[Avodah] How much for the mayo?

[Allan Engel]

On 10/24/10, T613K at aol.com <T613K at aol.com> wrote:
> I bought a large jar of mayonnaise, and the lady at the checkout  pointed
> out that it was on special that week,  "buy one, get one  free," so I might
> as well get a second jar...

> A few days later my neighbor asked me if I could spare a couple of spoons
> of mayo for her kids' lunch, as she was out of mayo.  I told her I could do
> better, I had a whole extra unopened jar of mayonnaise  on the shelf, which
>  I happily gave her.  She asked me how much she owed me for it, and this
> left me with a question.

> 1.  The replacement cost of the mayo...
> 2.  The actual cost of the mayo to me was zero...
> I charge her anything, I am stealing from her?
> 3.  In reality, no matter how the store advertises it, what I got was  two
> jars of mayo for four dollars.  So I should charge her two dollars...

Ask her to buy you a jar in a few weeks.