&gt;If you&#x27;ve got no money, you end up having to buy eg single cans of drinks instead of large bottles...you&#x27;d end up paying a lot more for a similar amount of stuff than someone who happened to have the money for the bulk.<p>As an aside, this effect may be further pronounced if lower-income consumers don&#x27;t have the storage space for bulk purchasing.<p>Even if the differences in price are within someone&#x27;s budget, they may be forced to purchase smaller, more expensive per unit items because they don&#x27;t have enough shelf&#x2F;refrigerator&#x2F;storage space. In San Francisco for example, I think many people who wouldn&#x27;t necessarily be considered lower-income consumers are negatively effected by an inability to purchase in bulk.