In Mendoza, it turns out, after consulting with locals, that prices are higher in the public markets than they are in grocery stores.
Après nous être informéEs, il est normal que les prix soient plus élevés au Mercado Central.
Après vérification, les livres, même usagés, sont très coûteux ici.
Après comparaison, les bouteilles d'eau coûtent réellement 4 pesos.
Bref, chaque fois que nous croyions nous faire avoir où accusions les commerçantEs (dans leur dos, hein, pas dans leur face. Parce que c'est pas comme si on avait le courage de notre indignation) d'essayer de nous avoir, nous avions tort. Miles excuses, Argentine.
Préjugé démystifié.
Savez vous pourquoi c'est de meme? Est-ce que les residents magasine aux marches publiques aussi?
RépondreSupprimerAs near as I can tell it's almost only locals in the Mercado Central.
RépondreSupprimerHowever, I think I can understand why the pricing is like that. Because the big grocery chain buys in bulk, it gets a discount and can thus charge the clients a lower price while still generating just as much profit.
I believe that the reason this doesn't happen in Montreal, even though it is just as true, is because the large grocery chains have a virtual monopoly, and can thus gouge the customers who believe they have nowhere else to go to buy their groceries.
¿Ain't capitalism grand? I for one am glad that Adam Smith's theories regarding open markets and their impact on prices were so accurate.
Do you see alot of locals shopping at the public markets? Any Occupy Mendoza movements afoot down south (speaking of capitalism)?
RépondreSupprimerYep, you did indeed answer the question... My bad!
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