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Comment on Who is Walt Mossberg? by sander

sander — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:12:36 +0000

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Comment on What if restaurants charged non-linear variable pricing for food based on nutrition? by Bo

Bo — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:49:14 +0000

@Liza - good point. As you saw, I started to realize there at the end that bundles were the way to go, but you put it more eloquently than I.

@Mike - yeah… that’s the problem, isn’t it. The way our economies are geared we’re paid to give people what they want not what they need or should be having. And as far as the burger place goes, that the customer is going to the ER in a couple years is just another externality borne not by the restaurant by by the customer and society.

Comment on What if restaurants charged non-linear variable pricing for food based on nutrition? by Mike

Mike — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:55:23 +0000

It’s a business model fail for a restaurant. ;)

Comment on What if restaurants charged non-linear variable pricing for food based on nutrition? by Liza

Liza — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:48:42 +0000

fail, I meant if you charge more money for more fried-goodness.

Comment on What if restaurants charged non-linear variable pricing for food based on nutrition? by Liza

Liza — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:48:12 +0000

If you charge less money for more veggies you just induce waste, and if you charge more money for less fried-goodness you just induce a lot of extra transactions. The trick is in bundles. A meal set that is veggie heavy is cheaper whereas a meal set that is fries heavy is more expensive (it’s absurd that I have to pay $2 extra nowadays to sub my fries for a mediocre salad). Fear of being categorized as anything swine-like will prevent most from ordering 2 meals to get their fill of extra fries :)

BTW, if you really wanted just one fry, I am sure they would have gladly let you sample :P

Comment on Understand how the top job changes in your industry - then ask yourself if you still want to work there by liza

liza — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:37:14 +0000

such wonderful pearls of wisdom

Comment on How can we make hard work cool? by Liza

Liza — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:52:27 +0000

One thing to do would be to ban shows like Beauty & the Geek

Comment on Good use of existing frameworks by Bristow

Bristow — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:48:56 +0000

LOL.

In Chicago? Would love to catch up next time you’re in the area. It’s no problem to drive up…

Cheers.

Comment on Good use of existing frameworks by Liza

Liza — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:24:09 +0000

They also have these at the SeaTac airport now. Not sure how well they work though since it was still only one line last weekend :/

Comment on Do, don’t Have by Bristow

Bristow — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:26:52 +0000

Well said, and I couldn’t agree more. But let me play devil’s advocate… what about “I drove”, “I raced”, or “I outran”? :)