{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/29955.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":29955,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Local shops shouldn't be allowed to charge excessively.","background":null,"additional_details":"Support Local Shops..WHY?\r\nAs an OAP,with no pension at the moment because I have to wait 17 months & 2 days because of the year I was born,we live on one State Pension from my husband.\r\nI had to go to the local shop to purchase some cigarettes.40 of the Cigarettes,the cost came to £14.50 which makes them £7.25 per packet.!\r\nI know they are actually just over £6 per packet but wasn't quite sure how much they were.\r\nWhen I went to another shop I enquired as to how much 20 Cigarettes would cost in there.\r\n£6.19 came the response.\r\nSo I paid £1.26 over the top for the privilege of shopping locally and got stung for supporting our Local Stores.\r\nThis shouldn't be allowed to happen.\r\nI suggest that all items have a Maximum price exhibited on whatever they purchase and if the local overcharges they should be penalised for their greed.Extortion and daylight robbery.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2012-02-19T17:07:26.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:57.162Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:37:48.792Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-02-19T17:07:26.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}