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510 points bookofjoe | 5 comments | 07 Dec 25 14:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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cm2012 ◴[07 Dec 25 22:17 UTC] No.46185802[source]▶

Dollar stores have on average a 2% profit margin, just like grocery stores. They are not the villains here.

bjackman ◴[07 Dec 25 22:21 UTC] No.46185846[source]▶

This is like cheating in a golf match against a professional and then saying "I got the same score as my opponent, I am not the villain here".

1. cm2012 ◴[07 Dec 25 22:33 UTC] No.46185982[source]▶

Do you think large dollar stores are faking or cheating their profit margin numbers?

2. pixl97 ◴[07 Dec 25 23:50 UTC] No.46186642[source]▶

I mean, they are cheating customers on the item price, so it goes to show they'll do illegal stuff without care, so yea, why not.

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3. anomaly_ ◴[08 Dec 25 00:43 UTC] No.46187036[source]▶

how happy do you think the shareholders would be about that?

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4. pixl97 ◴[08 Dec 25 05:11 UTC] No.46188610{3}[source]▶

"We get more money and they keep coming back?, carry on"

5. bjackman ◴[08 Dec 25 22:50 UTC] No.46198750[source]▶

This is like me showing you my scorecard after cheating at golf, and saying "do you think the scorecard is fake?".

Real profit margin. Achieved through deceit. This is vilainy.

Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices