Even though we don't want the fries, we get the meal because adding them is only a dime with the "value meal". Where, exactly, is the "value" in that?
There is no value in "more than you need". Just because the 30 oz drink is only a dime more than the 20 ouncer, do you really even want that extra 10 ounces? Are we just getting the larger size because somehow it seems more economical? Are we worried that while we are eating our value meal that disaster might strike and the only thing between us and dying of dehydration is that extra 10 ounces?
No, I don't think I'd like to make the fries a King-size. I'm not quite man enough for that. How about an "Earl" size - do you have that? No? Well, how about a "Duke"? Yes, a "Duke"-size would be nice.
No, I won't take the King-sized drink. I'll stick w. the wussy size and make an extra trip to the fountain for a free refill if I feel that I need another 2 or 300 calories to wash down the thousand I'll be getting with my two cheeseburgers and medium fries...
I had a similar realization one or two years back now.
ReplyDeleteI was at a takeout place, ordered my burger and the chips and once the meal was in front of me, I thought "if I were at home and I was hungry, I'd just make myself a sandwich. I wouldn't make chips as well".
You buy it because it's cheap and it seems as if you're getting something for nothing. Unfortunately that something is often a negative impact on your health...
Exactly - you think you're getting something for nothing (an extra quarter or two), but, like you said, that something is NOT positive.
ReplyDeleteThat is why if I buy ice-cream (that's my choice of sweet indulgence), I get the smallest container available (usually a pint). It's more expensive money-wise, but probably cheaper health-wise.
ReplyDeleteThe thing with smaller sizes is that it's not the most expensive. Most expensive per oz. maybe, but if we don't need the bigger size, should we shell out the extra dough even though it is, technically, the better value?
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge fan of ice cream. I go to ice cream stores and buy the smaller sizes even though I could easily mow down the largest sizes. I used to buy the monster size malts and more than a few times, the clerk would show the cup and ask me somewhat incredulously "This is the large. Is this what you want?"