Re: Woohooo! Dell + Linux
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On 03/30/07 15:14, John Hasler wrote:
> Ron Johnson writes:
>> We buy the cheapest *whole* wheat bread at the local store that doesn't
>> taste like crumbly cardboard.
>
> I wrote:
>> See? You're picky.
>
> Ron Johnson writes:
>> Taste pickiness != snob pickiness. (Although snobs like to pretend it
>> is.)
>
> Didn't say it was. However, if the cheapest bread you are willing to eat
> went up 1% in price, how likely would you be to switch to a cheaper brand?
> That's elasticity.
O% if it's still the cheapest brand that the store sells. Remember
that driving to another store takes time and gasoline, so you only
go to a 2nd store if it's *really* worth your while.
>> Not true unless you're on a very tight budget.
>
> As many are.
>
>> Ask your wife whether she'd spend an extra 30 cents on bread from a brand
>> she trusts.
>
> My wife buys the cheapest whole-wheat bread she can find (but she's
> exceptional).
My wife buys the 2nd cheapest, because the cheapest is dry and
crumbly, and I don't like dry crumbly bread.
> I prefer pumpernickel from Bohemian Ovens and french bread
> from LaBrea or The Creamery (can't afford either very often, though).
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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