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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Carpian ✶🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Turkey Prices UP 40%
Date: 11/17/25 3:53 PM
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But this is our regular supermarket so it's a total freebie for us.

I feel like you're smart enough to know this already, but just in case: those "free" things that you buy with points aren't actually "free". You're still paying for them, just in a different sequence.

To illustrate: would you rather buy 10 cups of coffee for $2 apiece (none "free"), or buy 9 cups of coffee for $3 apiece, accumulating points along the way and getting the 10th cup for "free"?
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