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Article #445Re: NEWS: US edges towards mobile antitrust case
From: Richard B. Gilbert
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:21
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:21
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tlvp wrote: > On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:53:22 -0400, Todd Allcock <elecconnec@anoospaml.com> wrote: > >> ... [much snippage] ... >> >> Nahh, it's a shell game. Just like how casual dining restaurants now >> charge $2.50 for a Coke vs. $1 a few years ago, so they can claim their >> entrees are "still under $10." > > Like you (below), I too vote with my wallet, and choose to accept only > tap-water at such restaurants. A can of Coke I can get for under 20 cents > at my local supermarket, should I ever care to; a teabag costs me under > 3 cents (so no $2.00 cups of tea); and the ground coffee for a cuppa' > runs me maybe 15 cents (still makes even a $1 cuppa' too exorbitant). <snip> You are leaving things out in your analysis! They could sell you the can of Coke for less BUT, they provide a glass that must be washed. Same thing for the tea cup. They put ice in your soda; they have to pay for the ice machine. They also have to pay the waiter to bring it to you! Lower class eateries such as McDonalds give you a paper cup which also must be paid for. No matter where your wallet leads you, you generally get what you pay for and don't get what you don't pay for.
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