More proof businesses are gouging Ashburn

ha ha ha you made me laugh today

seriously i guess i will have to go up to boston and find him

lee j

 

yea, I hate having to spend time of price shopping, but my wife and I do it all the time because we have seen for a fact that generally, all this stores in this immediate area will try to maintain that profit margin... and the sales can be quite different around and it does take close inspection to see where the "deals" area. We do travel to multiple stores on occasion because it really can make a difference. And as for dates on food and expiration - they all have this problem, with Shoppers Food Warehouse the worse in my opinion. I make it a habit to show the manager when this happens and watch as he goes through all the other items in front of me and pulls them off the shelf. And you really have to watch the register too, so that the correct sale price is charged... love that one.

 

Having free-market competition means that Safeway is free to set its own prices. Outrage of "profiteering" and your line of logic are the same devices used by the people who want the government to control gas prices. I've never seen ANYTHING work better with the government's hand in it. I say let Safeway charge what it wants. People who don't like it will shop elsewhere. That's what I do when I don't like prices or there is more food with expired dates than there is not, like I have experienced at Safeway too many times to tell.

 

My point is that, if people don't like the prices they are paying compared to what is paid in Reston, they too are FREE, free to move, that is. How you made my comments to be of a political nature required absolute mental acrobatics. Bravo on that.

 

Is it true, though, that leases are more expensive here in Ashburn than in Reston? I don't honestly know, I just figured the cost of business is higher here, and that gets passed on. Plus the fact that yes, they probably figure they can charge more here. And if the market bears that out, then they will continue to do it.

 

Yes, it's Bush's and the administraion's fault that we pay more for groceries in Ashburn.

Oops, sorry, I thought this was a politics thread. My bad. It just seems that everyone of Gryphon's posts blame the administraion for everything that is wrong in the world.

 

I wonder if any of the business owners on this forum, especially those who may have different stores in different towns, can comment on this.

 

I don't blame the administration for flynnibus's concern over paying a few cents more for something in Ashburn than in Reston. Quite the opposite - I think the free market should be left to determine the price of goods. If we let the government do that, we'll all be screwed.

 

gryphon - valid points, well said.

 

Once during my lunch break I thought I would run over to the Giant at Bailey's Crossroads to pick up a few things. WELL - let me tell you! The dog food and the paper towels were priced several dollars above what I pay at the Giant at Junction Plaza. What infuriates me is that the majority of people I see shopping there are elderly and appear to be on fixed incomes. So, it does pay to comparison shop.

 

Grocery prices are going up as fast as gas prices are. It's ridiculous......everything is going up except my paycheck!

 

Then you feel that way about big oil and their billions of profit quarterly too.

 

I don't mind Big Oil so much as I mind Big Water. A 16 oz bottle of water can cost $1.00 - $1.50. That's $8-$12 per gallon, for water!

Even when you buy a case of 24 (16oz) bottles for $4.99 at Wegman's, that equates to $1.67 per gallon of water.

Weighing the processes needed to produce the two, I'll take Big Oil anyday.

 

flynnibus, I simply view that as an incentive to bargain hunt. If the Ashburn community decides that we won't take it, we'll all start shopping in Reston. Until then, I don't see an issue.

 

Yes. The higher the price of gas, the less people will use. Regarding oil company profits, I hope they keep them as long as they are paying their fair share of taxes on them.

 

but if I have to drive to Reston, doesn't that cost offset whatever amount I save on my groceries?

 

Some logic only goes so far.

He wants people to drive elsewhere for groceries AND use less gas.

Must be some new liberal math taught by Gore.