http://thesocietypages.org/economicsociology/2008/11/03/feral-economic-sociology-the-tip-jar/ Brooke Harrington explores the social underpinnings of money and markets. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:11:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://thesocietypages.org/economicsociology/2008/11/03/feral-economic-sociology-the-tip-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:24:08 +0000 http://economicsociologist.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-17 I wonder how it would be different if it was an open payment receptacle rather than a gift receptacle. My favorite burrito cart in DC sells several hundred burritos in a good lunch hour. John runs the small cart himself on a street corner. Rather than slow down the line to make change he leaves out two bins, one for $20 bills and one for smaller bills. People see a price list and make their own change. Some regulars (like me), at John’s request, stack the $20s and hand them over. It is often a couple hundred bucks. I think he has had only 2 or 3 thefts in the many years he has been running the cart.

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