Birthday_dad420 t1_je8kb0a wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:52 AM

Reply to comment by Shufflepants in My perfume bottle has a slanted glass bottom to ensure the last drop can be used by Daemonrealm

I meant it like they produce it for 100% then sell it for 400%

Shufflepants t1_je8m4oq wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:13 AM

Supermarket's don't produce anything. They buy stuff from distributors or producers and then resell it. Are you suggesting supermarkets you go to are buying things for x and then selling it for 4*x, or are you suggesting that they buy it for x and then sell for (x+c)*4 where c is a proportional amount of all their other costs?

I'm talking about profit margins which subtract out all their costs. Everything I can find says that grocery stores typically operate on 1%-3% profit margins. Nowhere near the absurd rate you're suggesting.