Free food, massages, laundry.. you know the lavish perks enjoyed by Googlers. But not all food inside the Googleplex is free, atleast not the cookies in the vending machines.
The most interesting part is that food which is high in calories cost more so you know the contents from the price label without looking at the ingredients. Rocky writes:
I was visiting my friend Adam at Google yesterday and he pointed out a vending machine in Google’s Building 43. A vending machine on the Google campus? Isn’t all of the food free? Most of it is.
This machine is an exception. And unlike most vending machines, the food is priced based on how bad it is for you. Items high in fat and sugar cost more. The most expensive item I saw was a $4.55 bag of Famous Amos cookies. It’s a terrific way to illustrate the externalities that we don’t take into account when buying food. Link.