Bill wrote:
>
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> Sheldon <Sheldon >> wrote:
>>
>>> Kosher costs nothing extra.
>> Yes, it does. Like advertising, the costs of certifying your
>> products kosher is passed along to the consumers.
>>
>> -sw
>
> So then be sure to buy the items that are not certified kosher.
> There are plenty of them out there. Be sure to tell us if
> they're any cheap than the ones that are certified kosher (and I
> don't mean meat items that are obviously going to be more
> expensive if they're kosher).

Actually the kosher certification lowers the price of goods because it
enables the manufacturer to sell far higher volumes. Jews are a tiny
percentage of those consumers that demand Kosher certification.

I live in an area with a very small Jewish population, yet many of the
stores around here make a big deal about the high number of kosher
products that they sell.