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Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices

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510 points bookofjoe | 1 comments | 07 Dec 25 14:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.401s | 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.
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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".
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sejje ◴[07 Dec 25 22:33 UTC] No.46185979[source]▶
I don't think it is, so maybe you can help me draw the parallels.
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1. bjackman ◴[08 Dec 25 22:48 UTC] No.46198725[source]▶
Both groups have the same profit margin (golf score). One group is achieving it by deceive customers (cheating at golf) while the other is achieving it without doing that (being good at golf).