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I always find it interesting to learn about or observe the different techniques that retailers use to maximize their sales. Here’s a post on 5 ways supermarkets trick you into shopping their way, which looks at this from the food store perspective. One of the things not mentioned here is the sneaky trick about putting the items kids will be most interested in on the lower shelves, where they will be at eye level for the child (and within reach of grabby little hands which can then insist that Mommy buy it.) Now if someone can figure out why I always get in line at the slowest check-out on earth, we’ll really be making some progress.