Slogans posted in public places must not be ambiguous. What do you think of a supermarket in Chengdu comparing unwanted goods to orphans?

I think it is inappropriate or even excessive for supermarkets to use "orphan" to describe the placement of goods, because the word "orphan" is not a good word in the first place. It is really inappropriate for supermarkets to use this word to attract attention. A favor. Forgive me for being ignorant, but this is the first time I have heard of "orphan products". To be honest, I have also worked in a supermarket. Supermarket managers have to review every slogan and slogan in the supermarket many times. They only made it public because they were afraid of causing misunderstanding.

To say that this supermarket uses the word "orphan" to express items that customers do not want after purchasing, I really think it is very strange, and it is difficult to understand why the merchants use the word "orphan". First of all, from the perspective of customers From a perspective, if the customer does not know the meaning of this prompt, will he misunderstand that this is a place for orphans? If the customer really thinks this way, then when the customer does not want it after purchasing, will it be due to lack of understanding? Do you understand the meaning of the prompts but place unwanted products randomly? So from this perspective, I think it’s best for prompts to be simple and easy to understand.

Secondly, the word "orphan" is really not a good word. It makes people feel panicked after hearing these two words. Moreover, merchants liken unwanted goods to orphans. This is Isn't it a bit too much, and I think it's a bit discriminatory. Unwanted products are orphans, so in other words, unwanted children are orphans? So it's really hurtful for supermarkets to use such euphemistic reminders, especially those who are orphans.

Of course, I also know that there is no malicious intent in supermarkets setting up such prompts, but the speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. We cannot do this in a public place just to be "different". What a big joke. Instead of using this uncomfortable reminder to remind customers to put unwanted goods in a fixed place, it is better to directly remind customers to restore the unwanted goods. In this way, not only will the supermarket not cause controversy and If the crowd laughs, customers can better understand the meaning, so why not do it.