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Originally posted by KRL
There are consumer laws covering that.
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While there may be some law that covers pricing based upon discrimination it would be very hard to prove in certain cases.
Salesmen working on commission do this all the time.
also regarding cherrylula's comment about store prices being cheaper in ghetto areas this is something I highly doubt is happening across the board.
You might have some stores charging cheaper for some items, but it has been my experience that if it's based upon convenience items will be more expensive.
Now that does not take into account maybe the higher cost of rent/property in the nicer part of town which would definitely account for higher prices there.
But I would wager that if you were to do a complete study and compare prices for a number of stores in each area you'll find that po' folk get charged more.
What I've also experienced is that even though the cost of living is lower in smaller towns grocery store prices are more expensive.
For example I managed a Taco Bell in Kaufman, Texas.
I rented a 3 bedroom house there fully furnished for $500 a month. But the cost of groceries was 5 to 10 cents more per item than the store that was in the next nearest town 15 miles away.
Even though this is a small town it's only about 30 minutes outside of Dallas, and Terrel which had the cheaper prices wasn't that much closer.