Small businesses can’t hide price hikes

Rick, Durham, NC — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:14:46 GMT

So the store owner should have let you know thre emonths in advance that he would raise prices? Well, here's some news for you, gas is still going up, summer is in a few months - your fish prices will go up again. Consider this your notice. As for offering prices, what's the poor guy to do? Increase prices from $6 to $12 a pound and throw in a handful of shrimp? That won't go over well with most people - they'll insist on just the fish for a lower price. And if he makes the price of fish alone $8 and fish+shrimp $12, you'll still complain about the rise in fish prices. How bout you help the guy out a little?

Small businesses can’t hide price hikes

Robert, Roseville, Ca. — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:44:44 GMT

We talk about these things all the time but do we truly do anything other than talk about it. You do have the right to not shop their, or maybe write a letter to someone in charge. I recently saw a huge price spike in my TV service, a simple call advising I was shopping around made them offer more product for less with out even putting up a fight. I dirent complaint I simply shopped. As for the company I am still with them. In truly supporting small business I find all this a win win for everyone. Many new companies will bring fresh ways of doing things. Including how to deal with an increase in their products.

Small businesses can’t hide price hikes

John, NJ — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:01:52 GMT

At the end of this whole economic mess a good percentage of small businesses will end up being out of business. As a consumer if I see a higher price I expect to be getting something more to justify that higher price, whether its a better quality product, more product, etc. In the case of a fish store raising price citing the increase in gas, won't do much of anything to elicit sympathy in me. I had to pay higher fuel prices to drive out of my way to this specialty store. Unless they had the best fish in the world I would just stop shopping there and buy my fish at the supermarket with all my other food purchases. Both wegmans and whole foods sell great quality seafood, and neither of them has raised their prices or changed the quality significantly over the past 6 months. Higher food prices has simply lead me to spend less and go shopping every other week instead of every week. Where as I used to just shop at 2 supermarkets, I now visit all 5 supermarkets in my area and spend my money based on who has the best sale prices that week.

Places that pass the increased costs on to consumers are simply going to loose their business and then go out of business. With other places still offering that same product for less why pay the higher price? Walmart and Target are going to be the winners in this economic recession.

Small businesses can’t hide price hikes

jewl, ny — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:51:31 GMT

someone should really do something about the gas prices going up like they are. the gas companies are making out like bandits. how much did they report their profit was?!!!! how is it that they can effect the small biz world like they do? and get by with it?

Small businesses can’t hide price hikes

Jim W, Baltimore — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:59:22 GMT

To John in NJ. Your absolutely right to look for the best value for your dollar. But what do you figure it costs you to drive to five supermarkets instead of two?