Rental markets in everything

by Tyler Cowen on June 17, 2007 at 8:06 am in Food and Drink | Permalink

The idea is to have an elegant, multitiered pretend cake for
show while serving guests slices from a real but inexpensive sheet
cake.

Here is the full story, and thanks to Bill Griffiths for the pointer.

3 comments

Chris Meisenzahl June 17, 2007 at 4:59 pm: That’s a great story, I commented on it here too.
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/fake-wedding-cakes-for-thrifty-couples.html
Jim Outen June 18, 2007 at 4:32 am: Interesting story. Reminds me of the rental (for decoration/signaling, not consumption) pineapples once used in the US and Britain before they became abundant enough to actually eat.
Patinator June 18, 2007 at 12:15 pm: This is common advice in most wedding guides. I did this. It worked like a charm and probably saved about $700.

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