So the Kroger I shop at most regularly has this thing in the early mornings where, all over the store but mostly over by the meat counter, there is the clear, heavy, and DELIGHTFUL aroma of frying bacon. Very smart business move, I have to seriously fight myself not to buy a package.
What's the deal? I don't see any evidence of it being cooked, nor any samples set out. Any one know anything about this?
Could be a "pumped in" scent. The smell of fresh bacon without having fresh bacon to sample. It is supposed to entice customers to buy and make them hungrier than they actually are. I heard Disneyland Does the same thing in certain areas of the park. Very smart marketing strategy if you ask me. Signs also seem to work. Stating how delicious a product is and even hearing a lot about it can entice customers to buy
Could be a "pumped in" scent. The smell of fresh bacon without having fresh bacon to sample. It is supposed to entice customers to buy and make them hungrier than they actually are. I heard Disneyland Does the same thing in certain areas of the park. Very smart marketing strategy if you ask me. Signs also seem to work. Stating how delicious a product is and even hearing a lot about it can entice customers to buy
Yep, you're referring to subliminal advertising and yes, it definitely works.....so well that, in certain cases and demographics, it's become legally prohibited (although I don't know who's gonna enforce that). And btw, I'm inclined to agree with you re the artificially created aroma, because I sure don't see any evidence of ANY thing cooking back in the meat dept. area.
The hottest, most-desired, dark, exotic chick (Level 4, thank you) in our store really digs the bacon . . . and even the smell of it (infused from the smoke wafting up off the grill) on a dude.
OP here.............Mystery solved as of this morning! Went by the meat counter; guy there gave me five slices of his freshest-out of the pan-bacon.....then directed me to the special that Kroger store is having on Oscar Meyer.
$4.00 and a quick drive home I was enjoying almost the whole package of it!
BTW: A toast to you meat dept. folks, I've experienced nothing but the best treatment from y'all!
Our meat department only smells like bleach and spoiled seafood.
Epic quote, dawg. Epic.
This store has a lot of old heads, and they aren't stupid. They covered themselves by feeding the idiotic store director; since he's back there gorging like a hillbilly boar hog on a corn pile, he can't exactly say much.
