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> D.Currie wrote:
>>> Same thing with those Danish or cookies or whatever. When you buy one,
>> you're not just paying for ingredients, you're paying for all the other
>> business expenses as well. So of course you can make them a lot cheaper
>> at
>> home.
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>> Donna
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> That being said, would you pay $22.99 for just 1 pound of cookies?
>

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