Cant I shop in peace and quiet every now and then?
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Why do grocery stores have music?
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At 3/15/18 06:39 PM, Wegra wrote: Cant I shop in peace and quiet every now and then?
One time the local Shopper's played classical shopping mall music.
Usually the stuff on the speaker is modern popular music.
At 3/15/18 06:43 PM, Zymbot wrote: Nothing like listening to "Take Me Home Tonight" while standing in the checkout line at the fruit market.
I was just going to say how it's one of my favorite songs. But now I see what you did there.
A truly prophetic sig...
Why does any fucking store have music? Drives me fuckin bonkers.
I actually like it, even if I don't particularly like the music that's playing I'd rather have something in the background to at least slightly distract from the noisy people all around me trying to escape the screaming void that is silence.
Probably because it's supposed to improve the moods of the customers. I'm fine with the music in the stores in general. Maybe it's not for everyone. But what do I know?
I'm cool with it. Shitty grocery stores seem to play a lot of older funk songs around my area for some reason. I can never say no the the funk.
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At 3/15/18 10:30 PM, MPPlantOfficial wrote: It's for the clerks. So they don't get bored all day.
> All day they only work like part time
Wal Mart radio is the shit.
That's my jam.
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Grocery stores use music as a subliminal tool to fuck with peoples heads...some of it is targeted at trying to make you get in and out as quickly as possible, some seem to be targeting specific people that might be schizo and cause a scene, but mostly, just to make it feel more than a walk through a cemetery...
At 3/15/18 09:24 PM, Atlas wrote: I can never say no the the funk.
Who can? Jerks. That's who.
It doesn't bother me. I usually don't notice unless they're playing a song I hate or find annoying.
It's all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.
It's a niche reminder about how soul draining grocery stores can be if spent there for extended periods of time
I personally loathe grocery shopping, and the music is the only thing that makes the trip somewhat worthwhile.
Especially when they play Arthur's Theme. "WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOON AND NEW YORK CIIII-TAYYYY..."
At 3/15/18 11:48 PM, SevenSeize wrote: Wal Mart radio is the shit.
That's my jam.
I was actually at a local Walmart and when I was there I heard "Daniel" by Elton John playing.
So that was neat.
To put people in a good mood and make them buy stuff?
Seems like it's not working with you though.
At 3/20/18 12:17 AM, ManielTheDaniel wrote:At 3/15/18 11:48 PM, SevenSeize wrote: Wal Mart radio is the shit.I was actually at a local Walmart and when I was there I heard "Daniel" by Elton John playing.
That's my jam.
So that was neat.
They were calling to you.
Go to them.
Don't make them wait
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At 3/20/18 06:57 AM, SevenSeize wrote: They were calling to you.
Go to them.
Don't make them wait
I know now what I must do.
At 3/15/18 06:39 PM, Wegra wrote: Cant I shop in peace and quiet every now and then?
Yeah you, that's America what do you want,for some "more" means "better".
Just come where I live,to Southern France,there ain't any music in grocery stores,and you'll hear the sweet melody of cicadas.
Drink coffee.
Wouldn't it be fun to rig the music to hardcore death metal, all they way up in volume like a concert? 3 or so old ladies will have a heart attack.
When I worked at this one collection agency back in June of 2010 we would have music IN the call center so while we were making calls it was blasting to make matters worse they used the fucking radio as the hold music for every call
They thought it would be a good idea to use Gangsta rap one day.
Got major complaints. Wouldn't be surprised if they had to pay out a lawsuit under the fair debt collection practice act
They ended up switching the station to Adult Contemporary
At 3/15/18 06:45 PM, Painbringer wrote: One time the local Shopper's played classical shopping mall music.
Usually the stuff on the speaker is modern popular music.
That's exactly the problem. If they played classical music or jazz it'd be okay but they tend to play modern pop which is crap.
At 3/15/18 08:48 PM, yurgenburgen wrote: fast music makes people shop faster
slow music makes people take their time
So what does playing really really shitty music make people do?
At 3/15/18 09:03 PM, DanishTheManish wrote: distract from the noisy people all around me trying to escape the screaming void that is silence.
"Screaming Void that is Silence" would be a good band name.
At 5/26/18 08:49 PM, StatKing wrote: When I worked at this one collection agency back in June of 2010 we would have music IN the call center so while we were making calls it was blasting to make matters worse they used the fucking radio as the hold music for every call
They thought it would be a good idea to use Gangsta rap one day.
Got major complaints. Wouldn't be surprised if they had to pay out a lawsuit under the fair debt collection practice act
They ended up switching the station to Adult Contemporary
That's hilarious. I can imagine you're trying to collect money, but they're put on hold, so it's some song about how they're gonna get shot up and all their money stolen because of some gang war beefs.
At 3/15/18 10:30 PM, MPPlantOfficial wrote: It's for the clerks. So they don't get bored all day.
I don't care as long as it not country music.
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That's hilarious. I can imagine you're trying to collect money, but they're put on hold, so it's some song about how they're gonna get shot up and all their money stolen because of some gang war beefs.
At 5/26/18 09:42 PM, NeonSpider wrote: That's exactly the problem. If they played classical music or jazz it'd be okay but they tend to play modern pop
At 3/15/18 09:03 PM, DanishTheManish wrote: distract from the noisy people all around me trying to escape the screaming void that is silence."Screaming Void that is Silence" would be a good band name.
If that ever exists they HAVE TO make a cover of this.
At 5/26/18 11:25 PM, DanishTheManish wrote:At 5/26/18 09:42 PM, NeonSpider wrote: "Screaming Void that is Silence" would be a good band name.If that ever exists they HAVE TO make a cover of this.
Can't be any worse than the Disturbed cover of that great song.
At 5/26/18 11:33 PM, NeonSpider wrote: Can't be any worse than the Disturbed cover of that great song.
I really don't like the Disturbed cover, It removed all the emotion from it and just made it sound bland.
At least there's always the original.
The guys in the store don't want you to meditate about the shit you're buying. They're really good at it, like a furniture store where the only way of going out is to go through the whole fucking installation. It's a trap.
