On 10/15/2015 5:27 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> I wouldn't be surprised if it is similar to the two biggest Australian
> supermarket chains where you are. Product manufacturers PAY the
> supermarkets to have their products placed at eye level (ideally) on
> the shelves.
>
It's the same here, they pay for shelf space. They often send in their
own people to stock the shelves, too. I was looking for cling wrap the
other day and expected it to be by the foil and food storage/freezer
bags and containers. I looked and looked. WTH? Did someone outlaw
plastic wrap? (Please spare me the landfill arguments.)

A woman who works at the store thought I was crazy when I said I
couldn't find it. Turns out the guy just dumped it on an empty space on
a lower shelf and left. She stood there staring at the spot where it
should have been and shook her head. She had to move it to the shelf
spot where it belonged, where customers could actually be expected to
find it. (sigh)

Bad enough they keep reorganizing the store. Used to be I could find a
box of tissues on the same aisle as all the other paper products. You
know, toilet paper, paper towels, paper stuff. Someone had the bright
idea to move tissues over to the what I think of as the "cosmetics"
area. Yep, because when I think about needing tissues I should
immediately think the tissues should be right there with hair clips and
eye shadow. LOL

Jill

On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 07:21:06 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Bad enough they keep reorganizing the store. Used to be I could find a
> box of tissues on the same aisle as all the other paper products. You
> know, toilet paper, paper towels, paper stuff. Someone had the bright
> idea to move tissues over to the what I think of as the "cosmetics"
> area. Yep, because when I think about needing tissues I should
> immediately think the tissues should be right there with hair clips and
> eye shadow. LOL

You'd think it would at least be with the cold and allergy OTC meds.

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sf

On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 07:21:06 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/15/2015 5:27 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> I wouldn't be surprised if it is similar to the two biggest Australian
>> supermarket chains where you are. Product manufacturers PAY the
>> supermarkets to have their products placed at eye level (ideally) on
>> the shelves.
>>
>It's the same here, they pay for shelf space. They often send in their
>own people to stock the shelves, too. I was looking for cling wrap the
>other day and expected it to be by the foil and food storage/freezer
>bags and containers. I looked and looked. WTH? Did someone outlaw
>plastic wrap? (Please spare me the landfill arguments.)

LOL. Each and every time I go to the supermarket for plastic wrap or
ziplock bags involves going through the isles at least twice until I
find it.

>A woman who works at the store thought I was crazy when I said I
>couldn't find it. Turns out the guy just dumped it on an empty space on
>a lower shelf and left. She stood there staring at the spot where it
>should have been and shook her head. She had to move it to the shelf
>spot where it belonged, where customers could actually be expected to
>find it. (sigh)
>
>Bad enough they keep reorganizing the store. Used to be I could find a
>box of tissues on the same aisle as all the other paper products. You
>know, toilet paper, paper towels, paper stuff. Someone had the bright
>idea to move tissues over to the what I think of as the "cosmetics"
>area. Yep, because when I think about needing tissues I should
>immediately think the tissues should be right there with hair clips and
>eye shadow. LOL

I find here that things like cheeses and other dairy, pies, meats and
other misc items can be in two or three different spots around the
supermarket. I bloody hate that. Some items might be in the 'normal'
locations, then some will be in the so-called 'health food' or the
deli sections.