There were special offers in all the supermarkets.
Some things were onsale at reduced prices or with free gifts.
Many of these offers were very tempting and shoppers very often took advantage of them.
However,the shoppers sometimes later regretted buying them because they were not really needed and were a waste of money.
In addition ,nearly all the shoppers automatically assumed that when they bought more fo aproduct in bigger container, they would save money.