As an economics student, I look to impress my girlfriend on a budget, and I know I am not alone. When it comes to choosing the wine to have with dinner, on the rare occasion that I get to take my girlfriend out, I avoid going for the cheapest bottle, as this makes me look, er, cheap. So instead I go for the second-cheapest bottle. But now I hear that restaurants, having cottoned on to people like me, ensure the second-cheapest bottle is highly profitable, overpriced plonk. My best response now is to go for the third-cheapest bottle, at least until everyone else does the same. Or is it? Based on price alone, what is the best bottle to buy?
作為一名經濟學專業的學生，我希望花不多的錢，就博得我女朋友的歡心，我知道有這種想法的不止我一個。我偶爾會帶我女朋友出去吃飯，在挑選與晚餐搭配的紅酒時，我會避開最便宜的那瓶，因為它會顯得我……呃，摳門兒。所以我會選擇第二便宜的那瓶。但是現在我聽說，餐館已經摸透了像我這樣人的心思，因此第二便宜的那瓶一定是標價過高、很有賺頭的劣質酒。就目前而言，我能想到的最佳對策，就是選擇第三便宜的那瓶，至少在別人也都這么做之前是如此。這個辦法有效嗎？若僅考慮價格因素，買哪一瓶最好？