On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and it's simple economics that if you make something like a milk shake > 50% smaller, you can't really charge 50% less but only 10-15% less, if > you want to retain your profit margins. and people are less likely to > buy a half-size glass of milkshake for just a bit less than a huge one. > > and once they've bought the huge one, they will drink it all up!
*ahem* *mumble*top post*mumble* Thaths > > > > On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 18:38 -0700, Shyam Visweswaran wrote: > > reduction in business. So some smartass hit upon > > the idea of increasing the portion size 25-50% > > while raising the price by10-15% and advertising > > that you could get a lot more for a little extra > > money. The marketing of "supersizing" stems from > > > > -- Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip. Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
