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In response to "It's horrible that a company would dare to offer lower priced items to consumers. RAGE! -- nm" by oblique [220]

It's excellent that the profits go to far away places and not to a local owner to support the local economy. SMILEYFACES! -- nm

Posted by ty97 Jan 30 '13, 09:52

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It's also good that locals are spending less on stuff at convenience stores, leaving them with more money to spend in their community. -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 09:55 9
- And then they use that money saved to buy crap on Amazon. Local stores are toast. Eventually everything will form into one big glob of mucous. -- nm - Loyola Jan 30, 09:58 1
  - So? Business is driven by supply and demand. If Mom & Pop, Inc can't offer anything to differentiate themselves from Big Biz, Corp, then they have - TWuG Jan 30, 10:01
- How long will those prices stay low once all the competition is gone? -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 09:58 1
  - Dude...a Big Gulp ain't gonna change it's price because Uncle Louie's Five and Dime went out of business. -- nm - Jim Jan 30, 10:01
- and of course everyone works at Walmart for free -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 09:56
- give me a break. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 09:56 3
  - Is something I said demonstrably wrong or doers it just conflict with your "corporations must always act evilly" opinion? -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 10:00 2
    - I'm not opposed to corporations at all. But I am opposed to their illegal predatory pricing. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 10:02 1
      - Is that what 7-11 is doing? -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 10:05

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