On Sat, 30 May 2009 08:12:56 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Chemo the Clown > wrote:
>
>> On May 29, 3:36*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
>> wrote:
>
>>> But when the farmers put their land into corn instead of wheat because
>>> of the demand for ethanol, the wheat prices rise. *Increased flour
>>> prices have been killing small independent bakeries.
>
>> Maybe so but when someone is willing to pay big money for electronic
>> toys, spend a fortune going to the movies, high cable rates, etc,
>> etc....then they ought to be willing to pay 20 cents more for a
>> doughnut. Everything goes up.
>
> I don't necessarily disagree. I heard an bakery owner talking about a
> psychological set point that people have in their minds about how much a
> doughnut should cost. It was maybe 69 or 75 cents; more than that and
> they wouldn't buy. "A doughnut shouldn't cost more than 75 cents,
> fercripesake!" Logic doesn't necessarily play a key part. I think
> she's right.

i'm sure she is. i have a price point for several items. other items i
will bitch and moan and pay anyway.

your pal,
blake