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Originally Posted by thebanana  It's all about volume buying. Target and Wal-Crap get a better wholesale deal from suppliers than the independents do. |
Actually, my take on the "why" side of this is that the indie shops just don't care very much for the high-volume film market and prefer to devote their resources to higher-margin items.
Target' probably makes several cents per roll, and the cost of selling it is very low. I serve myself, take it to the check-out with shampoo and whatever, and they scan it and take my $$$. At the indie shop, they need a live clerk to dispense it, write it up, etc., not really worth it for the same margin.
Now when they can make a couple dollars per roll, it gets to be worth it.
I would think they should carry the common film as a means to generate more traffic, but I'm not the one making those decisions.
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In the great scheme of things, the cost of film is just about the cheapest component of the hobby, and hardly worth losing sleep over. |
Well, when the cost of a roll of film exceeds the cost to process it, that's when I think the film is too expensive. I guess I'm spoiled by the great 21st. century film at only a couple $$$ per roll, huh?