It seems we are ready to call a boycott on pretty much anything these days that even looks at us the wrong way.

the papers call it a boycott but i think the word has too many political connotation attached to it. i would say its best a social statement and at the very least consumers employing a sense of self-protectionism.

Is this really considered â??price gougingâ?? The demand for food this week suddenly increased so the price increases as a result. Itâ??s not evil - unless the free market is evil then it should be abolished.

well this is what I said above, it is at times difficult to distinguish. from past experience the initial bump in prices is due to increased demand and after a while they settle down, however this is not always the case with some vendors and people can usually tell when they’re being ripped off.

This is a much better idea than the Consumer Protection Society boycott idea. It seems we are ready to call a boycott on pretty much anything these days that even looks at us the wrong way. But hey, at least it seems we’ve come a long way since the bread riots days.

Is this really considered “price gouging”? The demand for food this week suddenly increased so the price increases as a result. It’s not evil - unless the free market is evil then it should be abolished. If everyone wants to start buying in bulk quantities all at once then then vendors are gonna increase their prices to adjust to demand. Then after a few days with competing stores one of them will eventually lower their prices to steal away customers from all the other overpriced vendors. Then the other stores will lower their prices back to normal as well to regain their old customers for the competitors. It’s the free market, if the Consumer Protection Society doesn’t like it, they should overthrow it, I’d welcome the day.