| Reasons for Leaving |
by Dale Robbins
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Volume 1, Issue 18
July 22, 2010
July 22, 2010
| Copyright 2010 Dale Robbins |
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| Special Feature: Beware the "Spendy's" Value Trap |
I went to one of my favorite fast food places the other day. Let's just call it
"Spendy's". I ordered a "small" soda. In my mind, small is synonymous with
the size of a soda on the "value" menu. To my surprise I saw the item
come up on the screen for $1.50 and I quickly remembered the $.99 soda is
called the value size. I corrected the ordered and was spared a grave
injustice.
What's the big deal you ask? A small soda is 20 oz. while a value soda is
16 oz. That extra 4 oz. costs $.50 which is the equivalent of $16 per gallon.
And you thought fuel prices were high!
"Spendy's". I ordered a "small" soda. In my mind, small is synonymous with
the size of a soda on the "value" menu. To my surprise I saw the item
come up on the screen for $1.50 and I quickly remembered the $.99 soda is
called the value size. I corrected the ordered and was spared a grave
injustice.
What's the big deal you ask? A small soda is 20 oz. while a value soda is
16 oz. That extra 4 oz. costs $.50 which is the equivalent of $16 per gallon.
And you thought fuel prices were high!
And it's the same sad story for fries. A "value" size order
of french fries is 2.5 oz. and costs $.99 while the "small"
size is 4 oz. and sells for $1.50. That extra 1.5 oz. costs
$.50 or $5.28 a pound.
To put this in perspective, copper; (the stuff people tear
out of their walls after foreclosure) trades for around $3 a
pound.
While I will continue to visit "Spendy's" I have to remind
myself that "Value" really is a value and "Small" is for
suckers.
of french fries is 2.5 oz. and costs $.99 while the "small"
size is 4 oz. and sells for $1.50. That extra 1.5 oz. costs
$.50 or $5.28 a pound.
To put this in perspective, copper; (the stuff people tear
out of their walls after foreclosure) trades for around $3 a
pound.
While I will continue to visit "Spendy's" I have to remind
myself that "Value" really is a value and "Small" is for
suckers.