Archived Smells

[ntauctions]

I read an article a few weeks ago, while I was still employed with Target, about how retailers (Target was mentioned) use smells to increase sales, create an ambiance, promote relaxation, etc. It was described as some sort of air freshener or machine which gives off certain scents. I've never heard, seen, or smelled anything like this in any of the stores I've worked in or shopped at. Then again, I think the point of it is subliminal so perhaps I smelled it and didn't consciously know it?

Does anyone know anything like this actually existing at Target? Maybe it's one of the cart attendant duties, to refill the scent maker?

 

[countingsheep]

Well. . .our numbet one complaint is our store smells like pee. . .but we still make sales sooooo *shrug*

 

[GoodyNN]

I've read similar articles, and it seemed to imply department-specific scents. Fresh bread and florals were specifically mentioned, as I recall.

 

[Times Up]

Abercrombie and Fitch.... absolutely sticks. Not sure if it's from the fragrances they sell or the have a machine pumping that out

 

[Ringwraith917]

That's the reason the bakery is always in the front of a grocery store. Fresh food smells make you buy more food

 

[seasonaldude]

That's the reason the bakery is always in the front of a grocery store. Fresh food smells make you buy more food

The grocery stores with grills out front in the summer are making bank.

 

[Shani]

The only scent I've ever noticed or heard guests comment on is the popcorn from the cafe.

 

[GoodyNN]

Abercrombie and Fitch.... absolutely sticks. Not sure if it's from the fragrances they sell or the have a machine pumping that out

Oh jesus yes. I have to avoid their storefronts like the plague because of my allergies and asthma.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

It’s a common event

 

[Militantagnostic]

My store always had a funny smell near the entrance, like a burnt plastic smell, is that the smell?

 

[rd123]

Only smell I get in our grocery aisles are the smell of coffee! And imagine the smell when a box of broth burst off on your aisle!!!

 

[Dead and Khaki]

Popcorn.

 

[Kartman]

Not anymore.

 

[JAShands]

Popcorn.

And Carmel corn.. Only the first batch of the day smells tolerable, it’s earky in the morning and can smell like waffles and syrup. But every single batch after that first one smells like the diabetes booth at a carnival in candy land.