>selling bulk items a way to keep "riff-raff" out?
It depends, but in many areas with extreme poverty and drug use there are businesses that break apart packages and sell single items, even when it is a violation of the law, such as single cigarettes
They weren't riff-raff, but one of my neighbors who was on a tight budget couldn't afford to shop there because buying in bulk meant laying out a lot of cash at once. They were convinced they wanted to buy bulk staples and save, so the went rice and beans for a month so they could save up for a Costco trip. They claim they save quite a bit buying at Costco, but those bulk prices can indeed be a hurdle.
It depends, but in many areas with extreme poverty and drug use there are businesses that break apart packages and sell single items, even when it is a violation of the law, such as single cigarettes
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