American supermarkets have more choice… well in ONE way…
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Video chapters:
0:00 Hook & Intro
0:30 The amount of products in British vs American supermarkets
3:59 The first illusion of choice in the supermarket (globally)
6:45 How often do Americans and Brits go to the shops?
8:45 Walking to an American supermarket
9:53 Dutch Data
10:13 One Reason Why Many Europeans Shop for Groceries More Often
11:21 How Big are US Supermarkets Compared to Britain and Germany?
12:45 One of the biggest reasons I prefer European Supermarkets
13:20 What are Ultra Processed Foods?
14:00 How much of US and EU supermarkets and diets are UPFs?
15:32 One Big Reason Europe Supermarkets are Different
16:24 What Does a Typical UK and US Supermarket Floor Plan Look Like?
17:20 Why You Shouldn’t Shop At Target
18:03 An Alternate Solution
18:22 How America Could Solve This Problem
20:00 SPON
21:07 Outro
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25 Comments
I did not expect a video about Illusion of Choice to turn into a Not Just Bikes style urban planning essay. 👌
I wish American bakers would learn to bake English bread. It is so much better than US white bread.
They have the triple cheese pizza and loaded pepperoni pizza Doritos at Asda. At least online
Why would anyone buy salad dressing? So easy to make, and you know what is in it. In Australia, the advice is to 'shop the perimeter' of the supermarket, where the non-processed food is usually found.
So why in the US the only detergent choice seems to be Tide? 😂😂😂 every time I’m there I just the a wall of orange and blue
I live in Down Under, and you're right about the ColesWorth, BUT – we luckily still have Aldi. There are also other supermarkets, like Drakes or Foodland, but their prices are even more expensive than two main chains, though at least their produce quality is usually a lot better.
Many Aussies (I'm European living in Aus) have been buying their essentials in Aldi, and since Aldis are often located near one of the big chains, they complete the shopping there.
If your brain is particularly large and you can be bothered, you can also take the advantage of the half price and clearance sales in the big chains, and plan your dinners around that.
When it comes to convenience though, there's a supermarket in every neighbourhood, usually a walking distance. I can really appreciate it as I do like taking walks.
Poptarts are disgusting. I don’t know how you can eat that crap.
1:43 the 16 core flavors seem to me like they're basically all the same flavour…
Walmart failed in Germany 😂
What is great about living in Europe/UK is that if you reeealy want that cloud/bubblegum flavoured coca-cola, you can just order it online. The only thing you probably can't order is ice-cream, but then again, I don't think ice-cream culture is this big in Europe as it is in USA, like, people just don't care of the most part.
The reason the 80 % might be hard to believe for you is that they’re not talking about the volume or weight of the food or how much that food fills you up, but they’re talking about caloric intake and UPF just have such high energy densities that it’s so easy to get many calories from even seemingly small quantities
Imagine being used to such bad bread that you think Aldi and Lidl bread sections are good 💀
Sir, you are a rabble-rouser. For non-issues and hypotheticals. Fake furrowing your brow and laying down condescending, loaded sentences in hope that the rabble agrees with you is shameful.
* That 'Treat' ice-lolly is called a Feast in the UK, by Wall's. Did they "trick" you again? Devils!
Your video contents are called Fake-News, false-dichocolate.
Shame on you.
I was sitting here and giggling to myself having a great time thinking about groceries in two different countries I have no experience in only to be completely humbled when he broke out the “at least we’re not in Australia where there are only 2 grocery chains in a duopoly constantly raising prices for consumers” 💀💀💀💀
Why did you have to target me so-
I get my large shopping order delivered every 3 weeks
Instead of complaining appreciate the fact we have unlimited choices at reasonable prices.
You should look at new Zealand as an example of lack of competition and screwing suppliers. Even worse than Australia!
And this is all profit-maximization -> capitalism -> fear
Imagine how much less insane BS there would be going on if the aim was to serve the common good, with love and no existential fears.
Imagine supermarkets without discounts, except if a product is expiring soon and needs to go quickly, in case someone didn't do their job well.
I am a personal shopper for a USA Super Store outside of Detroit, Michigan. The store is 23,230 m/sq (3.2 football pitches) and has nearly 60,000 individual stock keeping units (different items). That’s about 200,000 units.
I walk, on average, 8.5 km each work day.
looks at his natural peanutbutter with chocolate and cocoa nibs … yes, and?
I expected the "lack of choice" to be choices between brands, and local products, and those things actually existing… instead of one mega company that takes up all the space.
I did not expect my hometown to be the center of a video critiquing urban planning lol
And what we get is huge companies owning everything. And they make the products crap.
The Illusion of Choice is also present in proxy/vpn market. most of the brands are held by a handful of companies.
Frankfurter choice is much better in the US, & I approve of this.