This is a pack of gum as it might have appeared in 1944. It cost about 10 cents.
This is today’s chewing gum packaging. It now costs $1.39 for about the same amount of gum.
The price has gone up 14X.
This photo shows the baked bean packaging design and technology of 1944 next to that of today.
Not much difference, eh? The price appreciation since 1944 has only been 7X, half that of chewing gum.
Not a terribly scientific study, I know. Just thinking.
It’s hot here in Kansas. I just finished my third glass of iced green tea. Earlier today, I had some green tea chewing gum.
And you know what sounds good right about now? A frozen green tea Frappuccino from Starbuck’s.
Functional foods haven’t caught on quite as fast in this country as in Europe. But if anything has a chance, it appears to be anything that promises antioxidant benefits.
Green tea. White tea. Red tea. Lutein. Acai. Beta carotene. Gingko biloba.
We seem to be fascinated with cleansing and purification. And if we can do it in tasty, convenient ways, then all the better.
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