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/^t/Amazed and fascinated by colourful wrappings and unbelievably low prices, we are not aware of the fact that big supermarkets are the worst thieves of our money. Advertisements persuade us to buy things we do not really need. They force their way to our subconscious so that, willingly or not, we buy advertised products only because we have heard them to be better than others. The whole teams of psychologists and sociologists, studying human responses to different stimuli, invent various tricks to ensure customers that they get good value for money (when in fact they do not). All kinds of promotions, extra gifts, package purchases are just clever ways of making profit by cheating people.