Vi kan godt blive enige om at detailhandlen er nogle krejlere, men udover blot at købe en vare til én krone og sælge den for to, så leverer de den ydelse at du slipper for selv at gå til bageren, slagteren, mejeriet og øvrige producenter. Det koster dem noget at tilbyde varerne, og det har en værdi for kunderne at de gør det.
Konkurrencen er knivskarp og avancen er lille, så jeg ikke hvordan man ellers skulle gøre det billigere. Jeg ville ønske at andelsbevægelsen coop kunne gøre det bedre, men det ser ikke sådan ud i øjeblikket. Det er "desværre" for-profit kæderne som leverer de billigste varer samtidig med at de scorer kassen.
Mozart used the movement of a semitone downward a lot to end phrases. It's used a"sigh" of sadness rather than to establish confidence as in spoken English. I watched a few videos about it, and I have to say that in my ears, it sounds as if a downward inflection in English is actually just staying on the tone, because the default is to go upwards. When someone actually goes downwards, it easily sounds sad or condescending.
Depending on context there might be some connection between the two phenomenon, but anyway, I'd say that in music, the way to establish a solid point is achieved by playing the root note twice. The interval beforehand is less relevant, but perhaps downwards works better than upwards. That's my opinion anyway.