EYElympics: The Price Haggle!

Since leaving the US, almost every price has been negotiable. From meals, taxi rides, fruit, and even postcards, every transaction begins with some haggling before a final price is reached. The person selling the good or service is trying to guess the highest price the buyer would be willing to pay, while the consumer is attempting to guess the lowest price that the seller is willing to accept for the good.

Price Haggling is the second event of the EYElympics. The rules were clear: each participant was to go out into the city and buy a papaya for the lowest price possible. The papayas would then be weighed, and the medals would be awarded in order of lowest price per kilogram.

The crew set off, and within 20 minutes, each had a large, beautiful papaya to show for their efforts. Trevor used his language skills and bearded charm to his best advantage with a street vendor; Adam's wild gesticulatory nature proved useful with another street vendor; while Alan utilized his engineering mindset and proceeded directly to a grocery store.

The results are as follows:

Gold: Trevor - 1365 pesos/kg
Silver: Adam - 1630 pesos/kg
Bronze: Alan - 3240 pesos/kg


Well done everyone!



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