Comments on: The Difference of a Nickel http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/ Scott Trudeau's web log Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:15:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: vinh! http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/#comment-279 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:57:21 +0000 http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/#comment-279 I've been noticing the same thing here in Portland, where we too have a 5 cent deposit. In this household of michiganders, we have become unwilling to take back the bottles. Rather, I should say less-willing. So, maybe the 5 cents is a big difference. but then again, maybe it is in part due to the lack of sales tax. Things seem cheaper.. and, who wants to take bottles back when it feels like you're getting half what you should? hmmm I’ve been noticing the same thing here in Portland, where we too have a 5 cent deposit. In this household of michiganders, we have become unwilling to take back the bottles. Rather, I should say less-willing. So, maybe the 5 cents is a big difference.

but then again, maybe it is in part due to the lack of sales tax. Things seem cheaper.. and, who wants to take bottles back when it feels like you’re getting half what you should?

hmmm

]]> by: Scott http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/#comment-276 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:00:04 +0000 http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/#comment-276 So the true test would be to ask some up-staters whether they bother. So the true test would be to ask some up-staters whether they bother.

]]> by: sat http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/#comment-275 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:52:24 +0000 http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/#comment-275 The decision calculus has more important factors than the refund differential between Michigan & NY. I dare say that even if the refund was .15/can, people wouldn't bother. Michiganders tend to store cans in their houses/apartments until they have enough to justify driving them back to the store in a nice big car trunk. New Yorkers have neither the space, nor the vehicle room (who has a vehicle?) to bother taking cans & bottles back. The decision calculus has more important factors than the refund differential between Michigan & NY. I dare say that even if the refund was .15/can, people wouldn’t bother.

Michiganders tend to store cans in their houses/apartments until they have enough to justify driving them back to the store in a nice big car trunk.

New Yorkers have neither the space, nor the vehicle room (who has a vehicle?) to bother taking cans & bottles back.

]]> by: Joe http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/#comment-274 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:12:19 +0000 http://sstrudeau.com/2005/10/27/the-difference-of-a-nickel/#comment-274 I think it's because New York has fucked up nickels with rat-monkeys on them. I think it’s because New York has fucked up nickels with rat-monkeys on them.

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