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> D.Currie wrote:
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>> Not a chance. Just because I know what's behind the cost doesn't mean I'm
>> willing to pay it. But cookies are something I can make, if I feel like
>> it.
>> People who think baking is some mysterious alchemy would be willing to
>> pay
>> that price, though. Obviously they do, if the place has been selling them
>> for while.
>>
>> There are things that I'm willing to pay someone for, even though in
>> theory
>> I could do it myself cheaper. I'm perfectly happy to pay someone to
>> change
>> the oil in my car, for example. If there was no such thing as a budget, I
>> might buy those cookies, just to see if they were anything special.
>>
>> Donna
>
> I wonder if the high price for the cookies attracts customers who are
> simply curious? There's probably 3 types of people: those who would
> buy the cookies without giving it a second thought, those who would say
> no way, and those who are curious and want to know if they're really
> worth the price. For something as simple as cookies I wouldn't pay
> that price because unless you're a total moron in the kitchen anybody
> can bake cookies. As far as danish go, maybe since I enjoy making them
> I don't think about how much work is actually involved.

There are probably also people who look at the price and imagine that if
they're charging that much, they must be good. And when they get them, they
feel like they have to like them because they paid so much. More of a status
thing than a good taste thing.

I've never made danish -- actually I can't remember the last time I ate
one -- but I'd probably pay two bucks if I wanted one. And I'd probably only
want one, so making a whole batch would be a waste.

On the other hand, I bake most of my own bread, and I think that's about as
simple as it gets. The only way I'd pay for a loaf of bread would be if I
really, really screwed up and I needed bread for a meal and ran out of time
for making my own bread that day. And then I'd grumble about the price.

Donna