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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 24 MIN

The Jam That Paralysed a Supermarket: The Paradox of Choice

from The Estate Agent Consultancy Podcast · host The Estate Agent Consultancy

On a Saturday afternoon in 2000, a psychologist set up a jam tasting in a posh Californian supermarket — and accidentally ran one of the most famous experiments in the history of consumer psychology. What she discovered turned everything we thought we knew about choice on its head. This week, Toby tells the story of the twenty-four jars that stopped a supermarket in its tracks, and explores what the Paradox of Choice means for estate agents who are quietly drowning their own buyers, vendors and landlords in too many options.🏆 Tickets are now available for the first-ever Personal Estate Agency Awards!Join us on 22nd October 2026 in Birmingham as we celebrate the very best personal estate agents, brokerage businesses and brokerage teams from across the UK.Book your tickets here: https://www.personalestateagencyawards.co.uk/ 📚Want a free copy of the ‘Your First £100,000 Estate Agency’ book?✅ DM me the word “BOOK” on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/estateagent.consultancy/ and I’ll send it straight over.📥 Want FREE materials to help get you your next instruction? Head to: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/freeintro💻 Want to launch or scale your own estate agency business?Book a free discovery call here: https://theestateagentconsultancy.as.me/sixty-consultation🎓 To access to our ‘Your First £100,000 Estate Agency’ video course. Head over to: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/your-first-100000-digital-course📅 Want to join our next free webinar?Get added to the VIP list to find out first: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/webinarAny questions? Just email: [email protected] or visit us at https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com

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On a Saturday afternoon in 2000, a psychologist set up a jam tasting in a posh Californian supermarket — and accidentally ran one of the most famous experiments in the history of consumer psychology. What she discovered turned everything we thought we knew about choice on its head. This week, Toby tells the story of the twenty-four jars that stopped a supermarket in its tracks, and explores what the Paradox of Choice means for estate agents who are quietly drowning their own buyers, vendors a...

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