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In Germany different supermarkets focus on different things, so you can shop around for different things, eg meat, veg, bread, canned at get different ones in different places to make your money go further. Its usually pretty easy cos you don't need to drive across town to visit 2 or 3 places, but the reluctance to go to >1 places in Australia I think is one big reason why people still get stooged.. You have choice, just got to use it.. If you say OK its too hard and just get everything at Coles.
Then shut the whining, you made your choice.
I kind of think "whining" about systemic problems is really important.
It's really not the consumer's fault that we have so little competition, that is a regulatory failure. It's not their fault that town planning places supermarkets far apart and difficult to travel between, that's a planning failure.
Raising public awareness by "whining" is one of the few things we can do that might translate into change.
There is not no competition... it's just lower on "convenience".
Eg how many places do you spread your weekly shopping?
Maybe re-read my comment
Incidentally I am fortunate to live in a small town with a farmers market, a convenience store, a dry goods store and a small supermarket all within walking distance and very few people don't use all 4, which is more to my point that if the convenience is there people will use it.
Blaming individuals for systemic failures is almost always counterproductive.
Blaming corporations for cashing in on convenience is just silly. Most colesworth stores have a local butcher, poultry and grocer next to them. Don't expect for profit businesses to help you. Walk a few extra steps.
It is silly to blame corporations for acting like corporations. What I want is for governments to act like governments and regulate corporations and provide effective town planning.
100% agree.