Many retail spaces look the same. I don’t know about you, but personally, oftentimes when I walk around the mall, I can’t tell which store I’m in unless there’s a sign to inform me.

Luckily, this isn’t always the case. Some businesses don’t think it’s enough to just have clientele and invest their resources into making our shopping experience as pleasurable as possible.

Whether they put up balloons to designate produce and help us navigate the aisles or set up A/C-controlled dog houses to provide our pets with a comfortable stay while we go about our business, turns out, there’s still creativity in the retail sector.

So we at Bored Panda put together a list of pictures showcasing some of the best solutions to remind you to stay mindful about where you spend your money. If we give it to these folks, maybe their competitors will try to catch up and these practices will become the norm!

#1 This Baby Store Has Different Surfaces To “Road Test” The Strollers

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#2 Our Local Shop Grows Its Own Salads And Herbs On Site

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Generally speaking, retailers should be looking for new local store marketing ideas because direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are targeting their formerly loyal customers through social channels.

Price and promotion levers that once were used to draw shoppers in have lost their steam as many consumers know that “once in a lifetime,” “Super Saturday,” or friend and family sales are like busses. It’s only a matter of time before there is another one.

#3 The Body Shop In Stockholm Has This Now. Refillable Shampoos And Other Products

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#4 This Store In Poland Allows You To Buy Frozen Dumplings And Veggies In Bulk And Weight Them Instead Of Prepackaged Boxes

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#5 My Grocery Store Started Selling Overripe Bananas For Cheap With A Recipe For Banana Bread On The Bag

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#6 This Irish Supermarket Has Quiet Evenings For Sensitive People

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#7 They Have Pet Carts In Grocery Stores In Italy

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#8 Crayola Started A “Choose Your Own Crayon Box” Station In This Office Supply Store

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#9 These Shopping Carts In German Store Have A Built-In Magnifying Glass

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#10 These Two Different Sets Of Shopping Baskets At A Department Store In Bangkok. For Those That Need Help And Those That Want To Be Left Alone

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#11 Our Local Supermarket Makes Juice Out Of Unsold Fruits. Literally Zero Waste

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#12 Free Vegetable Leaves For Pets In My Local Supermarket

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#13 Canidae Kibble Refill Station. First Time I’ve Seen Zero Waste Pet Food Refills

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#14 A Locking, A/C-Controlled Dog House In The Middle Of A Shopping Center Available For Use While You Eat And Shop

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#15 This Sports Store Has A Mini Obstacle Course So You Can Test Your Hiking Shoes

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#16 This Shopping Cart Has A Calculator Attached

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#17 I Was Handed This At A Furniture Store. You Can Plant This Paper Embedded With Seeds, And It Will Grow Into Flowers

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#18 All Supermarkets Should Do This

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#19 This Sporting Goods Shop Has A Pool To Test Aquatic Equipment

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#20 This Luggage Store Has An Airplane Set Up For Customers To Test Their Carry-Ons And Underseater Bags

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#21 This Checkout Has No Candy For Parents With Kids

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#22 Men’s Restroom In A Grocery Store Had A Selection Of Free Diapers

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#23 A Grocery Cart That Attaches To A Wheelchair To Provide Greater Independence While Shopping

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#24 My Local Supermarket Has These Yellow Sockets So The Shopping Cart Doesn’t Roll Away When Stowing Your Shopping Into Your Car

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#25 The Grocery Store I Shop At Repacks The Unbroken Eggs And Sells Them At A Reduced Price

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#26 You Can Print Out A Short Story At My Local Coffee Shop. Read While You Wait

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#27 This Stall For Your Dog Outside A Supermarket In Copenhagen

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#28 My Shopping Bag Has A Printed Holiday Pattern, So It Can Be Reused As A Wrapping Paper

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#29 These Mini Display Tents

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#30 This Store In Japan Automatically Calculates Your Total When You Place Your Basket In The Area Using RFID Tags On The Products

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#31 Supermarket Trolleys In Sweden Have A Map Of The Supermarket

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#32 This Shoe Shop Has An Area To Test Your New Shoes. It Also Has LEGO For Testing

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#33 This Shopping Cart Has A Spot For Kids To Stand On While Their Parents Pushes

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#34 Recently, My Local Supermarket Added This “Bag Wall” Near The Main Entrance. This Is For People Who Forgot Their Shopping Bag

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#35 Knee-Activated Water Taps At A Supermarket In Italy

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#36 The New Supermarket Near Me Has Frozen Prepared Foods In Bulk

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#37 Our Local Grocery Store Has Phone Holders On Their New Shopping Carts

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#38 This Mall Has A Room Specifically For Breastfeeding

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#39 A Non-Muslim Section At A Grocery Store In Dubai

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#40 This Store Labels Where You Are In Sickness Cycle

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#41 This Grocery Store Has A Bigfoot Statue That They “Hide” Around The Store So Children Can Find It And Report It’s Location To An Employee

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#42 “Blind Dates With A Book” Prevent You From Judging A Book By Its Cover

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#43 Chairs In A Mall Food Court Are Notched To Hold Shopping Bags

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#44 In Norway, The Packed Meat Has A “Thermometer” That Tells You How Many Days Are Left, Until It’s No Longer Safe To Eat It

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#45 My Supermarket Dedicated A Checkout To Old People Talking To Cashiers To Avoid Annoying Other Customers

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#46 Petco Cat Litter Refill

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#47 My Local Grocery Store Has Free Fruits To Snack On While You Shop

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#48 In This Grocery Store, Cashiers Hangs Up Flags At Their Registers To Indicate The Languages They Speak

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#49 This Grocery Store Prints These Guides On Their Product Bags

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#50 This Board In An Italian Supermarket Shows You What Fruit Is Available At Different Times Of The Year. This Would Be Useful In All Supermarkets

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#51 The Vegetable Shops Here Shows A Picture Of The Farmer

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#52 This Grocery Store Has An Aisle Specifically For Reuniting With Lost Spouses

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#53 This Store Allows You To Build Your Own Pens

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#54 This Store Has A Dog Parking Spot

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#55 Dressing Room Mirror Allows You To Adjust The Lighting, Type And Brightness

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#56 Fair Exposition Of Yoga Pants At Local Nike Store

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#57 This Store Turns Their Old Gift Cards Into Free Guitar Picks For Customers

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#58 A Shirt Store In Manchester Has A “Yes, No, Maybe” Pegs In The Fitting Room

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#59 This Store Doesn’t Have Products In Any Packaging. You Bring Your Own And Weight The Item

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#60 Shopping Cart Sanitizing Machine At A Local Grocery Store

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#61 This Store Sorts Avocados By Ripeness

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#62 My Grocery Store Has A Process Where Items Requiring Refrigeration Or Freezing Are Put In The Blue Bags And Everything Else In The White Bags

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#63 This Store In Germany Posts The Date (DD/MM/YY) Of The Last Price Increase For Every Product

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#64 This Dutch Grocery Store Offers Samples Of All Their Toilet Paper In Their Restrooms

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#65 This Trekking Shoe Store Has A Test Area

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#66 A Slide In A Clothes Store

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#67 I Saw This Cooling Station At A Liquor Store

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#68 Our Grocery Store Has A DIY Breakfast Bundle

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#69 Milkshake Shop Sells Lactaid For Those Lactose Intolerant

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#70 My Local Grocery Store Prints Their Receipt Paper Double-Sided

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#71 Some Grocery Carts In Japan Are Designed To Stack Vertically To Cut Down On Aisle Congestion

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#72 My Local Supermarket Has A Vending Machine Which Sells Glass Milk Bottles You Can Fill Up With Fresh Milk

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#73 This General Store Sign Showing That There Is Actually A Difference Between Jelly And Jam

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#74 The Bra Store I Went To Has Instructions For A Self Breast Exam In The Changing Room

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#75 Garden In A Grocery Store Where You Can Clip What You Need

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#76 Shopping Cart At The Grocery Store Has Aisle Directory On It

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#77 A Machine At The Mall That Teaches CPR

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#78 This Lock Your Phone Away To Charge While You Shop

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#79 Trust System At The Baker’s

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#80 Soap Is Sold In Bulk And Not Pre-Cut, You Decide The Size You Want And Cut It Yourself

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#81 My Local Department Store Has An Escalator Just For Carts

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#82 This Store Has A Magnifier To Read The Fine Print On Medications

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#83 Somebody Deserves A Medal For The Design Of This Grocery Basket

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#84 There Are Parking Spots For Dogs Outside Of A Supermarket In Finland

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#85 In Japan, There’s A Used Clothing Store With No Attendant

The sign says: “1. Choose used clothes. 2. Check out with a machine. 3. OK to go! Thanks!”

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#86 Several Safety Nets In A Tall Department Store In Berlin

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#87 This Canadian Tire Store Has Parking Spots For Horses And Buggies

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#88 My Grocery Store Uses Balloons To Designate Products

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#89 This Grocery Store Has A Machine To Make Your Cold Drink Colder Or A Room Temperature Drink Cold

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#90 My Local Supermarket Now Has A Googly-Eyed Robot Whose Sole Purpose Is To Patrol The Aisles Looking For Spills. Its Name Is Marty

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#91 The Coffee Shop I Went To Had A Mouthwash In The Bathroom

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#92 This Store Lets You Test Out A Keurig And Make Your Own Coffee To See If You Want To Buy It

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#93 My Local Walmart Now Has A Robot That Travels The Store, Taking Inventory

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#94 A Parking Lot For Shopping Carts In Germany

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#95 This Grocery Store Displays Nuts And Other Snacks Upside Down So You Can See The Contents More Clearly

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#96 My Local Grocery Store Was Giving Out Bacon Samples

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#97 This Convenience Store Sells Beer By The Gallon

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#98 Shopping Carts In Germany Have A Special Beer Crate Holder In The Back

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#99 This Shopping Cart Has A Distance Meter

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#100 This Little Plastic Basket/Holder Inside The Far Corner Of A Trolley. The Rivets Suggests It’s For Small Objects Like Pens

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#101 This Supermarket I Went To Has A Plastic Box Around The Scale At The Self Checkout So Your Shopping Doesn’t Fall Off It

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#102 I Spotted This Cool Cheese/Wine Guide At The Local Grocery Store

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#103 A Convenience Store In Sydney With A Full Flight Simulator Inside

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#104 This Grocery Store’s Carts Have A List Of Common Items And The Aisle They Are Found In

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#105 My Local Target Is Completing A Total Remodel, And They Now Have USB Ports And Outlets Built Into The Table In The Waiting Area Of The Fitting Room

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#106 An Asparagus Peeling Machine For White Asparagus In A Supermarket In Germany

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#107 Local Shopping Centre Has A Work Pod Where You Lock Yourself Inside And Work At A Desk

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#108 Spicy Guide To Mexican Chiles I Saw At My Local Grocery Store

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#109 This Store’s Fruit And Vegetable Section Shows Their Country Of Origin

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#110 My Local Whole Foods Allows Payment Via Scanning Your Hand

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#111 Japanese Grocery Store Sells Pre-Poured Wine Glasses

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#112 Grocery Outlet Reminding You To Bring Your Bags, In The Parking Lot

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#113 This Mall’s Washing Basin Has Sunglasses Holder

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#114 Shopping Carts With Anti-Theft Measures At A National Grocery Chain

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#115 The British Section Of My Publix Grocery Store In The Suburbs Of Atlanta

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#116 The Signage At The Grocery Store For Samples

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