Small town mall... Shopping habits of Norwegian people... Don't buy what you don't really need...

1. Open your eyes
Mission update...
October, 2012
- I did open them. Ok?
-And?
-And...wow
-Let me introduce you to Norway.... the snow wasn't there yesterday
just so you know!
- Looks nice. I'd dare say cool.
-Ok, so first objective completed.
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2. Open your eyes
-What? Not really...come on, you can do better than that...observe, think
like a traveller...
- Thinking like a traveler...easy.I just moved here :) and what's with open
your eyes thing. ..Shouldn't we smell and listen also?
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3. Open your eyes
- it's a way of saying...what's important is that you observe something,
realize something from your observation and use it constructively...you
know...spot a gap...and brainstorm a solution :)
- the guy from the video told a story about the rain, so why couldn't I
have a snow story. It's really cold out there and I really don't feel like
going out...
- O.o
-Damn it, I ran out of coffee. And I went shopping yesterday...Why don't
they have somebody to deliver groceries at your doorstep? Oh.why!?
- Why indeed!? ...and why didn't you buy coffee yesterday ?
- Why? Because they have only one kind in Sunday store. The kind I
don't like.
- Sunday store?
- Yes! Can you believe
that? In the entire
town they have only
one part of one store
open on a Sunday and
only for a limited
number of hours. In
Norway they make
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4. Open your eyes
sure you don't buy stuff you don't need. At least when it comes to food.
No wonder they go to
buy groceries in
Sweden.
- They do what?
- That's right :) they
have candy stores as
big as supermarkets in
Sweden.
Viva But you know lot of
la Sweden!!!! people figured that out
already.
Everything is heavily regulated here it seems. You don't see
cigarettes readily available to buy. I don't smoke and to tell you the
truth I didn't see anyone so far buy it. Wine is something I do buy, but
only til 3 pm on Saturday in a specialized store for everything that has
alcohol and is not beer or
cider.
Something like a
border crossing
feeling? State the
purpose of your
visit...erm.do you
have... Chianti?
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5. Open your eyes
Home , clothing and other stores have altogether a different culture! It's
a different realm...
Big sign, welcome,cash
register far away, one
smiling person at cash
register
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6. Open your eyes
They are welcoming ,lots of colorful items cozily displayed, nicely
designed, warm atmosphere, pleasant smells, Smiling young people
behind the counters... Come and look around, seems to be the general
signal they send.
Being
surrounded by
all the nice
things how can
you not want to
buy the entire
store?
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