Camille Was Standing in the Checkout Line at Her Neighborhood

question 8

Multiple Choice

Camille was standing in the checkout line at her neighborhood grocery last night when she saw a display of Hostess Twinkies. She remembered how much she had enjoyed Twinkies as a child, and she knew she just had to buy a package of Twinkies, even though it was not on her shopping list. For Camille, Twinkies are an example of a(n) ________.

• A) unsought product
• B) impulse product
• C) staple
• D) emergency product
• E) MRO product

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