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Grocery Coupon Guide
Grocery Coupon Guide
Shay Huntley

10 Items That Cost More at the Front of the Store

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Supermarkets engineer their floor plans to extract maximum profit from your wallet. The physical layout guides you through specific psychological zones. The most expensive zone in the entire building is the front entrance and the checkout lane. Retailers stock this area with products designed to trigger impulse buys. They charge a massive convenience tax for items placed within arm’s reach of the cash register. If you grab products from this specific zone, you are overpaying significantly. Here are 10 items that cost more at the front of the store.

1. Cold Bottled Water

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