Would you pay $800 for a can of Coke?

August 2, 2010 by
Filed under: Cost of living 

I guess this might sound like a really daft question, becuase hopefully there is no one on the planet actually so careless with money that they would do such a thing. But it was a question that came to me after flying to Fiji.

You see, on our recent trip to the Gold Coast for hubby’s work – we flew economy class as usual, and both asked for Diet Cokes after our food (or what is termed food by airlines!). We got a small plastic cup half filled with our drink (to stop it spilling I presume), and Hubby was slightly miffed that we didn’t get a full can. Which at least we could have poured a little bit out of at a time – but at least we wouldn’t be rationed to 3 sips before having to ask for a refill (not that we got the chance!).

But lo! on my trip to Fiji I went Business Class! And no – I didn’t pay for it! This was on points from our previous trip to the UK. We bought Early Bird Tickets for Singapore Airlines – which came with enough bonus points to each get a Business Class flight to Fiji, Rarotonga or the Cook Islands. Worth looking for if you are flying back home anytime soon.

And yes – I did get a whole can of Diet Coke all to myself. In fact I had 2. Plus a glass of bubbly before the flight and a nice glass of wine with dinner. Not a bad start to the holiday.

The cost of that flight?

Well I picked 2 random dates in August on the Air New Zealand website and this is what I came up with:

  • Return Cheapest Economy = $648
  • Return Business Class = $1530

Which by my reckoning makes the cost of a can of Diet Coke on an Air New Zealand Flight to Fiji a remarkable $882.

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2 Comments on Would you pay $800 for a can of Coke?

  1. Graeme on Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 1:26 pm

    2. Ah, but you had 2! $441.00 each. Waaayyy cheaper! :-)

  2. Avalon on Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 4:54 pm

    3. Lol – thats brilliant :) Literally cheap at half the cost :)

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