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No it's ok I genuinely enjoy what I do. Tremonton is about as far away to Salt Lake City as Redmond is to Bend, OR. So not a 100% match, but it's a decent approximation and when seeing prices almost doubled it is abnormal enough for more investigation. (Alas I am just on a road trip not doing a full price survey).

Computers can scan prices listed online, but prices in store can be different. Now an added complication is that stores use dynamic pricing. I suspect the abnormally high prices in Redmond, OR might be due to this. It also might be distortions from government policy differences between the two states.

Sustained dramatic price deltas create opportunities for arbitrage creating more black market economies. Like someone could load up on meat in Utah, haul ass across the desert to sell it in Oregon. At a decent scale that would be sizable profit motive.

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Kip Ashlynn 4mo ago

Both are in cattle ranching communities, both close to airports and we'll traveled freight train routes.

Getting IRL price checks keeps stores more honest because otherwise the black market can compete. It's sad we stopped getting that data. It was problematic but this was a throw the baby out with the bathwater situation. It was consistent and educated analysis could come from it even if it was purposefully convoluted in the front facing report.

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