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jhocking:
Oh people here will pay more for convenience. I used to marvel at gas stations across the street from each other charging different prices. Ultimately I think the concern tania expressed is unfounded; it's not like there would be a mass movement of people getting their food out of dumpsters. Things is, businesses are pretty paranoid about that kind of thing, and with good reason; in a society where burglars can sue the owner of a building where they got hurt during the course of a robbery, who wants to take any chances?
Caleb:
--- Quote from: Anyways on 19 Jun 2008, 11:14 ---In Norway, people spend a lot of money unnecessarily - the gas station I work at is 50 feet away from a grocery store, but people still come in here to buy cigarettes, fizzy drinks and candy even though everything here is twice as expensive. Though I guess people are not that daft in the states.
--- End quote ---
Yeah I was an assistant manager at a gas station in Watertown, NY for awhile and people would waste money in the same way. We had a drugstore NEXT DOOR that had better prices on everything but people would come to the gas station and spend an extra $10-15 on random stuff. Sometimes they would even do it if they didn't need gas. A select few would do this every day.
...oh and they complained to me when the gas prices went up and we switched to "pay before you pump". Like I was responsible for all the price increases and company practices.
Caleb:
I have gotten cases of cold beer out a dumpster once. The "best by" date had expired by a few days.
I called the company to ask if there was any reason not to drink beer that one day out of "best by" or if they had recalls of any of that product. They said the beer was safe.
Nothing wrong with it.
dennis:
I just rediscovered a candy I ate as a small kid but always thought I had made up:
Haw flakes.
I had always associated them with Tiger Balm and now I know why! My parents got them with Tiger Balm from a Chinese quack-doctor!
Caleb:
Wow! Candy will a full days serving of FDA outlawed Acid Red 18 food coloring!
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