{"id":21701,"date":"2022-03-07T19:14:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T18:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21701"},"modified":"2022-03-15T06:20:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T05:20:57","slug":"how-do-supermarkets-manipulate-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/03\/how-do-supermarkets-manipulate-people\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Supermarkets Manipulate People?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When out doing your grocery shopping, you might have thought the choices you made were yours and yours alone. More often than not, though, we are being influenced by manufacturers&#8217; manipulations. Our sense of taste and smell are exploited when we walk into a supermarket and notice the pastries and ready-to-eat food found at nearby counters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article and watch the video to know other clever tricks food marketers pull on their customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencetimes.com\/articles\/27561\/20201002\/supermarkets-manipulate-people.htm#:~:text=Supermarkets%20are%20designed%20to%20persuade,route%20to%20the%20dairy%20products.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencetimes.com\/articles\/27561\/20201002\/supermarkets-manipulate-people.htm#:~:text=Supermarkets%20are%20designed%20to%20persuade,route%20to%20the%20dairy%20products.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is impulse buying? Why do we do it and how can we stop?<\/li><li>What are the ways supermarkets make you buy more?<\/li><li>Give some tips for spending less at supermarkets.<\/li><li>Have you ever fallen for these tricks? Which ones worked on you?<\/li><li>How do you make sure your grocery runs are efficient and as economical as possible?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate When out doing your grocery shopping, you might have thought the choices you made were yours and yours alone. More often than not, though, we are being influenced by manufacturers&#8217; manipulations. 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