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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Manhattan" data-source="post: 44890" data-attributes="member: 341"><p>The SCHIP levy is another $1.73/lb. Everything else is the usual economic factors--costs, supply, demand, inflation--and retailers don't have much control over any of it. They have to account for everything that drives up the base price of tobacco, and then make an educated guess at what kind of a markup the market will bear. The Hobson's choice here is that higher costs may drive down demand--the seller needs a bigger markup/higher profit margin to account for that difference. What can they charge that won't drive them bankrupt or piss off their customer base?</p><p></p><p>On the whole, I'm willing to give retailers the benefit of the doubt if they've earned my trust and/or a great reputation in the past. More to the point, I wouldn't be shy about asking, "What's the deal with the upswing in prices on X?" No shame in being an informed consumer, esp. at these prices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Manhattan, post: 44890, member: 341"] The SCHIP levy is another $1.73/lb. Everything else is the usual economic factors--costs, supply, demand, inflation--and retailers don't have much control over any of it. They have to account for everything that drives up the base price of tobacco, and then make an educated guess at what kind of a markup the market will bear. The Hobson's choice here is that higher costs may drive down demand--the seller needs a bigger markup/higher profit margin to account for that difference. What can they charge that won't drive them bankrupt or piss off their customer base? On the whole, I'm willing to give retailers the benefit of the doubt if they've earned my trust and/or a great reputation in the past. More to the point, I wouldn't be shy about asking, "What's the deal with the upswing in prices on X?" No shame in being an informed consumer, esp. at these prices. [/QUOTE]
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