I’ve been on both sides of the equation. I used to sell fish to the stores in and around Denver, until the state prison came in and under sold me and pushed me out of the market. With no labor cost to speak of and no capital costs their operating budget was such there was no way I could compete.
So, I started selling them their fingerlings, and made lemonade from the lemons. That is until their other, major, customer (Whole Foods) got publicly embarrassed for buying “prison labor” goods and Whole Foods cancelled that contract. Bye-bye fingerling sales.
Now I’m back to supplying fish to the stores. Whiplash, I’m telling you.
