On 11/12/2012 12:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/11/2012 10:31 AM, gtr wrote:
>> On 2012-12-11 02:54:40 +0000, pltrgyst said:
>>
>>> On 12/10/12 2:20 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>>> I split a pound of bacon into quarters, then freeze in separate
>>>> packets. Just enough for a BLT, bacon bits in clam chowder etc. No
>>>> waste for THIS kid or overindulgence.
>>>
>>> "Overindulgence"? With bacon? Impossible!
>>
>> I heard of a beer joint across from campus in a college town that for
>> happy hour offered dollar beers and "all you can eat" bacon. I thought
>> that was about the most focused marketing I ever heard of.
>>
> Probably the same logic as having pretzels or peanuts in a bar. Bacon
> is salty. Salt makes people thirsty
>
>

But.... they are offering $1 beers. I can't see them making enough
money on the beer to pay for the bacon. Worse.... beer doesn't really
go well with bacon so they won't even be increasing the volume of beer
sales.

On 2012-12-11 21:20:19 +0000, Dave Smith said:

> On 11/12/2012 12:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/11/2012 10:31 AM, gtr wrote:
>>> On 2012-12-11 02:54:40 +0000, pltrgyst said:
>>>
>>>> On 12/10/12 2:20 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>>>> I split a pound of bacon into quarters, then freeze in separate
>>>>> packets. Just enough for a BLT, bacon bits in clam chowder etc. No
>>>>> waste for THIS kid or overindulgence.
>>>>
>>>> "Overindulgence"? With bacon? Impossible!
>>>
>>> I heard of a beer joint across from campus in a college town that for
>>> happy hour offered dollar beers and "all you can eat" bacon. I thought
>>> that was about the most focused marketing I ever heard of.
>>>
>> Probably the same logic as having pretzels or peanuts in a bar. Bacon
>> is salty. Salt makes people thirsty
>>
>>
>
> But.... they are offering $1 beers. I can't see them making enough
> money on the beer to pay for the bacon. Worse.... beer doesn't really
> go well with bacon so they won't even be increasing the volume of beer
> sales.

These are college boys! If you say the word bacon or the word beer,
they'll be there.