The Consumer Index We Don't Expect

In Spain this year the item
that shoplifters like to lift most
and be unseen getting away with it
happens to be olive oil,
which is going up in price. 

One of the better measures
of any consumer society
is the quality index of products
that inspire consumers to theft. 

Press The Button For Self-Realisation

Near the exit of my local supermarket
there is a waist height pillar with buttons on it
where shoppers can express how they felt
about their shopping experience up to that moment.

At my last visit I was ecstatic
at not finding what I went in for
-for realising I didn't need it.

I pressed the 'happy' button
-it was the perfect use of my time
and I did not begrudge them a minute of it.