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Re:Show HN: Aldi's Price Map by ayocado on Thursday February 15, 2024 @01:29AM (#39379739)
I would assume so as well. Generally produce apear cheaper in West/South although organic avocados are bucking this trend
Re:Show HN: Aldi's Price Map by rkagerer on Thursday February 15, 2024 @01:31AM (#39379756)
Up here north of the border, food (along with everything else) on the west coast in BC tends to be slightly more expensive than it is in e.g. Ontario. This is an interesting site, would love a Cannuck version.
Re:Show HN: Aldi's Price Map by getwiththeprog on Thursday February 15, 2024 @01:52AM (#39379844)
Probably because avocados are less popular in the Mid-North, so they sell them for less.
Re:Show HN: Aldi's Price Map by candiodari on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:11AM (#39379930)
It'd be interesting to evaluate this because unlike iPhone, fruit can trivially be substituted. In other words: the margins on them are what capitalism predicts: essentially nothing. This even goes for the aldi store as a whole.

It does not apply to specialist medicine, and only to a very limited extent to Apple products. So Apple can "enshittify": extract the maximum the market is willing to bear. They can steer demand. Aldi cannot.

Re:Show HN: Aldi's Price Map by ayocado on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:30AM (#39380036)
It is also interesting how some products are just marked up for NYC only https://www.aldipricemap.com/earthly_grains_instant_jasmine_...