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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
Eros: its true.
Ralphs charges differently depending on what part of town its in.
There is one near Studio City that is higher priced compared to the one nearer van Nuys and you are talking a couple miles.
VONS here is the same way. Again, the difference is only a few miles. And the prices are significantly different.
There is no sales tax on food here in Calif not sure if this has anything to do with it, but it seems the more ghetto the area the cheaper things are here.
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Fletch I don't doubt it's true, but I doubt that this carries over to all ghetto areas.
As I said before, I would wager that if you were to compare prices of a number of stores in the valley to those in South Central, you'd find on average higher prices in South Central mainly due to the convenience factor ( or lack thereof), the higher insurance premiums due to it being a "high crime area," extra security etc.
When I lived there more than 10 years ago no one wanted to open up new businesses in certain areas of South Central which equaled less competition, and once again a big inconvenience to have to drive miles just to get to the nearest grocery store.
But then things could have changed since then.