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Default spaghetti sauce price differences

On Fri, 2 Nov 2012 07:02:10 -0400, "Richard K." >
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>I've been wanting Bertolli lately, but Kroger where I normally go charges
>$3.29 (at best, $2.69 or $2.99 on sale), but the Wal-Mart grocery sells it
>for only $1.98. I guess being non-union and not paying your workers as well
>as other grocery stores, does keep prices down. Why don't they have ads
>touting that? "We keep unions out-- and wage and benefits down-- so you pay
>lower prices!"
>
>I notice the Walmart Neighborhood Grocery (that only sells groceries), does
>not have the same prices as the Walmart superstore that has a grocery in it.
>And although many things at Walmart are cheaper than Kroger, some things are
>the same price. Or even slightly more in rare cases.... I noticed Grandmas
>cookies the other day, that are prestamped 99 cents and sold for that price
>everywhere else, were only 88 cents at Walmart.


Didja ever think (obviously can't) that it's the smaller stores,
'specially the mom n' pops that are ripping folks off... of course
they are. Yeah, like folks enjoy spending more... how many of yoose
Walmart haters drive about looking to fill up at the MOST expensive
gas prices.