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by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on August 24th, 2007

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Why is it you can get a soup that is like a meal at a Chinese take out for less than $2.00 and you can barely get a tiny coffee at some yuppie shop for the same price?

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  • by Merfish on June 29th, 2008

    Merfish

    Something is only worth what someone is willing to pay.

    At the moment people are willing to pay that price for coffee.

    I still can't figure out paying over $20 for a hand bag. Let alone renting one.

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  • by Im Alec has abandoned this account on August 24th, 2007

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    Part of the difference is the difference between a takeout and a sit-in. The cost of the coffee is trivial: it is the cost of the comfy chairs, heating, cleaning, and making the coffee *right now*, whereas the soup is just doled out of a large cauldron sitting there. The other part is simply that the market will bear it.

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  • by Anonymous on June 29th, 2008

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    That is the truth and the reason I stay away from those "Yuppie Uber Snob" coffee places. If I'm out on the go and get a craving for coffee, I stop at 7-11, or a Racetrack, a QT, or a Dunkin Donuts. I just don't feel the need to be part of the trendy "In crowd" and pay 3, 4, or even 5 dollars for a coffee. Besides , to me Starbucks coffee tastes like burnt mud. I just don't see the big attraction.

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  • by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on June 29th, 2008

    Sheriff Raff -Answerhag

    I think it's because they want and appreciate your patronage unlike the greedy US corporations.

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  • by RosieGHM Jetpacker on August 24th, 2007

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    I think part of the "mystique" of Starbucks, for example, is the yuppy snob appeal..anyone who can afford $4 for a simple cup of coffee is stating that he/she can afford it and is successful..whereas Chinese restaurants in general are simple, uncomplicated and not pretentious..they usually offer good food at a reasonable price and they do not purport to be anything other than they are.:)

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  • by Highlander is semi-retired from AB on August 25th, 2007

    Highlander is semi-retired from AB

    Stray cats... :-)

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  • by BenThere HR on August 24th, 2007

    BenThere HR

    It might be the cost or the rent and paying the workers.

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