Where will this lead?

When I went to Holland last summer, I heard a lot of talk about the switch to the Euro. Their previous monetary unit was the Guilder...and apparently this change in currency caused a bit of inflation to the consumer. They made jokes about the prices doubling and such but usually shrugged it off with a kind of "What're ya gonna do about it?" mentality.

Well, a guy in Italy did something about it. He sued the coffee bar that sold him a cappuccino. Said it was 23-cent Euro too high (that's about 30 cents American).

He won! Got his 23-cent Euro plus legal costs. Naturally, there will be an appeal.

But think about the possibilities if we did this here in the States! We could go right into the mall and if we feel like we're being charged too much for a pair of sneakers or a board game or a book or a cup of joe...and if we don't like the price, sue them!

I guess it'd be better for us to simply let the supply-and-demand thing play itself out.

Suing over a cup of coffee. You've got to be kidding.