According to the Times, if the supermarket has no price tag, do you think you can guess the price of a bag of potatoes or a bag of rice?
In Thornbury's new grocery store, customers need to price their goods.
The name is" The Inconvenence Store ", which claims to be the first in the state. The store will be run by volunteers, both from supermarkets and other market "rescue".
The "Inconvenient Store" will open on July 8th at the Lentil As Anything restaurant on High Street.
For the past 18 years, Lentil as Anything has been running restaurants run by volunteers, where customers can pay "what they want to pay".
Now, they used the concept to a grocery store.
Astrid Ryan, a non-convenience store project manager, thinks that people won't be cheating.
"I think as long as you trust others, they do the right thing, and that's why they run 'Lentils', and when they know we're doing good things in the community, they support us, too."
Ryan believes that most consumers will still have a general concept of the price of goods. But if they are uncertain about commodity prices, it will also help stop them from spending without thinking. "you need to really think about what you're buying and how much it's worth."
According to Ryan, the term for non-convenience stores comes from a review of the food industry. "now everything is convenient and simple, and no one knows where their food comes from. We don't cherish food anymore, so the problem of food waste arises.
"For example, if one of the apples has a broken place, it doesn't seem to be convenient before eating, so we all choose the perfect apples, and the other apples are not lost."
When asked about the question that most people might set a low price, Ryan said that the success of Lentil as Anything's self-priced restaurant has proven that the store will also have "appreciate the idea and have the ability to pay" and "can't pay for it." "The person."
Those who are short of money may choose to volunteer in shops or restaurants, but shops do not put pressure on such guests to pay.
"the idea is that people with tight hands can buy food, and we don't want customers who are temporarily unable to pay to feel stressed or ashamed."
Volunteers are reported to collect vegetables, fruits, bread and other items including rice and coconut juice that have been discarded because of small defects.
The Lentil restaurant, which opened at Thornbury on June 3, was a success.
"everyone thinks it's a great idea," Ryan said. They've never seen a store like this before, and people say, 'can I choose what I want to pay?' and their reaction was interesting when they handed over the option of how much they were going to pay. I think it allows people to get more involved, and they think more about the value of the goods they buy. Each item brought home reduces a piece of garbage in the landfills, and the proceeds will be used directly by volunteer-run food charities in the community. We invite people to go shopping consciously and leave the money to the community, not to the big business. "