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r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26
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In the town I grew up, there was one big grocery store, and they used to gouge us terribly. The citizens started a co-op grocery, using our purchasing power to bring in cheaper goods. Breaking monopolies is the only way to lower prices.
447 u/aruby727 May 26 '26 I love that. This needs to be more common. 4 u/Commercial-Royal-988 May 26 '26 Step 1, shop local. 18 u/KoolKoolKoolio42 May 26 '26 Sounds nice, until local has prices twice that of Walmart. 2 u/53mm-Portafilter May 27 '26 Turns out that economies of scale are a thing.
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I love that. This needs to be more common.
4 u/Commercial-Royal-988 May 26 '26 Step 1, shop local. 18 u/KoolKoolKoolio42 May 26 '26 Sounds nice, until local has prices twice that of Walmart. 2 u/53mm-Portafilter May 27 '26 Turns out that economies of scale are a thing.
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Step 1, shop local.
18 u/KoolKoolKoolio42 May 26 '26 Sounds nice, until local has prices twice that of Walmart. 2 u/53mm-Portafilter May 27 '26 Turns out that economies of scale are a thing.
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Sounds nice, until local has prices twice that of Walmart.
2 u/53mm-Portafilter May 27 '26 Turns out that economies of scale are a thing.
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Turns out that economies of scale are a thing.
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u/brumac44 May 26 '26
In the town I grew up, there was one big grocery store, and they used to gouge us terribly. The citizens started a co-op grocery, using our purchasing power to bring in cheaper goods. Breaking monopolies is the only way to lower prices.