Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Kroger
Have you ever been to a grocery store that consistently didn't have gallons of skim or 1% milk? Have you ever been to a grocery store that consistently carried things very close to expiration? If you haven't, you're in the majority. The Kroger here in Over-the-Rhine doesn't carry gallons of skim or 1% milk, so if you want those types of milk, you have to buy them in half-gallons, which are more expensive (and worse for the environment). The store is also known for carrying things close to the expiration dates. Kroger treats this community as second-class citizens for no reason except that the people here don't have another convenient grocery store and would have to ride the bus to get to one. It's a classic case of taking advantage of those without the resources to avoid it. Why does it make sense to charge more to someone who makes less? But that's what they do here.
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A little competition would help solve the problem. But few grocery chains want to locate stores in a low-profit, high-crime area (and who can blame them). With little to no competition, the law of supply and demand results in higher prices for the people who can afford it the least. Nobody said capitalism was perfect.
So, since Cincy is the headquarters of Kroger, how aabout a little letter writing campaign? Maybe a boycott of Kroger stores statewide until they become a little more social conscious? I think a group of college studdents would be most effective in organizing a good old-fahioned boycott, don't you?
that'd be great, but we can't boycott kroger because we don't have anywhere else to go. mary suggested writing letters, so maybe i'll get there. it depends on how my school work goes...
You could write Cindy McCain and ask her to sell a few of her outfits and donate the money. I mean, her whole ensemble, jewelry and all, last night at the RNC cost like, $300,000 according to Vanity Fair. That should feed your neighborhood for awhile, right?
But Cindy worked so hard for those outfits. Why give away her hard-earned money to those "slackers" in O-T-R? She should keep her outfits so that her beer distributorship can provide more jobs. jk
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