A months-long investigation by More Perfect Union, Consumer Reports, and Groundwork Collaborative found that major grocery retailers and tech companies are
unfortunately, that won’t necessarily prevent you from being price gouged.
the stores themselves are algorithmically varying prices, so even with no middleman you can get screwed. (I remember Kroger was starting that a while back for example, they of course described it as targeted discounts).
obviously stuff like instacart etc. just add another layer of upcharge, so direct is cheaper in general
unfortunately, that won’t necessarily prevent you from being price gouged. the stores themselves are algorithmically varying prices, so even with no middleman you can get screwed. (I remember Kroger was starting that a while back for example, they of course described it as targeted discounts).
obviously stuff like instacart etc. just add another layer of upcharge, so direct is cheaper in general