A Louisiana Grocery Store is Forced to Raise Milk Prices by State Regulators | |
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MONSTER User ID: 2122560 United States 01/27/2013 02:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So the Government is really the bad guys KINGDOMS, NATIONS AND KINGS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT DOWN TO THEIR KNEES WITH ONE GLANCE FROM A WOMAN. I WEAR MY SKIN OF ARMOR SO NO ONE CAN GET IN AND NO ONE CAN GET OUT. HOW CAN I MOURN YOU, WHEN I HAVE NEVER LET YOU GO, monster 1991-2008 RIP |
Sbert User ID: 31081261 United States 01/27/2013 02:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Loss leader sales are illegal in certain states. They can be circumvented with certain rebates and coupons depending on the law. Below is wiki definition: "A loss leader, or simply a leader,[1] is a product sold at a low price, at or below its market cost[2] to stimulate other sales of more profitable goods or services. Using a loss leader, often a very popular good or service, is a type of sales promotion—a marketing strategy that focuses on pricing strategy. Sometimes "leader" is used as a related term and can mean any popular article, i.e., one sold at a normal price.[3]" [link to www.enotes.com] "In recent years, loss leader pricing has been practiced with considerable success, especially by large national discount retailers. The strategy is not without controversy, however. Indeed, many states have passed laws that severely limitr explicitly forbidelling products below cost. Lawsuits alleging that some loss leader pricing strategies amount to illegal business practices have increased in recent years, though the plaintiffs have not always been victorious. Opponents of loss leading pricing practices argue that the strategy is basically predatory in nature, designed to ultimately force competitors out of business." |
No Dhimmi User ID: 3248816 United States 01/27/2013 03:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Government is our "nanny" - one which we don't need at these levels. I hope enough voters wake up soon. Our nation is more than broke - the but sheep remain asleep. ALL relevant scriptures that include a time factor prove no pre-trib rapture. Over 50 verses! Kindle Edition only 99 CENTS! Biblical Eschatological “Time-Stamps” Relevant to the Last Day/Days (Amazon) |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 14362939 Canada 01/27/2013 03:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I also like how the government thinks that they have the right to tell a business how they are to be run. If a business practice is unsound and unprofitable the company will go bankrupt. If it is sound, the company will make money and continue to exist. It's as simple as that! Oh but wait, if you fuck up your business you can just ask the governemnt to bail you out right?! BUT only if you are "too big to fail". LOL WTF kind of fucked up society are we living in? This shit is so fucked up sometimes I have a hard time beleiving it's actually real! One day history is going to look back at us and wonder how we got it so fucking wrong. |
Sbert User ID: 31081261 United States 01/27/2013 03:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The reason why the some states say it's illegal to sell things below cost or in this case 6% above invoice is because big companies can outprice the small mom and pop stores. You get a big supermarket chain selling milk at a loss, brings in all the customers. A smaller chain, or a single store can't afford to do that without rolling the dice and having people just coming in buying milk and leaving. It's to protect the smaller businesses. Big business (walmart in particular) has turned the landscape around a bit. It's why we have antitrust and break up monopolies. |
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Watdhel User ID: 33093698 United States 01/27/2013 06:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's been this way as far back as I can remember, I'm not a big milk drinker so I haven't really looked into it. Cousin of mine had a family that consumed lots of milk. Back when gas was cheaper she would drive 15 miles to a gas station across the state line, buy a couple of gallons of milk for her family. It was well worth it- sometimes a difference of 2 over dollars per gallon. |