On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:21:46 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:54:32 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
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>> Exactly. Here's another example. I collect restaurant menus. If I eat
>> in a new place and want to add their menu to my collection, I'll ask if
>> they have paper menus. If they don't, on occasion the server or manager
>> will just give me one of their table menus. I wouldn't think of
>> stealing one! Someone's paying for that five-finger discount and it's
>> *us*, the consumer.
>
>And we, the consumer, are paying for all those menus that were given
>to you.

Yeah, one occasional menu really raises the prices. And in fact the
restaurant can write off the price of the menus they give out as the
cost of advertising... many restos purposely hand out paper menus as
advertizing... many people keep a stack of menus near their phone,
especially take outs. If some restaurants are placing disposable
pepper mills on their tables I'd not be suprised it they have them
printed with their business info. Every pizzaria I've ever patronized
has their business info printed on their pizza boxes, and they very
often include paper menus.