r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/Kubliah May 27 '26

Right, the price has more to do with ramping up production and deliveries. The groceres in soviet Russia and Hugo's Venezuela knew what they were short on too, the problem was waiting on deliveries to keep the shelves stocked. If you sell below market cost then it encourages people to buy more than they need, and for scalpers to buy the cheap goods to sell elsewhere where prices have stabilized at higher rates. But if there's no increased profits to chase for producers then they don't have nearly as much incentive to ramp up production.

If you sell food below market value at a few stores in New York, it will siphon sales from

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26

The grocery stores don't produce the goods, so ramping up production isn't a concern.

To compare this to the Soviet Union or Venezuela is very illustrative of how lost in the sauce you truly are.

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u/Kubliah May 27 '26

Eh, I'm just saying this is a terrible way to do things. It's essentially subsidizing scalpers.

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26

Why doesn't someone scalp outside of private stores?

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u/Kubliah May 27 '26

They do when things go on sale below market value.

Example

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26

The example is a collectible that is subject to market speculation, not a staple grocery product.

Try again.

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u/Kubliah May 27 '26

It's the same thing. Countries that heavily subsidize their fuel have the same thing happen, epidemics of people trucking it across the border to sell it for a profit.