I can get a new pop up toaster for $10. If you used it for a single meal for four people and threw it away, it would add $2.50pp to the cost of the fish, which these days would be around $15pp (in my local currency).
He was the sort of guy who didn't really grasp economics, or hygiene. We lived in a country where you could get fish and chips cooked for you for about $5.
OscarTheGrinch|2 years ago