Trending Now - 30+ Genius Supermarkets And Stores That Will Surprise You With Their Creativity
Shopping for everyday items after a long day at work is that mundane task some of us truly dread. There’s just something so annoying about an overly helpful shop assistant when you just want to shop in peace. And some supermarkets are so big that you can spend 20 minutes just looking for the cheese section.
However, some stores have found ways not to only solve most of the problems, but to make shopping more fun. These genius ideas collected by Bored Panda, are found in various superkarkets and stores all over the world. Which ideas would you like to implement in your local supermarkets? Tell us in the comments below!
Ikea prices its umbrellas depending on if it is raining or not
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My local supermarket has tags that you can put on broken trolleys
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At this airport, they have a machine that will print off free short stories for you to read while you wait!
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Hotel in Europe offers a rent a pet fish for single travellers
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This store lets customers choose whether they want to be bothered by the staff
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This dressing room has their clothing hooks labeled
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Shopping cart with a calculator
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Chick-Fil-A doesn’t charge customers for ingredients that the customers don’t want
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My local dentist has a ceiling “Where’s Wally?” for patients during appointments
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This gas station sign has the price of coffee.
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This bar has a frost strip to rest your drink on so it stays cold.
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This bar has the amount of beer left in the keg on the digital tap list
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The price for pie, at the cafe I had lunch at today, is $3.14
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Hotel I’m staying at has a separate towel to take off makeup
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Italian Grocery Store Gets Dog-Friendly Carts So You Can Shop With Your Dog
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My grocery store bags items in blue bags if they’re cold so you can put them away first.
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A local bar has an area where you can rent a locker to store your phone while it charges
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This store has a winter simulator for testing out winter clothing
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This grocery store has a bar for all the people who got dragged along
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This store in Canada had store wide discounts that changed based on the temperature outside that day
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This liquor store sells cleverly named, pre-made cocktail kits in ziploc baggies
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My Walmart shopping cart has a Store GPS attached to it
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My local grocery store has smart carts that when you search for an item tell you the exact isle and shelf the item is on
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My grocery store grows vegetables on the roof and streams it in the store
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You can pick your own mushrooms at this grocery store
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This book store has a “blind date with a book” section
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My local second hand store made a reading corner out of books
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This store has a “test ramp” so you can try out your safety boots on different surfaces.
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This store uses both sides of the receipt paper
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The grocery store I went to earlier had a special escalator for your shopping cart.
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This coffee shop has a handy guide to coffee drawn on their window
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this sex shop changes its name to a book store for credit card statement
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My local butcher shop has a meat vending machine
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Our local Walmart offers fresh free fruit for parents to give there children while they shop!
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My favourite shop has light settings so you can see how good/bad your outfit will look at different times of day
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This Chicago jewelry store has deceptive gift bags
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The candy shop near my house has a mini theater area where they play Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on repeat
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Local mattress store gives you a mini mattress for your doggie when buying a regular one
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This store sorts it’s Bananas by how ripe they are
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My local grocery store is selling unattractive produce at reduced prices that would normally be tossed out!
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Owner puts up this sign after seeing homeless people around her store in Dallas, Texas
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My local grocery store has a bee hive in the store
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This store has a winter simulator for testing out winter clothing
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Sign at a gun store
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New grocery store opened where I live, and they sell craft beer by the pint and give you a cup holder for your cart
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A supermarket I visited in Germany has a bread dispenser
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This supermarket has a place to put stuff if you change your mind
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This supermarket has confectionary free checkouts for parents unwilling to have children demanding that they buy some
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My supermarket lets you eat produce while you shop for a 25 cents
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These shopping carts have a magnifying glass for the elderly
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Local farmer has a vending machine in our mall
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Avocados in supermarket Have a Color Chart on the Sticker, So You Know When It’s Ripe.
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This door has a shelf to set your coffee on while you open it
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This grocery store has a bar for all the people who got dragged along
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Came across this brilliant idea at the grocery store
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I wish all supermarkets did this
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My supermarket trollies have maps on them
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This supermarket has a place to put stuff if you change your mind
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This toilet at a Dutch Supermarket lets you test the brands of toilet paper they sell.
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The supermarket at my university allows you to up/downvote new products and at 50 likes it is adapted into the shop
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My local supermarket offers free fruit to children
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The sticker on this mango shows you what colour the fruit should be when it will taste the best
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My local beer store sell advent calendar full of beers
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One of my local supermarkets has electronic price tags
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My local grocery store teaches you the waltz while you’re waiting for your prescription
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My local booze vendor helping out shoppers who can’t make up their mind
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A sweetness scale for different kinds of apples at the grocery store
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This grocery store lets you make your own peanut butter
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My local local grocery store has a ‘free chilling service’ for wines and champagne
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Store has 3D printed accessories so you can test how they fit in their handbags and backpacks
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My local supermarket has pre made kits for people to buy and give to the homeless or food shelters
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Local grocery store has color changing check-out lights dependant on number of waiting customers in line.
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My local supermarket now has a store directory on the shopping trolly
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The cart at my local store has a place to charge your phone
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Pick ‘n’ mix frozen veg in a Spanish supermarket
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This auto shop knows you steal their pens, but offers a discount on an oil change if you return them
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