Discount item scalping

 Is this a fair practice? Arab-owned and Asian Indian-owned food marker
dealers are purchasing sufficient quantities, of food items from
discount srores as Aldi and Save A Lot, and
stocking them in their own stores with a boost in price? Then they
expect cusromers to buy them along with Name Brand items (which are
also higher in price but that is understood.).

  BrotherSandMonkey wrote:


Unfortunately, Walmart does the same thing -   they buy goods, mark up
the price and then sell them along side name brand goods.

Come to think of it, Home Depot, Sears, Target, Staples and Gap do the
same  unfair practice of marking up the price on goods they buy.

 wrote:

    Ah, but that is what wholesale outfits are supposed to be
for...these Arab and Asian small food market operators
(who at times illegally sell nonfood items on food ebt debit cards
(formerly known as food stamps)) ought to be shopping at
wholesale outfits which supply to retailers like them. Otherwise, it
is cheating. They must think that customers in thei
meighborhoods where they operate are stupid, impoverished nicely
dressed, Fortybowl (aka 40 oz. malt liquor) African
and other Americans. There needs to be a law to forbid such
practices.  (Charmuta!)

 
More basic problem, they have no transportation and have to
pay what the local stores charge.  Pay to the store owner is
good, being mostly state aid card or cash.  Cost is not a
real issue, since the locals are not paying for the goods
anyhow. The taxpayer pays.  The elderly also need a local
store to survive, even good public transport can't get them
to the malls and large shopping centers.

I knew a family than ran a large chain of small "corner"
stores in the poor parts of town.  First thing every morning
was a stop at the Sams and the bakery discount stores to
stock their stores for the day.

A law? Don't think for a minute that government can
transport those goods to these neighborhoods as efficiently
as the overpriced corner stores.  If you want to help, and
are near one of these neighborhoods, offer to shop the basic
items a family needs, while you're shopping at your
superstore. Most of the elderly are very isolated and five
minutes of your time every other day may even save a life,
and both of you benefit. Next time you're at the grocery
store, behind a little old lady (or gent) with a small
selection of basics, and digging out change to pay, tell the
clerk to put it on your bill. That $5-10 will get you an
elderly smile, and amazed clerk look, you will remember a
long time. Meals on wheels can only do so much.

-- larry / dallas

 
I hate to tell you, but that is exactly what Sam's does!!!  They are
"in business, for business".  Many of their goods are marked as
"packaged for resale" or whatever.  'Course, it's good for Sam's that
they also sell to me directly.
All those corner stores are pretty much convenience stores.  If, as
you say, the customers can't get around to other stores, then someone
has to be able to sell to them.  Buying at Sam's might be cheaper than
buying at some wholesaler (or the store owners would buy wholesale
too), so it works out for everyone.



Nor should they even try.  Government can't run a business, as we have
seen.


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