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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Why do we believe we get what we pay for?

Lucy Kellaway in the Financial Times

The third most expensive face cream is La Prairie. It costs $3,000 for a tiny jar and involves smearing caviar on your face. The third cheapest is much more appealing. It is Sudocrem at £3.50 for a big jar. It might be meant for nappy rash, but Cheryl Cole swears by it. And so, as it happens, do I.
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