11-09-2010, 06:52 PM
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Scotch
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Re: Minnesota Mom Hit With $1.5 Million Fine for Downloading 24 Songs
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Originally Posted by ask me anything
While all that is true, there are other factors involved like competition, and availability. I live in is a very small town that has only 1 grocery store, and they charge higher then average prices just because they know the nearest competitor is 20 miles away. They no it's more convenient for people to shop their and pay more, then for people to drive 20 miles and pay less, but spend more time doing so. That's why I feel no guilt stealing from those guys, because they are price gouging me to begin with.
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So you should be able to avoid travel expenses and pay the same for goods, but the store isn't allowed to recoup the additional cost they pay to have their products shipped that extra distance?
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