1. I hate that the cart returns in the parking lot are always set in a way that makes them seem like parking spots.
2. Automatic doors are fantastic.
3. I don't think that I was alive when automatic doors were not at grocery stores.
4. Pushing a cart through a door that you have to manually open seems complicated.
5. I love a good stacked pop 12-pack display.
6. That was always the coolest thing to me as a kid.
7. I enjoy the valentine's decorations and ads, but St. Patrick's Day and Easter? Really?!
8. The main place to grab carts is kind of out of the way and unorganized.
9. I like the clorox wipe dispensers for the carts.
10. I never actually use them though. Guess I'm not a germaphobe.
11. I like seeing the flower displays when I walk in.
12. I hate that the coffeeshop in the store is no longer a Starbucks.
13. I really like the layout of this store.
14. Everything seems very spacious and open--not much congestion.
15. I don't understand the addition of the home goods section.
16. I've never even walked through that section of the store--why start today?
17. I come to the grocery store for groceries, not decorations.
18. I wonder if anyone purchases that stuff.
19. Probably not.
20. I hate people that leave their cart in the middle of the aisle.
21. The organic produce is mixed in with the regular produce. It's kinda confusing.
22. I always wonder why most grocery store walls lack color, but I guess that the products provide color.
23. If I designed a grocery store, I would make it strategically colorful.
24. It seems as if grocery stores haven't done much evolving over the years...someone should get on that.
25. The necessities are purposely placed in the back of the store.
26. This makes it almost impossible to walk out with just one thing.
27. Alcoholic whipped cream is awesome...
28. ...but they should probably put it in the alcohol section instead of putting it on display by the bread.
29. I hate when the stock workers block an entire section of food with huge carts...very frustrating.
30. The music playing is very faint.
31. I'm sure that is strategic.
32. The yellow, enlarged, sale price signs pop to the eye and are very hard to miss.
33. The volume on the self check-out machines is entirely too loud.
34. I like that they have recently added more self check-out machines.
35. I feel like in the near future, self-checkouts with be practically the only option.
36. It's really annoying when it tells you to bag something you've already bagged.
37. I don't know why they have movie displays on the way out.
38. Who goes back to buy something on their way out the door?
39. My assumption is that they put them there for security purposes.
40. But still. Doesn't make sense.
41. I always forget they have a card shop in here because it's almost buried in the alcohol section.
42. Most grocery stores used to have a child watching center...I'm curious as to why those have been done away with for the most part.
43. I'm glad they moved the Redbox machine outside--much more convenient to return!
44. I see an upstairs balcony...I wonder what is up there?
45. I started thinking about how cool a two story grocery store would be...
46. ...then I realized that's the worst idea I've ever had.
47. I've witnessed a lot of people in the checkout line grabbing a candy bar or gum...another good example of strategic product placement.
48. The magazines are also in a good spot. While waiting in line, the cover stories can often lure you in.
49. Reusable shopping bags were a smart invention, but I see no one using them.
50. It's really hard to come up with 50 grocery store observations while you are also trying to grocery shop.
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