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Originally Posted by EdwardTH
Urban stores usually have a markup due to higher land and rent costs etc. It's a pretty normal trade-off in downtowns of price vs convenience.
People typically drive to the big, high-volume low-price places like Superstore. A person living downtown won't need a car to go shop at this Co-op. Saving $$ by not needing a car is one of the major reasons people choose urban living. Paying a few extra bucks for your produce isn't a huge deal if you're saving $800 per month on car payment, insurance, gas, etc. Speaking of produce, it sucks at Superstore and those cheapo places.
Also 20% sounds straight made-up.
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I honestly don't see a major difference in produce quality between those places for the most part. I find that certain things are better at one or the other. To be clear however, the quality is certainly lesser and I am generally unimpressed with produce quality at Winnipeg grocers. I spend a fair amount of time in Chicago and their grocery stores (at least the ones I frequent) seem to have much fresher produce and a greater selection generally, which isn't surprising given Chicago's status as a world city, but still, you'd think Winnipeg could manage a little better. Even specialty grocers here I find don't really have a ton of selection or significantly different things than I might find at a superstore for instance.
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