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> I love the idea of buying local, but am always frustrated with the price. It's fascinating how cheap shipping can be, even over huge distances: the lower wag
by throw0101d 2y ago
> I love the idea of buying local, but am always frustrated with the price.
It's fascinating how cheap shipping can be, even over huge distances: the lower wages of developing nations is hardly eaten up by transport costs, so even stuff produced from the other side of an ocean or the planet can still be 'price efficient' compared to higher-wage local stuff in developed nations.