> Just ask what you want and they will pay for it? Consider that, for many, spending $28 on a meal is something they do without a second thought. If they are

> Just ask what you want and they will pay for it? Consider that, for many, spending $28 on a meal is something they do without a second thought. If they are willing to spend that on food, which is a need they have much more often, why wouldn't they spend it on frivolous one time purchases? That's consumer culture in a nutshell.