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crazycatlady

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56. I never knew big box stores were so popular on DU

Tue Apr 11, 2017, 10:09 PM

Apr 2017

This is not some Mom and Pop office supply store I was talking about-- it was Staples. Staples is affiliated with Bain Capital, Mitt Romney's company.

In my case, I saved 90% by buying on Amazon. Is shopping for bargains evil? Should I be buying my groceries from Whole Foods instead of Aldi? I guess DU has the finances to afford to pay 90% markup on things.

Staples also has much higher prices on basic office supplies (ie pens, paper clips, etc) than the stationary aisle at Target. I would assume that many things like that purchased at Staples are bought on an expense account.

(This is not just directed towards you, but also towards a since deleted post that was a personal attack on me because I choose to save money instead of paying higher prices.)

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