Re: [Epic] Questions..Questions...

From: Alan E & Carmel J Brain <aebrain_at_...>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:07:00 -0700

Andy Skinner wrote:

> A Coke here (US) could be 35 cents in a vending maching in front of a
> grocery store, but anywhere from 50 cents to $1, depending on how
> captive you are. I'd guess 60 cents, which is the price in the machine
> in our office. So a Thawk ($13.99) is 23.3 Cokes, an infantry box
> ($9.99)
> is 16.65. If Cokes were 75 cents, they'd be 18.7 and 13.3,
> respectively.
> I think Cokes vary too much.

There is, of course, the International Standard Mars Bar, whose price
has kept constant vs average weekly wages for the last 50 years.

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