Yes, I am aware that when one shops at a convenience store they are paying for convenience. And of course, I had the option NOT to buy the things I bought. So with all that said, here’s my gripe: you are charging over 3 dollars for a 2L of BigHate pop. That junk is like .99 or something at Sobey’s and goes on sale for .49 … how the hell did you arrive at that price? Yes, commenters, I will buy my products elsewhere so save your time typing out the obvious. I just think 3+ dollars for the worlds crummiest pop is crazy and this is just one example over the over-pricing at this location. Also you can go in and say “five dollars worth of pepperoni please” and receive a different amount of pepperoni each time. I stopped buying it for this reason and also because the shopkeepers disappear into some crowded, mysterious, back room to get it. Grodie. —Ugly Kid
This article appears in Feb 4-10, 2016.
Mystery pepperoni? You eat mystery pepperoni?! Was it good?
Corner stores must struggle to stay alive and have to charge inflated those prices. Otherwise, they’ll go out of business. It’s pure economics, not a personal slight against you, poster.
If no one was buying the stuff there they would not sell it. The age old situation of they can charge what the market will bear. If they go too far overboard they may go out of business. So far they seem to still be there. Often a store is just a sideline business for the owners who may have numerous other irons in the fire.
You should thank them. They are doing you a favour by making sugary drinks unaffordable.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsourc…
Keep a pitcher of water in the fridge. You will get used to drinking that after a few weeks and will eventually wonder why you wasted your money on pop.
I wonder what he’ll say if a $15/hr minimum wage comes in. That pop will be $8-10.
Grocery stores can afford to charge lower prices because they carry more items in-store. Fewer items in a smaller store, as in a convenience store, equals a higher price per unit. Just to reach a certain profit that they must achieve set upon by the pop company. Don’t blame the convenience store, blame the pop company.