Getting free samples at Sam’s Club, Costco, etc.

Happy weekend Moms!  There’s not going to be much substance to this post today (sorry), but just wanted to point out an observation while shopping at the local Sam’s Wholesale Club.  Ok, if you have a membership to one of these clubs, you know that weekends bring many, many FREE food samples.  I swear that some people go in there and make a meal out of it!  Now, I’ve noticed this every time I go in the store…The man or woman takes the sample and eats it.  Next, the employee serving the food gives their little sales pitch on the price and where to find it.  Now here comes the funny part.  The person receiving the sample seems surprised and/or pleased with the price given to them.  They may say, “Wow, that’s a good deal, I might get some of that.”  They stand around for a minute, look at the product, knowing good and well that they were not going to pick it up (85% of the time).  It never fails!  I guess it’s a guilt thing.  I used to do this myself, but then thought about how the employee could care less about whether or not you purchased the sample they were serving…

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