On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 10:41:35 AM UTC-6, John Kuthe wrote:
> 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!
>
Sweet wines are for long walks through the forest; they're for wine spritzers
on a hot summer day. They go great with fresh fruit, nuts and cheeses.

Yummy. http://www.montelle.com/wine-store/r...house-red.html
>
> And water is the BEST beverage!! Mostly what I drink, daily! 1/2 gallon a day, more in warmer months.
>
Water doesn't alter the flavor of food.
>
> John Kuthe...

--Bryan