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Originally posted by TM875
Okay, okay, okay...once again, I must break from the general concensus here.
Now, I work in retail (note: I DO NOT handle money), and I know the cost for almost everything that we sell. That being said, almost everything is nearly 75% profit (for example, a cake that normally sells for $6.99 goes on sale for $5.99. We still make $5.50 profit on that cake). There is a huge markup on everything. The freeze that you bought probably had an actual cost of $.05-.25. In fact, throughout the day, that establishment probably shrinks 10x more 'freeze slush' than what was in your cup.
My point: This girl is probably getting paid $6 an hour. She is not stealing from you, she is stealing from a corporate conglomerate that has no heart. You keep saying that you would rather your money go to the business. Why? I would rather my $3 bucks go to some poor college student trying to survive on the best job that she could get. I salute people like her - she's able to screw over the big businesses.
Now, I have to get back to my day job as chairman of Enron...
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Of course when you say "profit" you are taking in to consideration, the cost of rent, insurance, utilities(gas, electric, water), employs salaries, loss of goods(both damage and theft) and any other overhead.
Cost of goods is often only a small part of the total cost of an item at any store.