Let's say you walk into a shop seeing bread priced at $25.00 per loaf, milk at $15.00 per litre and fruit and vegetables starting at $10.00 per kilogram.

Let's say, you are shocked as the prices seem too high, but there are no other options available - the other shops nearby all have the same prices.

What would you do?

Open a shop.

Get some chickens and some goats and a garden. But with an overpopulated world there may not be enough space in my bubble to survive. See Biosphere.

Steal some food.

What would you do?

- Drive to the nearest McDonalds, Hungry Jacks or KFC

Here's another scenario:
- In regards to 'equality'

Lets say male fruit pickers can pick 100 apples an hour on average;
And female fruit pickers can pick 80 apples an hour on average.

Does the female deserve the same wages as the man?

Should both male and female employees be paid by the hour or by apples picked?

Are women consumers prepared to pay more for the female picked apples to support other women and make up for the lower rate of picking and cost passed on to the retailer?

Should Coles, Woolies and other retailers offer 'Male picked' apples as well as 'female picked' apples and if so who pays for the increased store space?

Are they even willing to pay more for the female picked apples?

What happens if there is no demand for higher priced apples when compared to their lower cost male-picked counterparts?

The first thing I'd do is check my location. Because if they're Taiwan dollars (for example) the prices that appear high would actually be quite low.

But if they are Australian dollars, I'd probably buy what I need and no more.

Why do you ask?