Ep481 Scary Supermarkets
Summary
Hosts Amanda and Lucy discuss the psychology of supermarket design, revealing how stores manipulate shoppers through layout, lighting, and music to increase spending. They cover the history of the shopping cart and share a fan-picked true crime case: the unsolved 1993 B-Low grocery store murders in North Carolina. The episode pairs these topics with popular grocery store wines, specifically recommending Boda Box Dry Rosé.
Topics discussed
Anthem Blue Cross and NY Liberty partnership
Introduction to scary supermarkets topic
Wine crime pairing: Box wines and rosé
Sponsors: Smalls, Mud Water, Blueprint, Drip Drop
The B-Low murders case discussion
Supermarket layout tricks and lighting
Dairy placement and the boomerang effect
Checkout candy, emotional shopping, and lists
Photosensitive epilepsy and ear cleaning
History of the shopping cart invention
Australian strawberry needle hoax and sponsors
Buffalo shooting: Perpetrator background and planning
The attack, victims, and legal proceedings
Community impact, memorial, and conclusion
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