Lawaways *don't* usually help poor families. They might feel the sting, but sometimes what's best can sting a bit at first. What's best is if they can find another method to save money, one that's more efficient and helps lower costs to them and the merchant.
I feel for the poorer families not having law aways. Nothing I can do about that. I think they'll change that policy after a couple of years-then again-maybe not.