shopping-related observations thread

[renaeden]

Looking at an item in an empty aisle, next thing you know four other people have come from nowhere and want the same thing you are looking at.

I've sussed that out. If I see something I like and there are people around, I give it a passing glance, then focus on something else. It's amazing how if you look focused on something, others swarm to it....whilst they do that, I go back to my original 'kill'.

This is sneaky. And also a good idea.

['andersom']

Have had times that I loved my daily trip to the supermarket.
My outing.
Did not love the actual shopping, the walk in the dark to and from the shop was great though. 

Not too fond of supermarket shopping. I do like going to the bakery though. That shopkeeper is as socially talented as I am.

["couldbecousin"]

  I like going to the pharmacy inside my local supermarket.  They have a mirror placed at an angle
  above the counter for surveillance purposes.  I check myself out and observe my misaligned eyes. 

[Icequeen]

Like attracts like.

Watch how other people with the same model cars will always try to park next to each other when they have the choice.

["couldbecousin"]

Like attracts like.

Watch how other people with the same model cars will always try to park next to each other when they have the choice.

  Maybe that's beacuse they want to park next to cars whose door radius is familiar to them,
  to minimize the risk of getting scratched or dented by people opening doors on either side. 

[Jack]

Like attracts like.

Watch how other people with the same model cars will always try to park next to each other when they have the choice.

People with similar cars wave; it's awkward.

[Parts]

When I go in stores like Home Depot about half the time they have either pallets of merchandise, a display or one of  those rolling ladders right in front of what I am looking for

['andersom']

When I go in stores like Home Depot about half the time they have either pallets of merchandise, a display or one of  those rolling ladders right in front of what I am looking for

They monitor your behaviour and replace the pallets or rolling ladders by remote control, to irk you again in another isle.
 

["couldbecousin"]

Like attracts like.

Watch how other people with the same model cars will always try to park next to each other when they have the choice.

People with similar cars wave; it's awkward.

  Apparently Jeep owners in particular have a culture of recognizing each other on the road. 

[odeon]

Like attracts like.

Watch how other people with the same model cars will always try to park next to each other when they have the choice.

People with similar cars wave; it's awkward.

  Apparently Jeep owners in particular have a culture of recognizing each other on the road. 

Jaguar owners only nod at each other, very discretely.

[Jack]

Like attracts like.

Watch how other people with the same model cars will always try to park next to each other when they have the choice.

People with similar cars wave; it's awkward.

  Apparently Jeep owners in particular have a culture of recognizing each other on the road. 

Don't have the Jeep anymore; drive a mini now. New club of wavers.

[odeon]

Like attracts like.

Watch how other people with the same model cars will always try to park next to each other when they have the choice.

People with similar cars wave; it's awkward.

  Apparently Jeep owners in particular have a culture of recognizing each other on the road. 

Don't have the Jeep anymore; drive a mini now. New club of wavers.

How do you greet each other?

[Jack]

Like attracts like.

Watch how other people with the same model cars will always try to park next to each other when they have the choice.

People with similar cars wave; it's awkward.

  Apparently Jeep owners in particular have a culture of recognizing each other on the road. 

Don't have the Jeep anymore; drive a mini now. New club of wavers.

How do you greet each other?

They wave; I wonder why they wave.

[odeon]

So they think of you as that impolite mini owner.

[Jack]

Probably.