The sad thing I see all too often is people sinking 200%, 300% or even 400% more into a relationship that isnвЂ™t going to pan out. Setting a limit means youвЂ™re willing to take risks which you must do in business (you canвЂ™t be too risk averse) but also being able to walk away to look for another solution. This is why I liked Mary and StuartвЂ™s idea of capping their losses before moving on. Stuart said thereвЂ™s a cost associated with not solving the problem -and donвЂ™t we know it. The former figure amounts to 133% over estimate for which you get zip. The issue is, youвЂ™re not likely to get the value of the sunk costs ($1.75) when the job value was originally 75 cents. And a lot of people do that everyday with contractors. Buying a second soda with a dollar represented an escalation of costs, specifically 33% higher than the original вЂњquoteвЂќ. Or rather, I didnвЂ™t want it to be a factor because it loused up my results. The relative low cost shouldnвЂ™t have been a factor. How do you know when to stop throwing money at the problem? What is your loss tolerance? What is your risk aversion? It matters when considering financing. The real life scenario I had in mind was working with a contractor or related party. The purpose of the imperfect survey was to get a sense of how willing people are to throw good money after bad. Lisa: the Japanese really will sell anything in a vending machine. Mary sets a limit on sunk costs another interesting strategy. Tricia/Oriole: crap shoot duly noted, uncertainty and intermittent reinforcement is an interesting twist. If they did, my response would have remained no and no to 1 & 2 -ditto what Barb said. IвЂ™m hopelessly addicted to club soda and buy it in 5-10 case lots they donвЂ™t sell it in machines. Sandra/Liz: I have no idea what they cost. Alessandra: CГЎlmate, vending machines are deadlier than sharks. Jennifer: percussive maintenance was priceless. Nikki: YouвЂ™re on target, what I was looking to measure (however imperfectly) Alison implied the same. Natasha: I want to sell you whatever it is you want. Jay: IвЂ™d look good in a goatee and white suit but not wild on taking up chicken eating. HeвЂ™s so smart, IвЂ™m glad I married him.Д¬omments were great, you always make me smile and lighten my day. He predicted this result before the responses started coming in. He who shall not be named said people have a different relationship with dollar bills, that the relative value is perceived to be less than coinage. IвЂ™m not sure what that means but I welcome your ideas. Off the bat, I was very surprised that the difference of a dollar bill increased the yes responses (#2). Whether one would try another purchase with a dollar bill: Whether one would try another purchase with quarters:Дў. Below are the results from yesterdayвЂ™s entry followed by discussion.ДЎ. There were 265 responses with everyone answering every question.

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