So jail right? Right?! Who am I kidding....
No, no jail. Instead we’re going to let them merge with Albertsons. So now twice as many grocery stores can price gouge.
I know it's easy to be cynical, but isn't all this coming out specifically because the FTC under the Biden Administration sued to stop this merger? Credit where credit is due for that.
We can talk about nationalizing kroger now, right? Right??!!
We haven’t even bailed them out twenty times yet, how dare you propose something logical.
Why? That's Capitalism and we live in a capitalist society
Anyone with grade 5 math skills could have reached the same conclusion. 8% interest, 30% price increase. It's not hard. Oh, and let's not forget that grocery chains reported record profits that year.
I buy most of my groceries at a local employee owned chain. It's amazing how they were able to avoid so much of the massive increase in costs that larger chains were experiencing. It's like they had a completely different supply chain that wasn't anywhere near as inflated. Oh sure, certain brands seemed to be going way up in price, but other items from competing brands didn't. Meanwhile at Walmart, everything went way up in price, and at a much faster pace. Weird how that works.
I guess the giant monopolies must not have the resources and experience required to run an efficient business. How else can you explain the disparity?
Ooooh, I'm pretty sure I know the employee owned chain you speak of because I shop there too. I started going when some of Safeway's prices mysteriously doubled for no apparent reason. I'm so happy I made the switch. Those greedy pigs at Safeway did me a favor.
It's too bad doing LITERALLY ANYTHING would be SOCIALISM!
Not surprised in the slightest. Our offbrand kroger has been the most expensive retailer in the area, and has the lowest quality produce. Plus, they treat their employees like shit and disregarded known allergens to shove a nut allergic person into the bakery where they'd have to be in contact with their allergen repeatedly...
Fuckers.
Yeah no fucking shit
Kroger executives are basically inviting 5 finger discounts
If you see someone shoplifting from a Kroger, you have a moral obligation to create a diversion.
Can we use those fingers to punch them instead?
Why not both?
Yes 👍
Which they seem to be keenly aware of, since the self-checkout you're forced to use because there's only ever one staffed register constantly accuses you of theft if you so much as move your bagged groceries. God how I wish I had more grocery options in my area.
They also do literally nothing to stop it. Ask me how I know.
Not saying everyone could just throw on an n95 and stop paying for their groceries, but you really could.
Do you think that they do nothing to stop it in order to prevent perpetrator injuries and/or collateral bystander injuries and the associated lawsuits that could result?
Its to prevent violence in my opinion. Almost noone there is permitted to confront anyone. The loss prevention person assigned to the store rotates, and is only there maybe once every few weeks.
All of that means it takes years for them to case build enough to get police involved, at least in certain areas. Covid also made it normal to disguise yourself, which is far easier to argue against than a full face video, even with their video quality being shit.
They have an kroger message board for employees and you can read what their LP employees talk about there. Kind of odd how all that works.
Mega corporations are a problem we need to solve as a society.
Capitalism is the problem
Steal from them
Great. Then they'll raise prices more. Good thinking!
The prices will continue to be imaginary as you run off with your items
Peak lemmy right here.
Evidently they'll raise them regardless.
Aldi is a lifesaver in these trying times
I like the idea of Aldi, but when I walk into my local one I'm hit with a huge wave of sadness and depression. I cannot shop there, I wish I could, as I said I like the idea.
I have a similar issue with Safeway. Just something about the color/lighting/employees clear sense of doom really gets me.
I love Aldi and they're always the first place I shop, but their selection is a bit limited and the produce is hit-or-miss, at least in my area. Unfortunately around me that only leaves Kroger as the next best option.
Greedy fucks like this deserve treatment with a device that rhymes with creatine.
Ovaltine? I wouldn’t wish that stuff on my worst enemy!
Hey look.
It's my shocked face.
Can you tell I'm shocked?
I'm going for "shocked".
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