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[–] 768 19 points 10 months ago (9 children)

So I had a similar situation on the customer side. I was looking for a canned vegan tuna salad, but after looking at several different stores of the chain carrying them, I asked a retail worker if they know whether they're coming back; he didn't know and without me asking got the store manager who told me no. I thanked both of them and continued my normal grocery buying. At home I researched the product, found the actual producer, found out they produced on demand of large chain stores and figured they're probably no longer in an agreement with the chain store and I didn't see myself as the person calling for hours just to get a very likely, but slightly more detailed no.

I don't see how people can't understand how retail economics work. Retail either has it and it will come back sooner or later or they don't and at no point is the individual retail worker responsible for that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (5 children)

At that point is it ok to call the supplier to ask if there are any stores currently ordering the product?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

If you check their websites, often you can find maps that can show you the locations of nearby stores that sell their products.

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