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On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 10:12:10 AM UTC-6, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:12:07 AM UTC-6, Nancy Young wrote:
> > On 1/25/2016 4:33 AM, Opinicus wrote:
> > > Paraphrasing from the recent "Supermarkets: The tricks of the trade"
> > > episode of "Tonight":
> > >
> > > A supermarket sells two kinds of wine, one for £ 3.79 (Brand A) and
> > > another for £ 4.49 (Brand B), which differ only in quality. On
> > > average, about two-thirds of customers buy Brand A and one-third buy
> > > Brand B. Problem: Increase total turnover without cutting or raising
> > > prices. Solution: Introduce a third and better kind of wine (Brand C)
> > > selling at £ 9.99. It turns out that even though very few customers
> > > will buy Brand C, about half of those who used to buy Brand A will
> > > shift to Brand B, thereby increasing total turnover.
> > >
> > > http://www.itv.com/news/2016-01-21/s...trade-tonight/

> >
> > That is a tactic that is used for many things, I'm sure there is
> > a name for it.
> >

> I can always get a bottle of a good, local Missouri sweet wine for under $8.
> I like water better with delicate food, and beer with more robust food.
> >
> > nancy

>
> --Bryan


Sweet wines are for children, not that children should be drinking alcohol!

And water is the BEST beverage!! Mostly what I drink, daily! 1/2 gallon a day, more in warmer months.

John Kuthe...