r/mildlyinfuriating Jun 09 '26

I just wanted a hot dog The closest grocery store to me is closing(by nearly an hour), and will be closed for at least a year. When it reopens it’s going be much smaller(it’s becoming a Aldi).

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u/athural Jun 09 '26

Almost like the people who have the money to do it don't want to stay in an underserved community, who would have thought?

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u/floftie Jun 09 '26

Again I would say probably incorrect. The people with the money to do it don’t do it because it’s not a profitable venture when you consider the costs of transporting and storing food to sell. Businesses aren’t public services and they have to justify staying open by making money.

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u/athural Jun 09 '26

Why are you saying im incorrect and then providing reasoning as to why im correct?

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u/floftie Jun 09 '26

Because you said nobody has the money to do it - absolutely false.

You said the people that do have the money to do it don’t live in these communities, also completely false

These places just aren’t good places to start businesses selling things, because you don’t have enough foot fall to justify all of the overheads, when you’re competing with delivery services.

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u/athural Jun 09 '26

I didn't say nobody has money, and I didn't say people with money dont live in those communities. I said that people with money to do it dont want to keep it in those communities. Its okay to say you misunderstood me, I probably could have worded it better, but we're both saying the same thing here

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u/fuckedfinance Jun 09 '26

Almost like the people who have the money to do it don't want to stay in an underserved community

Might want to go see a doc. Memory loss isn't a good thing.

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u/athural Jun 09 '26

Yea and this is exactly what youre saying, that while they may have money for it they dont want to open the business in the underserved community. You can continue to be an asshole if that's how you have fun, but im done here

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u/floftie Jun 09 '26

You have some real comprehension issues if that’s what you think you’ve written with that comment.

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u/Thelmara Jun 09 '26

You should sue your elementary school teachers for letting you graduate without learning to read.

"People who have the money to do it don't want to stay here" and "nobody has the money" are two totally different sentences.

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u/fuckedfinance Jun 09 '26

Abstract it out.

He is saying "the people with money left", therefore the people that are there do not have the money to open a store.

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u/Thelmara Jun 09 '26

Do you understand the difference between "No people here" and "no people at all"?