It is common knowledge that once something becomes well known, the prices inflate, and the quality deflates. Take for example, the large amount of over-rated designers who cash in on their celebrity by charging $300 for a plain bonds singlet with a little print on it, or those sports labels that get their shoes made for $6.00 then charge $300 only because of their logo.
.., but these things also happen on a much smaller scale. Take for example, one of my favourite ice cream places. Why do i love this ice cream place? because it combines my two favourite chocolates in the world and makes it into a delicious sundae.
However, a recent outing to Il Gelato has caused me quite some distress (well, not really.. but i like to exaggerate), and has become today's subject of clever investigations. You see, I ordered my little baci + ferrero gelato in a cup, and waited patiently till i got it. On receiving the cup, i didn't notice anything, but after approximately thirty minutes of eating and slurping, i actually managed to finish it ...
I suppose that's nothing to most people, but i have never - without fail - ever finished a full cup of icecream from il gelato. Not sure why - I doubt that it's because it's not yummy, and I doubt that it's because they give too much, i think it might be because it gets so cold my brain freezes momentarily .. but anyways, back to my clever investigation of the week..
So anyways, I took my little cup home and then took out my other little cups collected from over the last year or so..
and alas! My new il gelato cup was now just a little over 1/2 the size of its predecessor! I draw your attention to Exhibit A :
[ Exhibit A : The minimalising of ice cream cups ]
Sigh. For $3.50 a year ago, I could've had twice the amount of icecream than I can now :(
PS. And in case you're wondering why I keep my cups , I have this crazy fantasy that one day I'll throw a gigantic gelato party at my house , with all the flavours in the world, and i'll already have the gelato cups ready!
