# Yes, I can see you

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-can-see-you/820333>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 27, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-can-see-you/820333 "2018-08-27T03:51:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 5

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**Author:** ![sps49sd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sps49sd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sps49sd)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-can-see-you/820333/81 "2018-09-09T22:33:28Z")

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> [@begbert2](#):
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> Regular people _are_ ignored. They just don’t mind, or even prefer that strangers aren’t bothering them on the street. Homeless people are distinct in that they might consider being noticed to be a benefit, where non-homeless people tend not to.

Because I know that engaging each person will include a request for money from each of them.

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**Author:** ![sps49sd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sps49sd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sps49sd)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-can-see-you/820333/82 "2018-09-09T22:44:03Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> …angry rant about HOW THEY KEEP REARRANGING THE FUCKING STORE SO THAT I HAVE TO WALK UP AND DOWN EVERY MOTHERFUCKING AISLE JUST TO FIND WHERE THEYVE HIDDEN THE CUNTING SRIRACHA.
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> It’s been a sore spot lately.

I am sure you know why already, but I will note that this is done so that you can travel down aisles you normally don’t view and, hopefully, find something you Can’t Live Without Even Though You Have Been for Years. And then buy it every subsequent visit.

I’m not so sure it works.

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**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-can-see-you/820333/83 "2018-09-09T23:29:13Z")

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> [@sps49sd](#):
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> I am sure you know why already, but I will note that this is done so that you can travel down aisles you normally don’t view and, hopefully, find something you Can’t Live Without Even Though You Have Been for Years. And then buy it every subsequent visit.
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> I’m not so sure it works.

Impulse buying. Yes, it works.

Doesn’t work here. There is no disposable income.

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