Comments for Thomas Maloney Online http://www.tomithy.com Website of Thomas Maloney -- Brooklyn, NY Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 Comment on Hugh MacLeod of Gapingvoid and B.L. Ochman by 932901 Blog Verification http://www.tomithy.com/2007/03/11/hugh-macleod/#comment-54 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:28:55 +0000 http://www.tomithy.com/2007/03/11/hugh-macleod/#comment-54 <strong>932901 Blog Verification...</strong> 932901... 932901 Blog Verification…

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]]> Comment on Cost of Chocolate by Clay Gordon http://www.tomithy.com/2007/02/11/cost-of-chocolate/#comment-49 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:39:19 +0000 http://www.tomithy.com/2007/02/11/cost-of-chocolate/#comment-49 Is Noka chocolate worth $693/lb? Is a half-bottle of Chateau d'Yquem worth $1000? A 100ml bottle of 75-year-old AIB-certified balsamic worth $185? A bottle of Louis Treize (in its Baccarat crystal decanter) worth $5000? It's all in the mouth of the beholder. The question is not, "How come it's so expensive?" it's, "How come it's so cheap?" The vast majority of the best chocolates in the world are well under $100/lb and you can purchase bars or pieces for under $10. You have to purchase the whole bottle of Chateau d'Yquem/balsamic/cognac making the entry price in the hundreds at a minimum. Even with the Noka box. 12 pieces for $39. It may not be a lot of chocolate and it may even be great chocolate (I have not tasted it), but the cost of entry is very appealing compared with other gourmet food products. Is Noka chocolate worth $693/lb? Is a half-bottle of Chateau d’Yquem worth $1000? A 100ml bottle of 75-year-old AIB-certified balsamic worth $185? A bottle of Louis Treize (in its Baccarat crystal decanter) worth $5000?

It’s all in the mouth of the beholder. The question is not, “How come it’s so expensive?” it’s, “How come it’s so cheap?” The vast majority of the best chocolates in the world are well under $100/lb and you can purchase bars or pieces for under $10.

You have to purchase the whole bottle of Chateau d’Yquem/balsamic/cognac making the entry price in the hundreds at a minimum.

Even with the Noka box. 12 pieces for $39. It may not be a lot of chocolate and it may even be great chocolate (I have not tasted it), but the cost of entry is very appealing compared with other gourmet food products.

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