Thursday, August 7, 2014

What I am willing to pay more for T____T


Why is it OK that some eateries charge higher price for the same drink/food we can get at kopitiam while not having to worry about being complained at or losing customers?

Wanna know the secret??

Actually, it's no secret la... haha... If you are as observant as me, you would figure it out too... *sharp eyes*

Wanna find out which group you are in? Here is a game i have created to determine that  hehe... a pretty boring game but hahaha... there is no harm trying it out :P

Just look at the photos and descriptions below for clues... 

Afternoon Tea at kopitiam 
Hot Milo @ $1.50 



Afternoon Tea at a fancy eatery
Hot Milo @ $ 3.50



Since a picture is worth a thousand words (in this case, there are two thousand words), the answer should be quite obvious :P

Do you know the 'secret' of why people are willing to pay more?

*drums playing*



When the waitress at the fancy eatery delivered my hot milo, i thought this will cost me a bomb because it was presented in a "more complicated" way. Don't be fooled by the pot, it's not full... The milo tastes just the same as the one i get at the kopitiam . And you know what?  I actually thought this is a reasonable price! haha... Looking at the number of  utensils they use, i think it's OK that they charge more since they need to pay the dish washer hahaha...

So, presentation does matter huh?

Did u get it right? It's OK if you don't. It doesn't mean you are no good. It just means you are not good at observing details :P

6 comments:

Jane Jane said...

i'm also observant..it's not only the utensils and presentation, the atmosphere and the set up of the restaurant is also why they charge more...

another price to pay is: air con~~~

hehehehee

lj said...

n if the milo is put on a table with carpet below n fully dressed waitress serving, rm10 also not expensive. am I right? conclusion: selling 'feeling' has no upper limit.

jenn said...

yeah, we are charged for the ambiance ..

Jane, no air cond at that place oh.. i was definitely charged for the number of utensils they used, nicely dressed waitress serving :P

haha, lj must be feeling the same too :P

Jane Jane said...

next time we bring our own carpet, our own nice cup, nice pot and we ask for discount~

Jenn said...

You can try first and see if this works haha

evangeline said...


wow .... we have same feeling, i also got one post on this issue too.
yeah, i think we allow them to charge high price also due to our laziness. haha