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When the Daily Pennsylvanian newspaper announced that this cereal bar and café was set to open on Penn’s campus, one student commented, “You’d be pretty dumb to pay $3 or whatever they are charging for a fricking bowl of cereal.” Alas, it turns out that plenty of folks are none too bright: it’s been over a year since Cereality opened its doors, and it’s a surviving—though probably not thriving—business. As you’d expect, the consumer pays quite a premium for the cutesy atmosphere (staff dressed in pajamas), plentiful selection (33 kinds of cereal, 36 different toppings), and the added perk of free WiFi access. However, my real beef with Cereality concerns their advertisement proclaiming, “95% of Americans like cereal. 57% like sex. We’ve got cereal.” Oh, yes. Penn students can be sure that Cereality has their finger on the
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