Best $3 Spent
Three dollars: If I gave you three American dollars and asked you to buy me anything at all, but you could only spend three US dollars, what would you buy me and why?
A few days ago, walking to take my son to school, I ran into an advertisement, basically that type of wooden blackboard that is placed on the street to draw attention to an establishment, this advertisement said that they sold lunches for $3, I thought which was interesting, i never really eat out, so i thought it was a good price for a complete lunch, i.e. the advert said it included soup, dry (main course which usually contains some protein like chicken, rice and salad ) and also a juice, while I was returning home from school, I kept thinking that $3 was very little money and I wondered if that price would give a positive profit margin to the establishment and how many lunches would they have to sell for $3 dollars? for the business to be profitable, i was really thinking a lot about it, i walked by the front of the establishment and the place looked good, it had nice chairs and tables, the colors were nice and it smelled like the food, you could tell it was a rented place, that is to say, that people were paying rent for the commercial establishment, I kept thinking about the importance of those 3$.
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I again analyzed the difference that those 3 $ exist for a person from my country, for example, for a few years now I have a Ko-fi account, which is a page where people who appreciate my artistic work can give me donations for the value of a coffee that is averaged worldwide at $3, that is, on the page you can donate one to more coffees, but the value of each one is $3, putting it in simple words for an American $3 is like a tip, while that here in Venezuela $3 can buy you a lunch, clarified this point, I mean that I really don't know what $3 could buy in the United States but if I had to buy something from @galenkp I would base it on the prices of my country.
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Three dollars for lunch, it made me want to move to where you live, here that counts as breakfast.
Next time you have the luxury of eating on the street so you can give your son and mother a new experience and share it in hive so you can recover some of that investment.
I think you would give Galenkp a good plan, I think he will go for the food first but he will end up going out to the movies with you, if there is an attractive movie.
I was about to answer this same question but no matter how hard I thought about it I couldn't find anything of that value, other than candy.
Here in my city there is a lot of disparity with other cities, for example, food is cheaper here, dairy products for example, but there are things that are very expensive because there are no big stores, for example a cell phone here is more expensive because what the people travel to cities in more central states to buy and resell here, that's why so many things are expensive here because there aren't any big shopping centers 😕
Yes, we do not have stable prices as it was in a time when everything had the same value.
Anyway, wherever we are, hyperinflation catches up with us and attacks us.
That 3 dollar lunch must not be very good, I'm curious.😁
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Hmm, such good options. Let me think.
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OK, here's what I've come up with.
Let's do the lunch, I like the sound of a three dollar lunch, such good value, and we can chat about all sorts of things whilst we're there. One of those things would be to devise a plan to sneak into the cinema to see a movie for free! After we finish lunch we could deploy on our movie for free mission and then enjoy a great movie. Afterwards, I'll spring for coffee and cake. Deal?
P.s. If we get caught, don't worry, I'll take the blame...you can run!
talking about in an adrenaline filled plan to get into the movies for free sounds like a good topic of conversation for lunch.
I hope we don't get caught at the movies 🤭 although running is good exercise it doesn't make me feel good leaving you alone with the blame 😄
I think it's a good way to get the best value from $3 and don't worry if we get caught, just run away...I'll talk my way out of trouble and regale you with the story later on! 😊
I imagine your post, "how I got around the security of a movie theater in Venezuela and lived to tell about it" and the plot twist would be "I went out to eat free popcorn with the police" 🤭
Lol, exactly, it would an epic post!
me running 😅
Haha!
I was just thinking how the world will be waiting with great anticipation for the movie release of this epic event. Who do you think will play the two stars, you and I?
of course but I have to start training to run, I don't want to stumble and ruin the escape plan, plus you would have to handle the persuasion technique well to look like a good guy to the police, so they will let you go
I'll deploy my secret weapon, Australian charm, and hope that the cop making the decisions is female and open to charm-bribery.
I like your self-confidence 😄
I didn't say it'd work...just that I'd try it. What's the worst that could happen? Venezuelan prison?
For such a small infraction, it could possibly be solved by paying money in a fine, I don't think they will take you to jail for that, even if the police want to intimidate you and detain you for a while or a day 😳
Hmm, ok I was hoping to go to jail to get some more research done for my coffee table book on prisons of the world. Oh well. 😄
Detention at the police station is like being in a temporary jail 😄It will be a great story to tell your grandchildren in the future.
Oh that's great to hear, I'll get my book research done after all. However, I have no intention of getting caught. I'm an expert at evasion.
I think your dissertation is so right and I completely agree, to make 3$ dollars in this country sometimes is not an easy thing, before when I worked in the bookstore the payment for a painted work in a bag was not more than 0.50 or sometimes less depending on the size or design. A few days ago I had to agree to one of these 3$ lunches and it was a difficult decision since it was my brother and I so it would be 6$ for lunch, but it was not disappointing at all, it was a good portion and included a drink that you could choose from several options of flavors.
This was my dish and it was delicious
wow that dish looks delicious for only 3 dollars friend, it's good that you and your brother enjoyed lunch together that day
The low salaries are crazy, without Hive I don't know what I would do to live in this country.
Thank you for your comment and for sharing the photo 🤗
That's right friend sometimes we feel that we are already dollarized and we manage prices like that but when we realize that this is what we earn as public employees the reality is different, it seems cheap lunch at 3$ but how much it costs us to earn it, luckily Hive has become a help for everyone. I'm sure @galenkp gives you a taste of lunch at that price. Successes.
The real prices of things are in dollars, but as long as public salaries continue to be in the national currency, economic inequality and the crisis will continue, it is very sad to think about the difficulties you have in getting a well-paid job in the country.
Thanks for your comment. Hug 🤗
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Waoo 3$ for lunch and it includes a drink, here a soup alone is that price, without anything else, really crazy, being galenkp I'd better go to the cinema, I haven't been there for a long time either haha, but he would be a tourist, it would be a crime if he came and didn't try Venezuelan food, it's a difficult decision jiji
Going to the movies always gives a good experience but there are theaters everywhere in the world, on the other hand, Venezuelan food is not so easily available, it seems to me that @galenkp made a wise decision 😁
Thank you for your comment dear 😊
See? I am wise after all. 😀