I am amazed at the gullibility of some shoppers at the market. They carefully read and compare product labels and believe what they read. Each brand claims to be new, improved or different and better than the others.
I propose a test for marketing eggs. They could be separated in different displays titled "frying eggs", "boiling eggs", and "poaching eggs". Each category would be accompanied by detailed cooking instructions and prices.
I am sure many people would pay more to get a "special" kind of eggs.
Those who believe everything they read have joined the ranks of the suckers born every minute.
(Letter published in The Maui News March 16, 2006)
About Me
- Maui Blackie Gadarian
- Maui Blackie Gadarian is a living legend on the island of Maui, Hawaii. 91 year-old machinist, owner Blackie's Machine Shop - Lahaina, Blackie's Boat Yard Lahaina and Newport Beach, California. Former owner Blackie's Bar, jazz club and restaurant Lahaina 1981 to 1995. Irascible writer of pithy letters to local publications. Maui Blackie Gadarian wears his trademark orange shirt all over the United States and Europe, from the back streets of Lahaina to the jazz clubs of Paris, verandas of yacht clubs and posh restaurants and hotels.