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Originally Posted by The Unabomber
That's cool, not interested, but if you open the yellow pages you can find many other options out there and you might get lucky and find one. Can i open the yellow pages to find cheaper gas? Great comparison though.
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No, but if the world worked like that for gas you'd find that no one would be cheaper than the current price and you'd have to call a number of stations to get that $1.16/litre because none of them would have their price posted on the outside for competitors to match. All it is would be a 'percieved fair price.' Prices for anything are not concrete objects set in stone. Prices are relative, they are what the retailer can get from the buyer. When a competitor a few blocks away has their price right outside the window it's hard for any retailer to charge more than the other guy especially when they're selling the same product. In the case of handymen some are better than others, you're not going to get the same quality. Maybe it would make you feel better if you had the satisfaction of achieving that best price by spending an hour on the phone each time you wanted gas but you wouldn't pay less.