Which ancient civilization is credited with creating the first systematic method of retail sentiment analysis through 'market inspectors' who recorded consumer complaints and pricing trends?

Before modern retail analytics, ancient civilizations had their own methods of gathering marketplace intelligence. Rulers and merchants needed to understand consumer preferences and market trends to maintain economic stability. This poll explores how ancient civilizations conducted primitive forms of sentiment analysis to gauge consumer satisfaction, market demand, and trading patterns - revealing surprising sophistication in early commercial intelligence gathering.

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Roman Empire with their 'aediles' who monitored markets and kept records of consumer satisfaction
Ancient Greeks through their 'agoranomoi' who collected feedback on merchant practices and product quality
Ancient Egyptians who employed 'market scribes' to document buyer preferences for the pharaoh's review
Mesopotamians who used clay tablet surveys to record customer satisfaction at marketplace stalls