They told us to not bring a card, but to instead keep the necessary cash and change in a paper envelope, and to write on the envelope how much money is in there, and what to spend it on.
    Bringing a card can cause you to buy more than what you have money for, because of the credit system allowing you to purchase essentially as much as you want as long as you don't max it out.
    And having the amount written on the envelope will avoid you losing track of if you can afford something at the store, and the list helps you stay on track.
    In general, having the physical cash on you can be a good reminder to how much you can afford.

  • @kristen2812
    @kristen2812 4 года назад +1379

    "Expensive items are closer to the top at eye level" well good thing I'm short and the cheap stuff is my eye level

    • @bacon_buddy2079
      @bacon_buddy2079 4 года назад +7

      Pog

    • @CaptainCat101
      @CaptainCat101 4 года назад +2

      Same here

    • @imafaux7424
      @imafaux7424 4 года назад +15

      Well I am 6’8” so....

    • @HDTomo
      @HDTomo 4 года назад +31

      @@imafaux7424 you'll be spending £500 pounds and your only 5 minutes in

    • @garyzhang6662
      @garyzhang6662 4 года назад +11

      @@imafaux7424 you'll be delegated the task of looking for missing children

  • @chaserose8845
    @chaserose8845 4 года назад +2502

    So that’s why it took my dad 6 years to come back with the milk

  • @megamewtwoy8314
    @megamewtwoy8314 4 года назад +365

    Matpat : They purposely make the aisles narrow so you can’t leave”
    Parents who brought their child with them : *I don’t have such weaknesses*

    • @MoxxoM
      @MoxxoM 4 года назад +21

      Well, right. But because the lane at the end is packed with small, expensive sweets you have to argue with your child, because it wants that chocolate bar for 1$ so much, it throws a tantrum.

    • @vgamesx1
      @vgamesx1 4 года назад +39

      @@MoxxoM Easy solution "ok you can have that candy if you take this and put it back where we found it"
      You still save a few bucks, the kid is happy and you're not completely spoiling them as they have to do something to earn the candy.

    • @MoxxoM
      @MoxxoM 4 года назад +23

      @@vgamesx1 Clever move. I like it. And you can teach your child responsibility too. Too often I see items put in the wrong shelf. Even refrigerated items like meat.

    • @yaroslavpanych2067
      @yaroslavpanych2067 4 года назад +7

      @@MoxxoM Child throws a tantrum? Well, it is your failure as parent then. Just ignore it. If ignoring not works, punish child later. If child doesn't understand verbal reasoning, it must afraid consequences. And it is not child abuse, it is teaching how it must be done. It is how life works: either follow law, or get physically punished (fine, jail, etc). You either do it properly, or suffer consequences later in life, your choice.

    • @MoxxoM
      @MoxxoM 4 года назад +6

      @@yaroslavpanych2067 Well thanks for the tip and I think the same way you do in this regard and I worked in a kindergarten so I can say it works. You should not give into a child's tantrum because this just creates entitled egoistic people. But it sounds like you think I do have children. Which I do not.
      I just saw these behaviors in families when I go shopping.

  • @adnchavgrrr
    @adnchavgrrr 10 месяцев назад +2

    Growing up as a foreign student, living on a constant budget for over 5 years… I can confirm I've developed some degree of immunity to these tactics.
    My trips to the grocery have grown to be a get in - get the list done with the minimum spending - pay & get out.
    Of course I've done some impulsive grabs but those are rare and mostly come after realizing I’ve saved enough money or knowing I've had some spare money to do so

  • @koboldfan3238
    @koboldfan3238 4 года назад +320

    Forgot the simple tactic of making the price of everything end in 99 cents. Customers subconsciously think a single penny makes things cheaper than it actually is.

    • @kyab2815
      @kyab2815 4 года назад +30

      I always have to correct anyone who rounds down when talking about prices to me so I don't fall in that whole. 6.59 is $7 not six.

    • @valhersa29
      @valhersa29 4 года назад +2

      Yeaaah!!

    • @robertcunningham1695
      @robertcunningham1695 4 года назад +10

      @@kyab2815 I have a google sheets program that I use for my shopping list. I make my list and then the row of cells next to it is for the price, and I have a formula in that row of cells that adds every number in it and multiplies that by 1.1 to show me what my sales tax will be (U.S. , TN). Our sales tax is actually 9.xxx something but it's closer to 10 percent so I just overestimate a bit. I used to spend more than I meant every trip, hasn't happened since I started doing this.

    • @kyab2815
      @kyab2815 4 года назад +3

      @@robertcunningham1695 I think I need to do this.

    • @neondiddle2039
      @neondiddle2039 4 года назад +2

      Robert Cunningham 9.25% exactly my fellow Volunteer. But imma use your idea with the spreadsheet :3

  • @thebeautyinbeyond6933
    @thebeautyinbeyond6933 3 года назад +1757

    He knew everybody that watched game theory as a kid have finally grown up, so he switched his content to something more relatable

    • @elcat2577
      @elcat2577 3 года назад +125

      I'm sure game theory has adults that watch it.

    • @knightspro9799
      @knightspro9799 3 года назад +16

      Which makes adults delete apps

    • @Ambersworstenemy
      @Ambersworstenemy 3 года назад +3

      @@mr.dolphin_muzzle Same (11-14)

    • @theoutsiderjess1869
      @theoutsiderjess1869 3 года назад +1

      @@elcat2577 I still watch it

    • @Yourlocalbush
      @Yourlocalbush 3 года назад +39

      @@mr.dolphin_muzzle uh I If u are under the age of 13 PLEASE do NOT disclose your age online
      There can be some creepy ppl here

  • @ToastAbrikoos
    @ToastAbrikoos 4 года назад +299

    If you bite the bullet of not buying something anyway:
    When you decide to go to the line, ask yourself while you look at everything. "Do you need everything?"
    When you decide to go to the line, there's a click in your head, having that energy that you're done and good to go to the easy part, putting it all on the belt and pay(yes, sometimes it's not easy to pay, I know).
    But Don't fold just yet and look at what you're going to buy. Is that all? Do you really need that product? Go back and put it all back with a more 'sober' view of it all.
    + If you're in the line and you really don't want it, don't be shy to say/ask if the cashier can 'put it aside, I don't really want it'
    It's normal to change your mind.
    Just ask. But please, be considerate of the cashiers too. It's not fun to have a big pile of dairy, veggies, and other products that can spoil. there's a small chance we can put those back since it's so busy. So try to do this yourself
    Thanks - An ex-cashier

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 4 года назад +14

      One of my strategies is to INTENTIONALLY buy one CHEAP TREAT, and convince myself that that treat is better than the numerous expensive treats. Why have a snickers that will make me feel sick later if a single honey stick will do?

    • @WD_Gaster66
      @WD_Gaster66 4 года назад +6

      @@r3dp9 I usually do the deciding on treats and refreshing beverages before going into it, specially since I've memorized the layout, products I like and even prizes on most of the things I usually take

    • @laurenperry346
      @laurenperry346 4 года назад +8

      I work at a grocery store! :) Returns/not wanting items are totally understandable and okay to do, but please do try to minimize this with cold stuff! :)) Again, nobody really minds if you do, but it just makes everyone’s job a tiiiiiny bit easier

    • @RoxxyVillguarde
      @RoxxyVillguarde 4 года назад +6

      And as a cashier/stocker (walmart doesn't care what you applied to be, you are everything) please, please, PLEASE! I would PREFER you let me know you don't want something and give it to me than have you hide the dang thing somewhere I can't see it only to find the now completely liquid ice cream down there on the floor behind the belt...trust me, we do not care if you change your mind.

    • @cannabinized
      @cannabinized 4 года назад +1

      @@RoxxyVillguarde the other thing people do is if they have meat or something that they realise is too expensive and put it in a freezer..

  • @seanm7539
    @seanm7539 8 месяцев назад +2

    As somebody who currently works in a grocery store, yes Matt is absolutely correct. The grocery store is designed psychologically to make you buy things that you don’t need.

  • @Ekitsune0423
    @Ekitsune0423 4 года назад +113

    “Grocery lanes are purposefully narrow”.
    MatPat doesn’t know when I realize I don’t need an item anymore, I shove everyone behind me out of my way.

    • @goldencalf13
      @goldencalf13 4 года назад +9

      Just give it to the cashier as a go back

    • @ocmillion3667
      @ocmillion3667 4 года назад

      Deadpool?

    • @depressedtheatrekid1709
      @depressedtheatrekid1709 4 года назад +1

      The fact that your pfp is deadpool is shockingly accurate, idk why---

    • @Ekitsune0423
      @Ekitsune0423 4 года назад +3

      Crystal Blade yeah, well, you’ve got a point.

    • @danni1650
      @danni1650 4 года назад +1

      I either pretend it wasn't mine and it was just there... or awkwardly hand it to the checkout person and tell them "no thanks"

  • @riuphane
    @riuphane 4 года назад +111

    One tip I haven't seen or heard anyone mention: shop the store backwards. There is nothing stopping you, but you follow the maze how they set it up... And just going backwards can reverse quite a few of these psychological land mines...

    • @Kaldin0203
      @Kaldin0203 4 года назад +3

      Also the best trick that's probably mentioned a few times in the comments already: Precalculate the price of the stuff on your shopping list. Add only a small amount of money on top for that "just-in-case"(aka 30% to 50% off stuff because it's best before date is approaching), if any at all. And voila, all(most if you added money on top) those tricks won't faze you.
      But yah, reverse sounds great too.

    • @soya59
      @soya59 4 года назад +1

      Another trick is to precalculate the price of what you need and keep cash on instead of your credit cards with a margin of 20 or so dollars

    • @Kaldin0203
      @Kaldin0203 4 года назад

      @@soya59 20 seems way too generous, could buy a load of unneeded things from that. But yeah, basically what I commented here too, lol.
      Just forgot to mention to keep your cards at home.

    • @codeman99-dev
      @codeman99-dev 2 года назад

      Grocery stores absolutely plan for some customers to "shop backwards". Plenty of pitfalls there too.
      As for cash -- being extra strict means the decision anxiety is even higher. I'm sure you'll do fine for a two or three trips. That next trip though, you'll reach for a little extra because you don't want a repeat of the (now obvious) anxiety produced by the previous trip.
      Keep doing it long enough. You'll find yourself right back at the cart size you so wanted to avoid.

    • @Goro_Maj1ma
      @Goro_Maj1ma 2 года назад +1

      @@codeman99-dev nah it's incredibly easy to avoid once you know. I never buy anything that isn't on my list anymore, haven't for years.

  • @dDeckon
    @dDeckon 4 года назад +208

    As someone Who Works at A Grocery Store: I'm 95% certain we "Don't" have Food Scenting Machines... but I can't Really Deny Everything else {But as someone who Used to Spray down the Veggies on the Wet wall before Closing, I was only ever told it keep them Fresh overnight... Guess I drank the Kool-aid}
    ~One Tactic my Store's Company uses{that I personally Hate} is the "MUST Buy #" Sale. Basically, In order to Get An Item for a "Cheaper Price", you ABSOLUTELY Need to buy Multiple of them{Or at least a certain Threshold}. As Someone who Shops for Just myself, It makes me steer clear of those Items all together, but I've seen Customers Who are Shopping for their Families Buy in Mass; thinking they'll use it all {I AM NOT BUYING 3 Bottles of Ranch for a Salad I only ever get Every so often, errr}
    ~Another One I see people Fall all the time for is the "X for $X" deals. If an item is "10 for $10" or "2 for $5": I often see customers who will Buy that Exact First number, Even when they say they Don't need that Many. Most of these Deals Aren't even "MUST Buy #" deals!!!; if you were to buy 1 "10 for $10", then It's just a $1, or 1 "2 for $5" is just $2.50...
    And Don't get me Even Started on the "Buy X get Y FREE" Sales...{but getting 5 6packs of soda for $10.50 gets me every time...}
    IF MatPat Wants to make Part 2 of this Theory, There Are PLENTY of Directions he could go with it... Here are just a Few

    • @mostar1219
      @mostar1219 4 года назад +4

      dDeckon you’re a grocery store employee, not an employee at the Disney parks

    • @saulalessio2251
      @saulalessio2251 4 года назад +7

      @@mostar1219 yeah Disney has fresh baked bread smell sent all over.

    • @QuantumConundrum
      @QuantumConundrum 4 года назад +2

      Only buy in bulk non-perishables.

    • @suedonym820
      @suedonym820 4 года назад +2

      wow what is wrong w your capitalization

    • @2013faiasl
      @2013faiasl 4 года назад +2

      You have talked too much, aren't you afraid from the people up there?

  • @Thehumblehousehusband9496
    @Thehumblehousehusband9496 Год назад +1

    I just got finished watching this video and your absolutely right!! I cant tell you how many times Ive gone into the store for just a few things and realized I spent more then I intended to!! And that check out line bit, thats the most anxiety inducing thing in the world!!

  • @LilGobin
    @LilGobin 4 года назад +336

    me: *takes 15 minutes with my normal shopping*
    the store: how dare, get back here

  • @Emily-wq4dn
    @Emily-wq4dn 3 года назад +432

    Catch me walking straight to the back of the grocery store while crouched down to miss all the expensive items next time I’m grocery shopping.

    • @noizepusher7594
      @noizepusher7594 3 года назад +24

      Combat crawlin my way through the store

    • @oshkoshbjoshnosh9306
      @oshkoshbjoshnosh9306 3 года назад +17

      Remember to keep your eye on those cheap home brands while crawling through the mud

    • @Inlife33
      @Inlife33 3 года назад +8

      Your gonna look like your a video game character sneaking

    • @rainbowaxolotl288
      @rainbowaxolotl288 3 года назад +4

      Done that. I thought I'd need a wheelchair for the rest of my life

    • @booyah5555
      @booyah5555 3 года назад

      Need to level up that sneak skill somehow :/

  • @circleception6026
    @circleception6026 4 года назад +2321

    Ok solution:
    Have list
    Have headphones with fast hype music
    Get in get out
    look at your phone the whole time.
    Use small basket or bag
    Have mask.
    Follow list.
    Don’t let head wonder
    Am I missing anything?

    • @angela.luntian
      @angela.luntian 4 года назад +143

      The headphones thing i will definitely do next time

    • @yeeterberry8201
      @yeeterberry8201 4 года назад +203

      brua if you accidently grabbed something you can just ask the cashier to return it

    • @alexandriacadwell6631
      @alexandriacadwell6631 4 года назад +169

      go to the back of the store first (or as far back as you need to go), and grab heavier items first - you’ll want to get out ASAP

    • @ImpishFemboy
      @ImpishFemboy 4 года назад +65

      Grab bottom items!

    • @naito9345
      @naito9345 4 года назад +36

      Sweet. I already do all of those things cause I don't really care about other things. Just get what I need, if I want something else later, I'll be back. Easy

  • @americafirst9144
    @americafirst9144 Год назад +4

    Fun! Thanks for taking us shopping with you.
    How about a similar video on on-line grocery shopping?

  • @Arya-we7vf
    @Arya-we7vf 4 года назад +552

    Me, in England: America's stores play jazz? Huh, ours play slightly-too-quiet semi-old pop music.

    • @chanceDdog2009
      @chanceDdog2009 4 года назад +84

      I work in a grocery store in Texas.
      Have never heard slow jazz in the last 25 years of working.
      It's always been pop music thats 10 to 20 years old.
      Shoppers are usually mom's in their 30s to 40s . Hence the music is what they heard when they were younger...

    • @feartheghus
      @feartheghus 4 года назад +3

      Ours do too

    • @AirahsELL
      @AirahsELL 4 года назад +28

      Japan plays jingles about the health benefits of fish.

    • @averagejoe6031
      @averagejoe6031 4 года назад +1

      Chance the dog you’ve been working in a grocery store for 25 years?

    • @batty_babette
      @batty_babette 4 года назад +3

      @@AirahsELL Dammit I want that.

  • @barneylovestheharp1936
    @barneylovestheharp1936 4 года назад +410

    Parents weakness: Little kids + The Candy Isle.

    • @CookieMasterRBLX
      @CookieMasterRBLX 4 года назад +12

      Barneylovestheharp how is that a parents weakness it’s more like the little kids weakness is the candy isle most parents just say no

    • @DiamondWorldYoutube
      @DiamondWorldYoutube 4 года назад +10

      Don't forget the toy aisle

    • @sailorgamer2368
      @sailorgamer2368 4 года назад +5

      My younger self wishes my mom would get sweets but she’d limit the sweets for my sister and I when we were younger

    • @alluka_an
      @alluka_an 4 года назад +3

      I’m the kid haha

    • @runningoncylinders3829
      @runningoncylinders3829 4 года назад +1

      Responsible parents teach moderation by usually saying no to impulse treats.
      That way when it is time to get candy it feels more special.
      The best thing to say is we have _ at home, if it's even remotely sweet.

  • @BarelyBarry
    @BarelyBarry 4 года назад +745

    Thats my mom.
    "We're only getting milk"
    *2 hours later*
    "We are back with the entire store."
    Edit: then my mom says "No, no, no, no, no, we won't do that!"

    • @kzkaa.
      @kzkaa. 4 года назад +33

      *"We now own Walmart"*

    • @irisevangelin4262
      @irisevangelin4262 4 года назад +22

      agreeeeed, and this is why my mom buys more than my dad when we go to the store, my dad goes in, comes out, mom....well, lets lets say im happy Costco has a book aisle

    • @probablyjevil5450
      @probablyjevil5450 4 года назад +7

      @@irisevangelin4262 my dad doesn’t buy...

    • @Cave_of_Dave
      @Cave_of_Dave 4 года назад +5

      That is sooo true it's not even funny

    • @themaincharacter4985
      @themaincharacter4985 4 года назад +1

      That's so relatable

  • @LeviCPC25
    @LeviCPC25 10 месяцев назад +1

    0:28
    MatPat: Hey honey, we bought a zoo!
    Me: But I wanted McDonald's...

  • @jaidenester8714
    @jaidenester8714 4 года назад +431

    I can only imagine him walking around in his local grocery store, hands held high and a camera headband strapped to his forehead. He probably looked ridiculous, but it’s all in the name of SCIENCE!

    • @Megalon-qc8pf
      @Megalon-qc8pf 4 года назад +4

      PSYCHOLOGICAL TRICKERY SCIENCE. But that would look really stupid

    • @jsniper7610
      @jsniper7610 4 года назад +3

      Maybe he wore a hat with a hole in it.

    • @BlakeTheDrake
      @BlakeTheDrake 4 года назад +25

      Looking at the perspective, I'm pretty sure he DIDN'T. That camera was strapped to his CHEST, which probably made it a lot less noticeable. So, he was just... walking around with his hands stretched out in front of him like Frankenstein's Monster, I guess? Which TOTALLY doesn't look ridiculous at all. :P

    • @starmangoogle7535
      @starmangoogle7535 4 года назад +1

      @@BlakeTheDrake i was thinking the same thing

    • @nintoherobrother9140
      @nintoherobrother9140 4 года назад +1

      In the name of SCIENCE !!

  • @aronp2309
    @aronp2309 4 года назад +230

    "Over 50% of purchases are unplanned"
    Me who goes into grocery stores just to buy random crap I want: "No way!"

    • @Speed001
      @Speed001 4 года назад +1

      @@callmesummon I'd never do that, except on very rare occasions. Maybe a once a year... decade... ever.

    • @thegunn7526
      @thegunn7526 4 года назад +1

      I don’t think I ever make a list

  • @Zichoria
    @Zichoria 4 года назад +174

    When I was a poor college student, I went by "I can only buy what I can carry." I ditched the cart and the basket. It was awkward to have an armful of all the things, but I wasn't able to pick up Oreos or whatever. Also, before I went to check out, I'd ask myself, "Do I really need this?" to those splurge items. Usually, I was able to say "no" and put them down. Then I got in line.
    One of the perks of not being a poor college student is not having to worry about my grocery bill any more. I mostly buy whatever I want now, but I'm also a more responsible adult, so..... still putting splurge items back on the shelf. Good habit to have, I guess.

    • @Sarah-og3mp
      @Sarah-og3mp 4 года назад +9

      I have to go to the grocery store by bike and my dorm is three floors up without an elevator. Works like a charm

    • @tacticalwolf3263
      @tacticalwolf3263 4 года назад +1

      that's genius

    • @fasddfadfgasdgs
      @fasddfadfgasdgs 4 года назад

      take a basket. I had sushi get knocked out of my arm and was sad since they didn't have that specific roll ready so had to get a different one.

  • @ZArocket
    @ZArocket Год назад +2

    We’re learning about marketing strategies in my marketing class and I immediately remembered this video. Tbh food theory has come in clutch for me on multiple occasions in that class

  • @exxiebitch6166
    @exxiebitch6166 4 года назад +338

    Me: *walks into Trader Joe’s*
    Me trying not to look down the candy isle: .... CHOCOLATE

    • @zipperozicvideodump
      @zipperozicvideodump 4 года назад +10

      most of the time only thing I'm buyin is chocolate. Have you seen those huge value packs? The big ol rectangles that are like, 6 chocolate bars put into another plastic wrapper? Because I get those a lot. Some Choco, Icecream, and Soda will last me a while just due to how I only eat em when I'm depressed. Those endorphins though,

    • @victoryjamz
      @victoryjamz 4 года назад +6

      Im allergic to cocoa beans

    • @newateverything5338
      @newateverything5338 4 года назад +6

      Victory the jammer I feel bad for u

    • @tacoandurmom
      @tacoandurmom 4 года назад +4

      Stressed is desserts backwards. It’s a cycle.

    • @theodore_honeybee6104
      @theodore_honeybee6104 4 года назад +2

      That’s why chocolate is out in the isle where you checkout

  • @morganitegem5581
    @morganitegem5581 3 года назад +300

    Disney World uses scent marketing too, all over the parks. A good trick to use when buying things from anywhere is to avoid even grabbing a basket if you know you can carry it in your arms. The way I shop is my wallet is in one hand and I only put things in the other arm, because if I'm only going in for one or two things I don't even need both my arma

    • @brianna6377
      @brianna6377 3 года назад +17

      Ironically enough, I buy less using the basket. Probably because I'm actually following a list when I grab a basket. I can easily spend up to 80 dollars by carrying things in my arms. Reason: I am incredibly stubborn.

    • @abhisheksamuel5986
      @abhisheksamuel5986 3 года назад +7

      Normal person: uses arms
      This guy: *uses a whole army*

    • @romanhasfallen
      @romanhasfallen 3 года назад +3

      when i try 2 use my arms i end up filling my arms and needing a cart bc i am a puppet and i fall for every trap in the capitalist plot against humanity

    • @fabi4183
      @fabi4183 3 года назад +1

      I usually go on a budget, like, with an estimate of cash, so i literally can't spend more than what i need to

    • @jonahabramson3648
      @jonahabramson3648 3 года назад +1

      Fun fact The eyes on the cereal boxes Face down to make eye Contact with the kids

  • @supremespark4755
    @supremespark4755 4 года назад +257

    “You are now a statistic”
    That hurt in a cosmetic level

    • @jackconway6571
      @jackconway6571 4 года назад +4

      What?

    • @Astartes00
      @Astartes00 4 года назад +3

      What?

    • @spartansquid5931
      @spartansquid5931 4 года назад +3

      What?

    • @kagesong
      @kagesong 4 года назад

      did three people say what and not get the pun? Do I only get it because I'm old enough to tell dad jokes even though I have no kids?

    • @olivernoel8913
      @olivernoel8913 4 года назад

      @@kagesong What?

  • @illuminum8576
    @illuminum8576 4 месяца назад +2

    Also I noticed in one of my local stores the frozen goods are placed relatively early, which means you have to leave them for now and come back later to get them, so they don't start to melt. This means you have to go through all of the items again, which makes you more likely to buy them because your decision power is now lower.

    • @jamespohl-md2eq
      @jamespohl-md2eq 4 месяца назад

      Frozen food ain’t melting in the 20-30 minutes you spend in a store.

  • @macboss8085
    @macboss8085 4 года назад +194

    Random person: that dude looks stupid
    Mat: *does random hand movements*

  • @strawberryskygirl44
    @strawberryskygirl44 4 года назад +366

    my mom: "I'm only going in there for one thing!"
    also my mom: *buys the whole store*

    • @bia5141
      @bia5141 4 года назад +2

      Lol same here

    • @vampirenick7945
      @vampirenick7945 4 года назад

      That's my dad. Me and my mom are actually the responsible ones

    • @heartlessunfunnychild9775
      @heartlessunfunnychild9775 4 года назад +2

      And the zoo

    • @Wolf-fm3xu
      @Wolf-fm3xu 4 года назад +4

      Maybe the store is what she wanted

    • @TH3MIN3R3000
      @TH3MIN3R3000 4 года назад +1

      @@Wolf-fm3xu You might be right. You never know...

  • @butterflyutonium1661
    @butterflyutonium1661 4 года назад +576

    Rules to remember.
    1. Never shop when hungry.
    2. Make a list before you go.
    3. Use the coupons for things that are on your list. Only on the list.

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms 4 года назад +8

      When I go to the store hungry, I tend to just grab one or two things before running home to eat

    • @valerieblomquist1253
      @valerieblomquist1253 4 года назад +8

      I also am usually in a rush because my baby is with me and doesn’t like to sit nicely... so I rush past the entrance with all the bakery and produce and straight to what I need. Not always intentional but my baby keeps me under my budget I guess!!
      For my weekly grocery shopping, I have my list but I also open my phone calculator and tally my total myself to make sure I keep it under my limit. If I do keep it under my limit I reward myself with something from the impulse checkout lane!! So they are getting $2 extra out of me but ON MY TERMS 😂
      Once I spend my limit on groceries for the week I can’t go back.
      Also, practice makes perfect!!

    • @justawarlord
      @justawarlord 4 года назад +3

      im on a diet and i bought 5 dollars worth of treats that i could freeze in the freezer for cheat days

    • @billnyeyourmomsaguy9663
      @billnyeyourmomsaguy9663 4 года назад +7

      list:
      EVERYTHING AT THE ENTIRE STORE.

    • @kaspartambur
      @kaspartambur 4 года назад +5

      4. Don't use coupons to make decisions of what you need. The existence of them promote you to buy where the need wasn't even once there.

  • @silverfrost4217
    @silverfrost4217 Год назад +1

    When i was growing up my mom taught me to always START our trip in the back of the store at the dairy section, then we'd work our way forward, ending with the produce section. I never understood why until i realized that it actually does work to save money. Especially if the freezer section is at the back of the store, because that puts you on a time limit to finish shopping sooner.

  • @chadflores2749
    @chadflores2749 4 года назад +586

    Counter Tactics -
    1. Have earphones playing low fast paced music.
    2. Go to the same stores often learn the layout so you can grab stuff quickly
    3. Head to the back of the store first, and grab priority items.
    4. Get produce last.
    5. Double check before you enter the line to make sure you don’t want to put something back.

    • @mariajimenez-cf5bx
      @mariajimenez-cf5bx 4 года назад +15

      Thanks

    • @joshuat770
      @joshuat770 4 года назад +19

      Good tips. Thank you!

    • @alecoloxa
      @alecoloxa 4 года назад +16

      I always go with my music, know the mart in full and go with a list. I end my purchases in 30min tops.

    • @randommemesweekly4417
      @randommemesweekly4417 4 года назад +14

      i like to play loud metal while shopping

    • @phanirithvij
      @phanirithvij 4 года назад +3

      true chad.

  • @feonaarabellaparaiso1786
    @feonaarabellaparaiso1786 3 года назад +314

    Have to thank my older brother with OCD for me spending less at grocery stores. He hates how many people are there per day and the germs of everyone touching and examining the products. His strategies have saved me lots of time and money compared to my mom’s version of shopping.
    And for those that are curious…
    1. Plan heavily. Determine what meals you are going to cook that week, how many ounces / grams of everything you need, and approximately how long it will last you. If you buy something like mayonnaise, make sure to continue using recipes that require mayo in future weeks until it is gone to avoid expired food. Also, account for leftovers and meals lasting more than once, not having to cook if you know you’re going to go out, hang out with family, or be with friends that week. Wasted food is wasted money.
    2. You have your list. Now, go all the way to the back of the store and get the cold stuff first (do not look at the other aisles. Make a bee-line to the back). Milk, juice, eggs, etc… so that way you basically have a ticking clock. You can’t be inefficient because those items are expiring as you distance yourself away from the cold fridges. If you do not have to buy those things but you have ice cream or frozen food on the list, buy those items first instead.
    3. Stick to your list and do not deviate. Rather than meander through aisles, check the signs to see if an aisle has anything on your list. If it doesn’t, move on. If you cannot find it, you can always do a special pick-up order on the day you absolutely need it.
    4. If you know where the item is but you do not see it in its usual spot (they are out, in another area, etc…), get the cheapest alternative and do not think about it. That way, you don’t spend time determining the tastiest or second best option. Just get by for the week.
    5. Once you’ve gotten all your food, zip down to the non-food area and snatch what you need quickly. Your food is still getting warm. This does mean that you typically do not experiment with your products; you stick to the things you know and enjoy.
    6. Once you have everything, find the fastest check-out line or self check-out. Get out of there as fast as possible. The only time that you shouldn’t be walking at a brisk pace in your shopping experience, is when you’re properly returning the cart. If possible, sanitize it so that it’s ready for another person to use immediately.
    It’s amazing how with his method, I am in and out between 20 - 40 minutes compared to my mother’s 90 - 120 minutes store trips (she does not walk fast, and goes through every aisle to make sure she gets whatever she wants, and she does not care about wastefulness or budget). With his method, I typically spend $50 per week on groceries instead of $98 per week when I did my mother’s method. Which is amazing, because his method is just about limiting time inside the store due to his fear of all the germs rather than saving money, but it literally cuts my grocery budget in half doing it his way. Lol

    • @thaliacrafts407
      @thaliacrafts407 2 года назад +42

      Using the frozen-ticking-timebomb technique is something I always use to curb my ADHD. No, you cannot look at ALL THE SHINY THINGS with icecream in your cart. Move, girl! Move!

    • @justjosie8963
      @justjosie8963 2 года назад +8

      @Sean Foley I buy a lot online now....like my paper products and non-refrigerated items. You can shop at walmart online and if you reach $35 which is pretty easy you get free delivery. That's less time in a store browsing for what you don't need. Less gas, time, etc. and competitive pricing.

    • @amberslahlize7961
      @amberslahlize7961 2 года назад +2

      Another tip is to eat before going to the store - shopping hungry also makes you spend more.
      Yes, stay on the objective, but I've fallen short of that. Sometimes being too strict is no fun - but in then again, it really is nice to save money!

  • @arttukettunen5757
    @arttukettunen5757 4 года назад +324

    Parents on a weekend shopping trip: *we don't need to rush, we are not in a hurry*

    • @TrainFan119
      @TrainFan119 4 года назад +7

      Ikr SOO TRUE

    • @FuneralParty-rsf
      @FuneralParty-rsf 4 года назад +7

      Mothers with children "by accident" finding their long-ago friends working in a grocery store and intentionally trapped in a loop of endless chatting while their children have fallen asleep.

    • @solarflarealternateaccount3825
      @solarflarealternateaccount3825 4 года назад +2

      @@FuneralParty-rsf 300 like 😄

    • @lunar_memories9981
      @lunar_memories9981 4 года назад +1

      @@FuneralParty-rsf Lmao, that happens too often

  • @biladaalada4341
    @biladaalada4341 10 месяцев назад +1

    12:20 So people don't just leave behind items they might not need when they're at the checkout? This is a really common thing here in Brazil, some places even have a basket where you can leave the things you won't end up buying