Quote Originally Posted by BrandiR View Post
Pet store husbandry issues aside - there is nothing at all wrong with their pricing structure. A stick of gum is "worth" $650 if I can get someone to pay me that for it, even if they can get it somewhere else for $ .03. Retail stores are in business to make money, not break even and certainly not to lose money. Consumers (of any product) drive prices, not the entity selling it.
Oh I beg to differ.

Having been in retail for over 13 yrs in another lifetime.

If you wish your business to grow and stay in it for the long haul; customers are like sheep, in that you can shear them many times. But you can only Skin them once!

However your statement may hold true if you are the only game in town- until they discover internet sales.