Pros And Cons Of The Surveillance Of Shoppers

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I support the claim that the surveillance of shoppers is very manipulative and unethical. I say this because whether we realize it or not a lot of what we do is encouraged by our surroundings. Although I understand we end the end make the choice it is very hard when you go out for one item and then you’re hit with all these things you’re made to believe or need. You enter a store and not only are instantly manipulate by the smells and the fact there are there are no windows to see the outside and there are no clocks, they reoffering free samples of items you would normally not be interested in and they’re printing out coupons on items you don’t need. Do you ever notice that you enter a store like Target, and your immediately dram in? I know I and just by the smell of that popcorn, I have been since I was a kid and would go with my Mom. Target to me always meant popcorn and an icee. Now I realize popcorn and an icee meant a long interrupted trip to target with me in tow. It kept me happy because and …show more content…

People love going to these stores specifically because of the free samples. You can also see this at places like the Fair or the kiosks in the malls. Its usually something like here try these two delicious products because they go so well together and guess what, they're usually on sale as well. And is it a coincidence that they don’t have the item next to them, but it's in the deli section with more free samples. So the consumer is feeling like what a great deal they're both on sale and they’re both delicious so why wouldn’t I buy a 5-pound block of cheese and a try of salami…they are on sale! The other one is buy this sample or order today and we’ll knock $500 off your purchase. What they don't say is that item has probably been marked up, and you’re going to need a lot of other things to go with your