• SuzyQ@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I know that feeling all too well. The small local grocery store is, at minimum, 2 to 3 times more expensive than Walmart, or even the Dollar General a block away. The local hardware stores aren’t much better.

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      1 year ago

      This is also my experience. Recent example, I can buy a 1.9L container of mayonnaise for $8.99 at Costco to make homemade potato salad for my grandmother’s 95th birthday party. But I forgot to prepare until the last minute and realized I had no mayo, and so I went to the local place who charged $7.99 for 443mL of mayonnaise from the same brand.

      Amazon sells 3.78L of mayonnaise (dear God who needs that much mayo?) for $18.70, making them not quite as competitive as Costco in terms of price per mL, but pretty damn close, and moreover still way better than the local place.

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          1 year ago
          • Turkey sandwiches with mayo!
          • Mayo Surprise
          • Boston Cremayo donuts
          • Turkey sandwiches with mayo
          • Fruit salad
          • Turkey sandwiches, with mayo
          • Mayo sundaes for the kids
          • Mayo Mondays
          • Turkey sandwiches with mayo
          • Mayo lattes
          • Mayo sandwiches, with turkey
          • Ham and mayo on whole wheat
          • Apples and mayo oatmeal
          • Turkey sandwiches with mayo
    • sqw@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      the big boxes can operate at a loss until they choke out the local guys. after that they have a monopoly and can do whatever they want.