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More so than IKEA, the store that makes me buy a lot more than I planned on is Costco. It also uses the cheap food trick ($1.50 hot dog, $5 rotisserie chicken)
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
More so than IKEA, the store that makes me buy a lot more than I planned on is Costco.
It also uses the cheap food trick ($1.50 hot dog, $5 rotisserie chicken) as well.
I tell myself I am going to run in and get one thing, but I come out with my shopping cart full.
Because Costco changes what they carry on a regular basis as well as the promotions, whenever you see a sale, you want to immediately grab a bunch of stuff.
Also add its super friendly return policies and you are thinking “If I don’t like it, I can always just bring it back”.
- icecap12 5y agoI agree. We're currently affiliated with Sam's Club (we switch back and forth to maximize the free membership deals). I feel like we never get out of Sam's Club or Costco for less than $100, regardless of what we went for originally.
- mlac 5y agoI wonder if the size of the warehouse has some effect. In that size space, things look smaller and less substantial so you buy more or subconsciously feel more need. I know I bought a TV and thought it looked ok / a bit small but then when I got home it was huge. I had measured prior to going and was between two sizes.
- bombcar 5y agoCostco and Trader Joe’s excel at the “make you buy more than you wanted and be happy about it” way more than anyone else - you come out with a full cart and tell yourself you did a good job even though you went in intending to buy a single thing. I think a key difference is you don’t feel tricked about the quality, whereas half the crap from IKEA has been absolutely insanely cheap quality and undurable as all get out (and the other half is a good deal for the price; the hard part is distinguishing- you have to identify the weakpoints that will be problematic in your use case).