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Originally Posted by lurch
As much as I like the local shops and the great support I support my wallet first! lets be honest, if a local shop sells the same stuff for 25% more I am sorry I will go to BP because there will be less of a hit on my wallet. If we are talking the same price OR a savings of 30 cents well then I will go to the local shop...who wouldnt!
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I've been matching BPS and Cabelas for years. Unless you're somewhere like Block Island, if you're a shop and you're not matching those prices people know it and you will suffer.
Consumers are very saavy these days with the Internet, you just can't have significantly higher prices if you expect to be competitive. People understandably have to look out for #1 and will usually head towads the lower prices.
This is one reason Cabelas and BPS are such a rough influence for most shops.
The shop that used to make $4 when he sold an item lowers his prices and then makes only $2, and he might sell less overall if he's located near a BPS. Doesn't take a math major to figure out why that hurts.