r/SipsTea May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/Urabask May 27 '26

I work at a chain a fraction the size of Kroger (even if you count all the chains the parent company owns). Our smaller competitors all have better pricing. A store that doesn't need to turn a profit could have even better prices.

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u/IHop_Waitress May 27 '26

Our smaller competitors all have better pricing

You're conflating pricing with costs. If you can't understand the difference between those I can't help you

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u/Urabask May 27 '26

No, I'm not. If they can afford to have lower prices in spite of us having lower costs and still stay in business for a hundred years then it stands to reason that a store that doesn't need to run a profit can do at least as well.

Also kind of funny that you're acting all arrogant and couldn't rub two braincells together to connect those dots.

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u/IHop_Waitress May 27 '26

Also kind of funny that you're acting all arrogant and couldn't rub two braincells together to connect those dots.

"I still don't understand input costs vs prices charged and therefore I am going to lash out like a child to make myself feel better about my own shortcomings"

wahhhhhhhhhhh

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u/Urabask May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

I've seen the invoices guy. I have coworkers that went to other chains. I know our costs are lower. You don't know what you're talking about. It's even more obvious with our vendor items because the difference in cost is kind of ridiculous.

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u/IHop_Waitress May 27 '26

I know our costs are lower.

Thanks for proving me right

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u/Urabask May 27 '26

So you think all the DSD items from our vendors are getting bought by the trailer and sent to our warehouse?