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Re:The Flimsy Doorknob & The Forgettable Receipt by reduxredacted on Monday June 01, 2009 @04:19PM (#636709)
While I agree with your point, it gets lost when applied to Starbucks. There seems to be a groundswell of people who have suddenly realised that it's totally unreasonable to charge what they charge for a cup of coffee. The sheer ubiquity of Starbucks has also reduced their luxury allure. Might be nice to have a pretty receipt, but as far as Starbucks is concerned, they might want to reduce the font of the price and ensure it smudges easily.
Re:The Flimsy Doorknob & The Forgettable Receipt by 10ren on Monday June 01, 2009 @04:44PM (#636753)
OH yeah, his Starbucks example doesn't really make sense - I was thinking of the architecturally designed home and the $1000 restaurant meal. It's a bit weird how he starts with two compelling luxury data points, then overgeneralizing to... a $6.02 purchase.