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• [1] amanda from harlem October 01, 2007 - 11:54AM

  doesn't a store have the freedom to set their prices however they want to?

  if a consumer wishes to they can shop around.

  thats just free market competition, right?

  
  
• [2] Robert from NYC October 01, 2007 - 11:57AM

  "Healthy" and "Organic" are euphemisms for rip-off too. Even the Farmers' Markets have got into the rip-off business. for folks who don't pay rent their prices have skyrocketed.

  
  
• [3] Robert from NYC October 01, 2007 - 11:58AM

  We're all being gouged. Yes folks, shop around.

  
  
• [4] Ryan from NYC October 01, 2007 - 11:59AM

  I do not understand the complaint on gauging. If individuals feel so much that 'monopolistic' mom & pop stores are 'gauging' prices for too much profit, then why do these individuals not open their own stores? Set the price to this 'right' level, steal their business and make more profit. This is the basic function of the entrepreneur within a market structure.

  I'd strongly recommend for a more lively debate, the next time you address this topic, bring someone who advocates a free market.

  
  
• [5] ab from nyc October 01, 2007 - 12:03PM

  And you consider a "lively debate" to be "open your own store"?????????? What about the fact that the poor often wind up paying more for a variety of reasons should they "open their own store"? C'mon....

  
  
• [6] Sunphat Yau from X-nyc-LA 4a bit October 01, 2007 - 12:10PM

  So where is the responsibility of the consumer in all of this? It seems like once again, another instance in the "age of victimization". Caveat emptor my fellow Americans. Be a smart shopper and not a blind consumer.

  
  
• [7] ab from nyc October 01, 2007 - 03:52PM

  Easy to say if you're a yuppie living in a gentrified area.

  I've got news for you: It isn't like Prospect park or Manhattan most other place! Wake up and step out of the ivory tower!

  
  
• [8] kevin from nyc October 01, 2007 - 04:26PM

  Yo "ab". Chill.

  
  
• [9] Leafar from Queens, NY October 05, 2007 - 10:04AM

  I am happy to announce that today I took Robert's advice and it changed my life. Yesterday I was significantly overpaid for groceries, some socks, and some parts for my broken car. This morning I have not only opened my own grocery store and sock shop, I've decided to build my own car with a jar of mayo and dental floss. I will keep you all posted.