A lot of Shopify (or other similar) sites use a nudge where a little toaster pops up and says "so and so from Canmore, Ontario just purchased widget xyz" I ne

A lot of Shopify (or other similar) sites use a nudge where a little toaster pops up and says "so and so from Canmore, Ontario just purchased widget xyz" I never really thought much about it until someone (I think on here or Reddit) pointed out how it was annoying and a blatant sales tactic. I suppose I never really assumed the worst, it's really a matter of how you define "just purchased". If you're talking to a flesh and blood salesman, he or she will also say things like "I just sold a pair of knives to your neighbour". Maybe it was 10 minutes ago, maybe it was last week, but the statement itself is true, I suppose? In my neck of the woods, I get lots of driveway sealant salespeople saying they're "doing a house down the street". Are they lying? I never really thought so, but maybe they are. If they had done zero sales and were saying otherwise, then that'd be lying.