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Study: $90 wine tastes better than the same wine at $10
In a study that could make marketing managers and salespeople rub their hands with glee, scientists have used brain-scanning technology to shed new light on the old adage, “You get what you pay for.”
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and Stanford’s business school have directly seen that the sensation of pleasantness that people experience when tasting wine is linked directly to its price. And that’s true even when, unbeknownst to the test subjects, it’s exactly the same Cabernet Sauvignon with a dramatically different price tag.
Moving Side Note
As we sift through our items in preparation to move (again), I found a site that tickled me a bit. I will let you make your own conclusions about how this site and moving are related.
http://www.uglydress.com — the archive of the world’s worst Bridesmaids dresses.
(for a good laugh, see entry: http://www.uglydress.com/blueandugly.html)
Quote from the creator of www.uglydress.com in the New York Times:
“You’d be surprised at how many gowns of that genre are littered in thrift and vintage stores,” she said. “It’s interesting to see what people discard.”
Christmas 2007
Where do you stand?
How do your priorities line up with the candidates for president?
SelectSmart.com 2008 Presidential Candidate Selector (Note: to skip the ads, click on the yellow banner that says ‘Click here for your results now’ at the top of the first page after the questions)
Be careful what you ask for — Chris’ results came back with Steven Colbert as his #7 best match, and my first one is “Theoretical Ideal Candidate”.
