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Price Gouging

#1 Postby jagesq » Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:05 pm

Is anyone else in Florida experiencing some serious and very illegal price gouging. Come on, when there is no wood and everybody needs it, some clowns are gonna charge 45 bucks a sheet. And they belong in jail. Same goes for expensive hotels in the offseason, huge rise in plane prices, and my personal favorite at my local gas station.....5.75 for a gallon of milk.
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#2 Postby crazycajuncane » Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:21 pm

5.75 for MILK??? Who wants milk when a Hurricane is on the way? It'll just spoil. They should be giving it away lol.

Price Gouging is terrible and you are right, they should be punished....

I guess they are trying to make up for the loss in the coming days, but after the storm is when stores are full of people shopping again. Duh!
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#3 Postby SwampDawg » Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:54 pm

You can report price gouging....and you should
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#4 Postby Sean in New Orleans » Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:56 pm

You should right down the place of business, the item(s) and price(s), and ask to speak to the owner and take his name--if he wants to know why--tell him when the storm is over you are going to report him to the proper people, including the BBB.
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#5 Postby clearwater » Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:12 am

The Florida Attorney General has established a "price gouging" hotline (1-800-646-0444) you can call or you can file a complaint online -- details at http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/0/3 ... enDocument
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#6 Postby PanAmMIA » Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:35 am

Last I heard, a sheet of plywood in Ocala is going for $60+.
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#7 Postby clearwater » Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:37 am

Oh, and KEEP receipts for anything you believe is price gouging.
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#8 Postby ilmc172pilot » Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:07 am

Its a real scumbag that will cheat someone, but during something like this....they should be shot :grr:
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#9 Postby dolphinslady » Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:50 am

5.75 for a gallon of milk.


Actually, our local Winn Dixie charges around 5.50 for a gallon of McArthur milk, on an average day. I know it's ridiculous, but they do, lol.
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#10 Postby ncbird » Fri Sep 03, 2004 3:10 am

Hmmmm... makes me wanna go out and get a willow branch and do some tanning.

Turn them in and then after the storm, post a big sign near their property letting others know about their lowlife price gouging.

People who try to benefit from anothers misfortune make me sick.
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