25 Cents Buys You a Paper Cup

I had a great time skiing with my 4-year-old daughter this weekend. The lift tickets were extremely well priced - $38 for me and $0 for her. Clearly the ski slope was making an effort to create a place friendly to the family budget. Sure, the grilled cheese sandwich, bag of chips, bottled water and diet cola we shared came to $12, but overpiced food at ski slopes is to be expected.

That's why it was a surprise to be charged 25-cents for a paper cup (my daughter prefers to drink out of a cup to a water bottle). We'll be back because overall the place offers a great value despite their odd practice of charging for what should be a courtesy.