"Carly Swirtz is going to have to expand on her claim that the same stores vary their prices in suburban stores."
Acyually I do not "have" to expand on my claim, but I am more than happy to! My remark was based on personal experience over the years. While I would enjoy saving money on groceries, I prefer to shop in local stores as much as possible to support neighborhood business.
I used to work out by a Cub in Edina, so occasionally I would shop there out of convience. The cost difference on many items was consistantly lower there on many items.
I would notice things like canned vegetables. The Edina cub sold them 4 for $1. I mentioned it to my daughter, and she asked me to pick some up for her. I went to the Cub Foods by Minnehaha Mall. They had the same brand 2 for $1. I asked the manager why their store prices were higher than the Cub in Edina. He told me that they had to charge more because of the cost of operating in the neighborhood. Things such as shoplifting and the cost of hiring additional security when needed. Which is understandable business practice.
It is somewhat of a catch 22. Insurance rates and goods must be priced higher to offset the crime rate. It is also unfortunate because the hard working honest individuals in the neighborhood (and there are MANY!) must take the hit or outside their neighborhood to shop.
Rev, Carly Swirtz Midtown, Phillips
I checked the Sperling site. According to their figures, food actually is
slightly higher in Blaine than in Minneapolis.
http://www.bestplaces.net/html/ccecon.asp?lstat=MN&lcity=2706382&rstat =MN&rcity=2743000
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