This type of behavior is a coping mechanism when under high amounts of stress, ie controlling what they can rather than confronting the adversity of the unknown.

it can be therapeutic in moderation

[–] Steve@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How do you explain the next person who scrambles the bin?

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Coping mechanism for shitty parenting.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Well obviously supermarkets put the worst product in the easiest to reach place, so if you want the highest quality candy box or whatever's in there, you have to dig to the bottom.

What do you mean that doesn't make sense in this context?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The display looks better, and probably generates more sales in the "mixed up" state. The little hunt for discovery gets shoppers more emotionally invested. The mixed state looks fuller and more busy. Some staff member probably had to mix up all the candy initially.

Though it looks really satisfying to organize it.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Came here to comment this. My first job was stocking shelves and I was taught to make the discount bin look like shit because it drives sales.

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He turns around for one second and it's back to the first picture

Customers are drawn towards a nice looking display and will be willed by an unknown dark force to destroy it.

[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 year ago

I made a video game about this phenomenon, sourced by many years of retail experience.

[–] tungah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's just entropy doing its thing.

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, well, entropys a dick.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm a part-time agent for the forces of entropy.

[–] Balkonmoebel@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

My gf when I tell her we need to leave now or we will be late.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does anyone know what his shirt says?

[–] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It says "fake psychic. real detectives." with a fist bump underneath. It's a reference to a TV show called "Psych." I couldn't find the exact t-shirt he's wearing, and the only "official" listing I could find is in the NBC Store (I can provide a link if you want, but t-shirt links on social media always look a bit fishy, so I won't include one in this reply; you can also just go to the NBC Store and search for "fist bump" there).

[–] TotalFat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Great show. Cary Elwes and Ally Sheedy pop up sometimes.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Ha, awesome, thank you

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Those bins are huge. This must have taken hours.

[–] akariii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

i just noticed this meme is entirely gender-agnostic

[–] agentshags@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

This but the DVD bins