Stumbled across a nice analogy today while browsing the fruit and veg aisle at the supermarket. I was looking at some lemons for the lemon drizzle cake my GF is making for our forum event on Saturday.
I watched someone pick up some 'premium' lemons, all of which looked absolutely perfect, her husband looked at the price and went 'how much?! for bloody lemons?!'
He chucked a packet of budget lemons at her, all of which had some discolouration, were oddly shaped and when i had a look after they had left, felt a little soft, almost 'on the turn.' She looked at him in shock and said 'i don't want those ugly lemons!'
'What do you need them for?'
'I'm making lemon meringue pie.'
'Well what do you need a perfect looking lemon for if it is going straight into a cake?'
'I just do, OK.'
'Fine, get what you want.'
Aside from the mundane quality of eavesdropping material compared to what i normally get out of my trips to the supermarket, it raised a nice comparison to cricket.
There are cheaper lemons and cricket bats, both of which come with various imperfections, but ultimately they both get the job done. There are also higher grade lemons and cricket bats, and most of the time they look fantastic, but there is no guarantee they will perform or taste any better. There are people out there who will always go for the better looking item (for the higher price) often without much more reason than just because they like the appearance.
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