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Re: Metcard Adventures (Was: [Melb] Fare evasion)
- Subject: Re: Metcard Adventures (Was: [Melb] Fare evasion)
- From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 03:26:02 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)
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"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
neeu6.1206$hU1.285363@news4.aus1.giganews.com">news:neeu6.1206$hU1.285363@news4.aus1.giganews.com...
> "Michael" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
> 906C69DB6gunzelT333@203.50.2.80">news:906C69DB6gunzelT333@203.50.2.80...
> > Bill Bolton <billbolton@computer.org> wrote in article
> > <pg3hbtkllb0jk7km4goa7agmueqmuhmiaj@4ax.com>:
> >
> > >> Pepsi machines in the city stations sell a 600ml Coke bottle for
$2.20.
> >
> > >I'd like to see that!
> >
> > It's true. Most if not all pepsi machines on Melbourne stations sell
600ml
> > coke for around $2.20. People probably wouldn't use them otherwise (-:
>
> I bet coke LOVE having their product sold in Pepsi machines. :-)
I'm guessing that Pepsi have an exclusive contract with the station
operators. Coke are probably happy enough to be selling their stuff. The
only Coke available is higher priced larger bottles than the Pepsi bottles
in the machines - probably Pepsi knows they would sell hardly anything if
Coke wasn't available, but they price the Pepsi lower to encourage people to
switch.
Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/