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Ultimately, the lobster sandwich is a luxury good. People wanting to save can make their own sandwiches and bring them in a lunch box. So a lot of it comes dow
by AstralStorm 7y ago
Ultimately, the lobster sandwich is a luxury good. People wanting to save can make their own sandwiches and bring them in a lunch box.
So a lot of it comes down to local positioning and some to marketing.
Some to labor costs.
- falcongod082 7y agoNot really, in the end it comes down to the person who decides what price to put on the sammich.
- AstralStorm 7y agoYes, because it is a luxury good, an expensive sandwich can even be in more demand than a cheaper one, even if all other things stay the same such as its composition. "Hip" sandwiches and salads are a thing.
- Thlom 7y agoI'm in Norway, and tradition until relatively recently has been to bring a few slices of bread with ham, cheese, pate or whatever wrapped in paper. Sometimes left overs from dinner the day before. Almost always consumed in a canteen with your co-workers. More recently many work places have a canteen with both hot and cold food for a discounted price. If you don't have access to a canteen the shops sell relatively cheap sandwiches or micro wave lunches.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agohttps://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190103-the-norwegian-art-of-the-packed-lunch https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190103-the-norwegian-... It isn’t very flattering about your sandwiches.
- Thlom 7y agoYeah, it’s pretty boring.
- seanhandley 7y agoInteresting tangent: Lobsters were once so ubiquitous (both in Europe and the US) that they were considered a food of the poor. There are even records of servants petitioning their masters to not be fed lobster more than 3 times per week. Supply and demand, I suppose.
- inferiorhuman 7y agoThese days lobster is a bit of a luxury item even in Maine.