"Dee D. Flint" wrote:

So you're saying we should go to "Ma's Diner" for
the sole purpose of keeping them in business?? I
don't think so.


No, it was just a simplistic example to illustrate that consumers don't
always realize what other consumers are doing, or the impact that might have
on a particular business (or the economy if this overall example is applied
more widely). In this case, a customers decides he's bored of the delicious
steak dinners at "Ma's Diner" and decides to eat over at "Taco Heaven" for a
while (perhaps to even save some money). But, if enough of "Ma's" customers
do that at the same time, the effects would be devastating on "Ma's Diner"
(even though that customer, and none of the other customers, ever intended
that).


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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