In an effort to economize (Annual operating budget of over $11 million and over $8 million in reserves), the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, in their infinite wisdom, has decided to refill Mutt Mitt Dispensers with Single Ply Degradable Pick-up Mitts instead of the usual 2-Ply Degradable Pick-Up Mitts.
Mutt Mitt Singles:
80 or more cartons of 2,000 mitts per carton $59.59, free shipping
80 cartons – 160,000 Mutt Mitts - $59.59
Mutt Mitt 2-Ply:
60 or more cartons of 800 mitts per carton $55.75, free shipping
60 cartons – 48,000 Mutt Mitts – $55.75
(Source: Intelligent Products, Inc. (IPI), http://www.pickupmitts.com/ipi_welcome.htm)
In other words, for the same amount of single-ply versus 2-ply Mutt Mitts, the City expends $59.59 for the “new” single-ply, instead of $185.83 for the “old” 2-ply.
Penny-Wise, Pound Foolish: The City expends over $700,000/year, every year for the foreseeable future, to subsidy the operating expenses of Sunset Cultural Center, Inc. with no control whatsoever, yet the City is so parsimonious and niggardly that the City slights dog owners and their dogs for a cost savings of $126 per minimum order, free shipping.
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