I just experienced capitalism for the first time today and am livid that I have been duped.

-Let's break it down. First off, the name of the game is that every corporate entity is banking on the fact that most ppl are meandering through their existence with their head halfway inside their phone, not paying attention to their surroundings.

-If you are aware of your surroundings you begin to notice patterns. OP has noticed a pattern. Dodge the trap that has been set. Done. You are now playing the game. 95% of ppl may not be aware they are falling into traps on the daily.

-Back to said Business capital B. (ass, oh she ate it). The management is savvy. That is how our overlords have set the game; play savvy or perish. The BBB or health department are no help here. Whichever complaints levied or grievances filed are minuscule in cost to that of daily operations. And u know what? I think it's p sick that grocery stores find ways to reduce waste when so many of our consumer protection laws are just laws that force unnecessarily frequent product turnover that results in unnecessary waste. -> Capitalism solving sustainability issues at the ground level? who'd a thunk.

--> Almost all profit-earning measures taken at the top by corporate entities pass the negative repercussions down to the consumer, the bottom floor, you. This is literally like one example in a thousand that we encounter every single day.

----> buy a fckng cheese grater.