Notification of pure evil
Dec. 24th, 2004 01:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tsumikSo last night while making a run to Kroger I was walking past the bakery section. Now please note that this was nearly 9pm. The bakery itself was quite closed. As I'm walking by all these delicious baked good I smell this wonderful butter, fresh baked, vanilla, berry concoction. So like any sane person I start wandering through the section trying to figure out what baked item was going to go home and be my date. But the smell disappeared and I searched in vain for like 5 minutes probably looking quite odd sniffing pies, and donuts, and cakes.
My roommate standing over by the cheeses thinks I've completely lost my mind. So I walk over to the deli and tell him about what I've encountered. Full of doubt he proceeds to walk through the bakery section. He did a couple laps in and around all the items and right before he said "You've lost your mind" He stops and makes this inquisitive face. And sure enough his nose twitches.
So there were are at 9pm in Kroger sniffing every item imaginable trying to find that scent. We isolate it coming from the cake section when I notice a pecular white toster looking item with a mesh grill on the front. I proceed to sniff right infront of it and BAM! There's the smell! Instant salivation begins. Then I realize the pure evil of Kroger and there marketing department. It's a little box with a motion sensor and a fan. It sprays out this oh so delicious smell as you walk by akin to the perfume ladies in mall department stores. Blasting you with the weakness we all know as humans, fresh baked good scent.
Now tell me that's not evil preying on us consumers with little scent boxes. And what makes it even scarier... I started noticing the boxes all over the store. Floral section... yep little blast of roses. Greeting Cards section... little blast of some sweet perfume. EVIL I tell you! =)
My roommate standing over by the cheeses thinks I've completely lost my mind. So I walk over to the deli and tell him about what I've encountered. Full of doubt he proceeds to walk through the bakery section. He did a couple laps in and around all the items and right before he said "You've lost your mind" He stops and makes this inquisitive face. And sure enough his nose twitches.
So there were are at 9pm in Kroger sniffing every item imaginable trying to find that scent. We isolate it coming from the cake section when I notice a pecular white toster looking item with a mesh grill on the front. I proceed to sniff right infront of it and BAM! There's the smell! Instant salivation begins. Then I realize the pure evil of Kroger and there marketing department. It's a little box with a motion sensor and a fan. It sprays out this oh so delicious smell as you walk by akin to the perfume ladies in mall department stores. Blasting you with the weakness we all know as humans, fresh baked good scent.
Now tell me that's not evil preying on us consumers with little scent boxes. And what makes it even scarier... I started noticing the boxes all over the store. Floral section... yep little blast of roses. Greeting Cards section... little blast of some sweet perfume. EVIL I tell you! =)
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Date: 2004-12-24 06:20 pm (UTC)Does your Kroger have sound effects in its fresh produce section? Ours has a thunder effect. I guess we're supposed to feel like we're in a rainforest or something??
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Date: 2004-12-24 06:20 pm (UTC)that's funny. I need to run to kroger just to see for myself.....err smell for myself ;O)
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Date: 2004-12-24 06:37 pm (UTC)don't go!! don't do it!!
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Date: 2004-12-25 02:18 am (UTC)Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!
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