Expensive Burgers at the Airport

I have never seen a more expensive Burger King than the one in Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport. If you’re craving flame-broiled mystery meat and other processed delights, you’ll have to shell out up to $10. Yes, it’s a living example of how monopolies in concessions end up screwing the customers. And yet I always see people there, eating, digesting Whoppers in angry bile, wondering how they can get away with charging so much.

I just don’t eat there. I usually bring a bag of nuts, or a little sandwich, and enjoy the airport. Juan Santamaria Airport is a very comfortable place to wait for a flight, and the free internet is excellent. I usually buy a newspaper, get a free cup of coffee from the souvenir shop, fire up the computer and make myself at home. But pay $7 for a Whopper, or $10 for a combo? For me, it’s easier to go hungry.

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