On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Most people will take the immediate savings of a lower price vs. the longer > term savings and greater enjoyment of buying a quality item. Related: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment > > In this case many people will take the immediate reward of a low price over > the longer term "deferred gratification" of higher reliability, better > performance, and lower total cost of ownership.
Or, they didn't believe the Stanford people would let them keep the marshmallow, and wouldn't make good on the two-marshmallow promise either. -Tim "Don't trust anyone over 30!" Also, Bing nursery school... _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
