Yep and thats why we have only walmarts. You obviously have never owned a small business before. The little mom &pop stores are not making a killing even the francise stores. If you are not marking up your items at least a 100 to 150% you will be out of business in no time. In fact it is the small items that have the most mark up because they have the least cost and offer the retailer the most opprtunity to make a profit. So having lots of kits on the shelf that carry only a small M.U for the guy who might come in once a year to buy one really doesn't pay.
ORIGINAL: Lamoilleriver
My obligation when it comes to spending money is to maximize its exchange to my benefit. The argument of paying more for an item because the local LHS owner is a nice guy and we want to keep him/her in business is not relavent. Maybe the LHS owner should sell his product for less because he/she wishes to see his customer have more money left over to feed their family?