Why they have a store on every corner

There is a Walgreens just across the street from my office. Yesterday I had to develop some pictures, so I took a few minutes to walk over there and do just that.

I left the store with a photo claim ticket, eye makeup remover, hair bands and a bag of Lifesaver wint-o-green mints.

What the heck?

All I needed to do was drop off pictures to be developed. But instead, I wound up coming back to the office with a bag full of impulse purchases. And it's not just me. I was telling this to a co-worker of mine, and she recounted a similar story. She went into the store for flip flops and wound up leaving with a water gun.

My theory...(probably needs a little polishing): they engineer the store for impulse buying:

• Most everything in the store is about $10 or less
• People generally go to the store for random stuff anyway
• Since shoppers don't have a shopping list at Walgreens, they are less likely to stick to buying only what they originally intended to buy

Check out this list about "Why we buy" and see just how nicely Walgreens breaks about every tenet: Shopping lessons

Better luck next time...