The cost of desserts - I am SHOCKED!

[speckledhen]

Yeah, but then you'd have a painting, something tangible to see for many years, that may even go up in value. With a pie, it's GONE and so is the $$$. Apples and oranges, apples and oranges, no comparison. Or, I suppose you could dip the pie in lucite and hang it on the wall.

 

[AquaEyes]

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Well, by that logic, why ever do anything but make your own food? It's almost always cheaper to do so than to pay for the convenience of having someone else do it for you (and serve you, and clean the dishes, etc).

The flaw in the logic is that there IS something that stays for years and years -- the memory of the experience. True, it's not tangible, but it persists.

Hey, everyone has his or her own set range of what is acceptable to spend on something and what isn't. My argument is that just because something is outside your range, that doesn't mean it is ridiculous in an absolute sense. I'm sure there are other people who would laugh at what some of us would spend on a chicken.

 

[debilorrah]

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Well, by that logic, why ever do anything but make your own food? It's almost always cheaper to do so than to pay for the convenience of having someone else do it for you (and serve you, and clean the dishes, etc).

The flaw in the logic is that there IS something that stays for years and years -- the memory of the experience. True, it's not tangible, but it persists.

Hey, everyone has his or her own set range of what is acceptable to spend on something and what isn't. My argument is that just because something is outside your range, that doesn't mean it is ridiculous in an absolute sense. I'm sure there are other people who would laugh at what some of us would spend on a chicken.

$50 for a cheesecake? I am thinkin for most people that is outside the range of normal.

 

[speckledhen]

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Well, by that logic, why ever do anything but make your own food? It's almost always cheaper to do so than to pay for the convenience of having someone else do it for you (and serve you, and clean the dishes, etc).

The flaw in the logic is that there IS something that stays for years and years -- the memory of the experience. True, it's not tangible, but it persists.

Hey, everyone has his or her own set range of what is acceptable to spend on something and what isn't. My argument is that just because something is outside your range, that doesn't mean it is ridiculous in an absolute sense. I'm sure there are other people who would laugh at what some of us would spend on a chicken.

$50 for a cheesecake? I am thinkin for most people that is outside the range of normal.

It's not in my range of normal, that's for sure, and certainly not in this economy.

Spending $$ on a living creature still ain't the same as money on a goodie that is gone in a few minutes, at least not in my book.

 

[AquaEyes]

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Well, by that logic, why ever do anything but make your own food? It's almost always cheaper to do so than to pay for the convenience of having someone else do it for you (and serve you, and clean the dishes, etc).

The flaw in the logic is that there IS something that stays for years and years -- the memory of the experience. True, it's not tangible, but it persists.

Hey, everyone has his or her own set range of what is acceptable to spend on something and what isn't. My argument is that just because something is outside your range, that doesn't mean it is ridiculous in an absolute sense. I'm sure there are other people who would laugh at what some of us would spend on a chicken.

$50 for a cheesecake? I am thinkin for most people that is outside the range of normal.

It all depends on who is in your group of "most people." I actually used to work for Cheesecake Factory, and the lines to buy whole cakes at holiday times would be in the neighborhood of 30 or more people at a time. If it is true that "most people" don't buy them, then how are they selling so many?

It's perfectly fine if it's silly FOR YOU to spend that much on a cheesecake, but that doesn't mean the people who do buy them are silly. Likewise, where chickens are seen for utility purposes only, people will think it's silly for themselves to spend more than a few dollars on one. Does that mean that those buying a dozen hatching eggs for a hundred dollars are thus silly? To each his own.

 

[Marcymom3]

I agree that $50 is absurd. However, I would be delighted to pay $18 for gritsar's grandpa's homemade one! I am sure it is delicious! I am also a baker and am always surprised at the price of baked goods. Yesterday I made two Jewish apple cakes and gave one away. The person who received it was over the moon. It's a gift of love. Bake on Happy Chooks! You will make many happy, including yourself!

God Bless!

 

[speckledhen]

Folks with money to burn can do whatever they like with it, no problem with that. I could be a millionaire and I won't spend $50 on a cheesecake, but that's just me. I also won't spend $100 on a pair of shoes, either.


$18 for the homemade cheesecake sounds fine to me, though!

 

[AquaEyes]

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That's you, and that's your right. I'm just not too keen on characterizing people who do differently as something less....

 

[debilorrah]

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$50 for a cheesecake? I am thinkin for most people that is outside the range of normal.

It's not in my range of normal, that's for sure, and certainly not in this economy.

Spending $$ on a living creature still ain't the same as money on a goodie that is gone in a few minutes, at least not in my book.

Agreed. We are feeling the pinch now like never before. After this, there is no way I could ever go back to spending money like we used to and even then I would not spend $50 on a cheesecake.

 

[Marcymom3]

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I agree! However, I would spend $100 on a pair of shoes IF they felt heavenly on my feet, were guaranteed to never wear out, and also guaranteed to stay in style for a minumum of 5 years. For $200 I would expect to look 50 lb thinner also.