Originally Posted by
noglider
[MENTION=124730]SJX426[/MENTION], I've discovered the flashlight technique, too, even when the light is moderately good. It's hard for some of us to see stuff that is directly in front of us. It might be an evolved trait, and it might be more common in men. It's a stereotypical conversation for the guy to ask his wife where the mustard (or whatever) is, and she says it's in the front of the fridge on the middle shelf. My problem is so bad that I have to use an unusual technique in the supermarket. If an employee says I can find the mustard in Aisle 4 on the right side, I can't find it by looking there. Instead, I RUN through the aisle, looking straight ahead. I catch it in my peripheral vision. I think I'm evolved to hunt at high speed or avoid predators. My peripheral vision is very good, especially when I'm moving fast.
I'm gonna use that one for sure. It might end up being the ketchup that your peripheral vision catches first, but that would be good enough to get you in the right part of the ball park so to speak.
If nothing else, the extra ground I'd cover might turn up an employee who can find things like mustard in a hurry, just as when I was looking for the pepperoncini that was on sale last week.