This myth about supermarkets putting junk food at the front

[SnufkinsSpiritAnimal]

Not here they dont.
And I live in a crap town.

Closest is a large Tesco. As you walk in you meet the pharmacy, baby stuff and greeting cards. Then a massive veg section, fresh meat, dairy. Then frozen, then breads and stuff, nuts, flour, and right to the back - the processed crap.

Our horrible little lidl. Same, huge veg at the doors, then fresh meat, then bakery, then dairy, most procesed crap at the back with frozen and booze.

Asda, same. Although the fresh bakery is pushed to the back with the processed goods.

Sainsbury's, massive veg as you walk in, dairy, fresh meat, etc. All packaged stuff towards the very back end.

M&S, same. Crap is at the back with booze.

Booths - huge veg and salad at front, although the ultra processed stuff here is next line along!
So Booths is dicing with it, really, possibly urges consumers to the back for fresh meat and dairy as they care about you getting your steps in

Whenever I read about UPF's online, both the UK and US always complain that the bad stuff is intentionally put at the front. Well, no. Even Tesco removed the tiny 'on the go' choc shelf from the front and slapped it at the back.

😂Yes, the ultimate health food.

Supermarket psychology www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/how_supermarkets_tempt#:~:text=Supermarkets%20are%20a%20feast%20for,their%20parents%20to%20spend%20more.

Our Lidl has nut snacks and chewing gum at the tills now, or shit batteries and cloying scented candles.

Now look, you'd need painkillers if you lived here!

I'm glad they stopped putting the chocolate by the tills. I would always feel self conscious if I bought chocolate, like everyone in the queue would judge me for having no willpower!

Upf is so pervasive that it now makes up most of every aisle except the fruit and veg. The dairy aisle, bread and freezer sections are full of it. Anything breaded or marinated in the butcher section will also be upf.

My large supermarkets start with the non-food stuff. Clothes, books, electrical etc then fresh fruit and veg then on to other stuff.

My smaller local ones start with fresh fruit and veg anf flowers.

The supermarkets employ psychological tactics to increase their sales. My Tesco has a small amount of cheap ultra processed special offers at the door then you are forced through fruit and vegetable and meat and dairy aisles before any of the crap. Lidl and Aldi have all the good stuff around their middle aisles of doom. All trying to increase sales of stuff that we don’t need. This isn’t a myth supermarkets admit to it.

What's wrong with chops?

I haven't noticed but I have noticed that some supermarkets have offers on things like multi packs of crisps, biscuits and pop.