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Originally Posted by hazelnut

"...I was a huge patron of Pier 19 in Tuftonboro even though the prices were high..."

After paying 75¢ for one apple there, I learned to carry a snack with me!

(Purchased locally, of course )

Originally Posted by LakesRegionSpirit

"...If we want local business to stay in business we have to patronize them...How many drive by the local hardware store on their way to Lowe's to buy at a cheaper price?...Do your part...!"

Yer preachin' to the choir, here. Even before gasoline reached $4 per gallon, the time saved was worth it—especially if one or more items had to be exchanged!

Originally Posted by KonaChick

"...the price gouging that JS has done for years in my opinion is not only unacceptable but also unethical..."

We forget that the former Soviet Union had "centralized planning" for their grocery stores prices—and empty shelves!

Stores should be free to use whatever pricing plan that "the traffic will bear":
No matter how inconvenient, none should dictate prices to JS in a free market system.

Originally Posted by twoplustwo

"...Corporate greed has been lining the owners' pockets for how long...?"

Around last September, some would be in favor of raising corporate taxes to counter "corporate greed"—but not today?

Originally Posted by Mr. V

"...http://www.wincofoods.com/history.htm This is a great chain of grocery stores, very large, inexpensive, good quality. One can only hope they decide to expand to the east coast, but I doubt they will..."

Just one state away from your location is a restaurant that won't give you a check after a meal.

From a real estate site there:

"...today I read about a unique restaurant in Salt Lake City called One World Cafe...If you go and eat there, don’t expect a check at the end of your meal...You tell them what size portion you want...and then you pay what you think is fair..."

While that "plan" may work over on your coast, do you think that pricing theory has a chance among Yankees—and especially anywhere near FLL?