SMS > wrote:
> 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.

Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to substantiate that claim.

> Jews are a tiny percentage of those consumers that demand Kosher certification.

Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to substantiate that claim.

> 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.

Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to substantiate that claim.