Comments on: Google’s $4.55 bag of cookies http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/ Rocky Agrawal's blog on search, wireless, maps and Web 2.0 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: dcsalsagirl http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16943 dcsalsagirl Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:12:10 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16943 There is a least one cafe in Sedona that sets the menu by calorie, fat, carbs and sodium. It is Prix Fixe so the consumer must look at the description/nutrition to choose. Yes it is at a spa which is probably the incentive. PS. I order the little cheeseburger...with bacon. There is a least one cafe in Sedona that sets the menu by calorie, fat, carbs and sodium. It is Prix Fixe so the consumer must look at the description/nutrition to choose. Yes it is at a spa which is probably the incentive.
PS. I order the little cheeseburger…with bacon.

]]> By: Nick http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16934 Nick Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:24:24 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16934 check out www.yonaturals.com - healthy vending check out http://www.yonaturals.com - healthy vending

]]> By: robfrank http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16926 robfrank Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:39:40 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16926 In "response" to growing concern over obesity, the restaurant industry in general has been introducing smaller portions, with no real intention of actually selling them, since it's not in their interest. Check out the NYT editorial by Barry Schwartz, a psych prof at Swarthmore, who wrote the excellent book "The Paradox of Choice." With the larger size being the "default" option on the menu, the chances of someone ordering the small size greatly diminishes. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/opinion/12schwartz.html?ei=5070&en=b42612beacb0617b&ex=1187150400&pagewanted=all In “response” to growing concern over obesity, the restaurant industry in general has been introducing smaller portions, with no real intention of actually selling them, since it’s not in their interest. Check out the NYT editorial by Barry Schwartz, a psych prof at Swarthmore, who wrote the excellent book “The Paradox of Choice.” With the larger size being the “default” option on the menu, the chances of someone ordering the small size greatly diminishes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/opinion/12schwartz.html?ei=5070&en=b42612beacb0617b&ex=1187150400&pagewanted=all

]]> By: Rocky Agrawal http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16868 Rocky Agrawal Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:19:22 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16868 One other thing: Google color codes the food labels in the cafeteria to indicate how bad things are for you. One other thing: Google color codes the food labels in the cafeteria to indicate how bad things are for you.

]]> By: John http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16865 John Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:49:39 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16865 Hey, this violates the no-photographs rule. And it's giving away our nutritional secrets too. Get him! Hey, this violates the no-photographs rule. And it’s giving away our nutritional secrets too. Get him!

]]> By: Adam http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16862 Adam Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:52:55 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/08/11/googles-455-bag-of-cookies/#comment-16862 I like your observations about portion sizes, incremental costs, and marketing! Just one minor addition: the vending machine at Google you've mentioned was installed as an April Fools joke this year :P I like your observations about portion sizes, incremental costs, and marketing!

Just one minor addition: the vending machine at Google you’ve mentioned was installed as an April Fools joke this year :P

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