The Economy

It’s well known that the price we pay at the pump isn’t for what’s already in the tank; it’s for the expected cost of the next truck.

 

Yet another layer of best-guess speculation, even after the hedgers and futures speculators have influenced pricing.

Maybe customers should get to bid at the pump!

 

Responding to this in, to my eyes, a more apt venue ...

I got trapped the other day in the fasteners aisle at the hardware store by two old farts who'd struck up one of those "Can you believe how things are today?" back-and-forths re: guns. Guys, get the fuck out of my way, or I'm gonna pack a shotgun full of these 6-32 stainless screws and leave you with a non-corroding hitch in your giddyup.

I'm that way in hardware stores, 9 out of 10 of my visits to which involve the fasteners aisle. No, I don't need any help. If I don't know what I'm looking for, it's because I'm trying to figure out a solution to a problem.

 

Small retailers have little to no say in determining prices, at least in CT. (Not sure about other places).

Pricing is determined by traffic volume, nearby income levels, the competitive landscape, and other factors.

More on Zone Gas pricing.

https://ctmirror.org/2023/04/02/ct-...affic,competitive landscape and other factors.

 

Most of my frustrations involve people telling unsolicited stories about family members, etc. or people digging for just the exact amount of change in their purse.

 

The very next sentence says that gas station owners set their own prices.

 

I was at Wendy's today and the woman ahead of me placed her order. I couldn't hear her, but the order sounded like it involved a few hoops. At the end she had to dig her credit card out of her jacket or wallet. C'mon. It's 2023. Take out your card from one of your three wallets in your bag and have it ready to end the transaction. This fat kid was hungry.

 

Went to Target for the first time in a while today and they had pretty much everything in HBA locked up behind glass. Yes, this is in an area that has higher theft than your suburban store. I didn't have the patience to deal with it. I'll drive 10 miles down the road and pick the things out without needing to call over employees and walk up to a mile-long checkout line.

 

Too many woke economic policies, I reckon

 

We always called it HABA in my grocery store days (including the "and"). Is that no longer the case?

 

“Volkswagen, Panasonic, Tesla and now Panasonic again have passed up on Oklahoma because they're feeling that they can't attract and retain high quality employees, when they tell them they must move to a state like Oklahoma,” Rep. Mickey Dollens (R-OKC) said. Even R-Rep gets it."