Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 16-20 May 2011 (1926-1930)
sidpatt:
What is the real life business reason for two small businesses that may or may not be in decent shape to partake in such a deal? It seems to me that Jim would be better off stealing the roasting secrets of Dora and taking her coffeeshop out entirely rather than cooperating and making two somewhat identical coffeeshops. Either they're leaning towards a merge, or this "negotiation" that started out as a joke is going to be utterly idiotic.
pwhodges:
Two-way cooperation doesn't need to lead to identical businesses - this seems a perfectly natural thing to me.
As a parallel, there was a time when Minolta and Leitz (Leica) shared camera technology, and a couple of the Leica R-series reflexes were built around Minolta bodies while some Leitz lenses appeared under Minolta's Rokkor name. Even at the time there was no way they could be seen as identical, though, and in time the partnership broke up. There is now a similar (possibly closer) partnership between the camera divisions of Leitz and Panasonic.
Deadlywonky:
He might not be interested in stealing Dora's secrets because:
1. He's not Beatrice Chattham
2. He knows that his coffee isn't the best, and because he bakes all night maybe he doesn't want to spend all day/weekend roasting beans with a process he's not familiar with and could screw up.
3. It's an opportunity to sell large quantities of product, without the "less fresh" concerns
SJCrew:
"That's funny, my wholesale price just went up 10% and I have no idea why."
Jeph's probably not going to top that punchline this week. Or even this month, for that matter.
akronnick:
I don't really see tSB and CoD in direct competition with one another (other than the fact that they are both retail fodd establishments.)
The Secret Bakery's main draw is their baked goods, and the coffee they sell is ancillary to their main business, and they also supply other establishments their bread and pastries for further sale.
Coffee of Doom's primary offering is excellent coffee based beverage with a strong helping of scorn and derision. You can't re-sell that!
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