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I'm not sure why you couldn't buy 20 cases of pop per day at a big grocery store. There's more than 20 cases of each flavor at my local grocery store and there'

I'm not sure why you couldn't buy 20 cases of pop per day at a big grocery store. There's more than 20 cases of each flavor at my local grocery store and there's lots of other grocery stores nearby that have the same selection. Also, you're right. Costco exists too.

gladskdks 7y ago
A few reasons: One: the shop often wouldn't let you buy up their whole supply Two: there are likely other restaurants in the area, so that's 20*N boxes a day Three: lots of countries have resale laws that prevent this Four: that's a lot of time to spend every day when you can get a single delivery every week / two weeks instead Five: the delivery often includes the collection of the used bottles (when using glass) and that otherwise can cost a lot
- Dylan16807 7y ago
  > One: the shop often wouldn't let you buy up their whole supply Any half-sane shop would love the giant piles of money you're spending and negotiate a way to get you a nice big supply with an even easier pickup process than filling a cart. > Two: there are likely other restaurants in the area, so that's 20N boxes a day Even better. Imagine a shop saying they don't* want to ramp up to selling ten times as much product out of aisle seven with no extra work beyond staying in stock. > Three: lots of countries have resale laws that prevent this If you buy a shelf-stable food, you can't resell it? Why would a law like this ever exist? > Four: that's a lot of time to spend every day when you can get a single delivery every week / two weeks instead This is a better reason, but you'd think the huge volume of the sale would get you at least a mild price improvement. > Five: the delivery often includes the collection of the used bottles (when using glass) and that otherwise can cost a lot If it costs money to set things out for recycling, the local government is doing a bad job.

gladskdks 7y ago

A few reasons: One: the shop often wouldn't let you buy up their whole supply Two: there are likely other restaurants in the area, so that's 20*N boxes a day Three: lots of countries have resale laws that prevent this Four: that's a lot of time to spend every day when you can get a single delivery every week / two weeks instead Five: the delivery often includes the collection of the used bottles (when using glass) and that otherwise can cost a lot

Dylan16807 7y ago
> One: the shop often wouldn't let you buy up their whole supply Any half-sane shop would love the giant piles of money you're spending and negotiate a way to get you a nice big supply with an even easier pickup process than filling a cart. > Two: there are likely other restaurants in the area, so that's 20N boxes a day Even better. Imagine a shop saying they don't* want to ramp up to selling ten times as much product out of aisle seven with no extra work beyond staying in stock. > Three: lots of countries have resale laws that prevent this If you buy a shelf-stable food, you can't resell it? Why would a law like this ever exist? > Four: that's a lot of time to spend every day when you can get a single delivery every week / two weeks instead This is a better reason, but you'd think the huge volume of the sale would get you at least a mild price improvement. > Five: the delivery often includes the collection of the used bottles (when using glass) and that otherwise can cost a lot If it costs money to set things out for recycling, the local government is doing a bad job.