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Old February 24, 2016   #17
Cole_Robbie
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I have one market that is in a larger town, next to a big university. It's more upscale. Customers come to spend money.

My other markets are in smaller towns, and I will probably stop going to them, because I want to focus on quality, and there is just no money there to pay for it. People go to those markets to save money. They're looking for produce that is cheaper than the grocery store. Poorer people have it ingrained in their minds that nice things are not for them. They will always buy the lowest-priced product; they think they have to. It's not that they don't appreciate quality; these same customers will all stop and admire my tomatoes, tell how beautiful they are, and then walk down to the 99 cent/lb guy to buy from him. They think they have to.
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