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Strange world

A while ago I participated in a contest of Coca Cola.
I was one of the winners.
The 5 best got a can with their picture on it.

I remember being stunned there were only 100 sets made.
(I wasn't one of the 5 best, so I didn't bother so much)
I mean, it is not such a big deal for Coca Cola to make 100 sets.
If I was a winner I would have loved to see my picture on more than 100 cans, or 1 advertisement in Knack... At that moment I was pretty disappointed in Coca Cola (Actually I still am)

Anyhow.
I decided to keep the cans (although I was in an important period of my life involving 'letting go the material world' -remember me throwing the content of 5 Clio's into the garbage)

Few days ago I got a mail from a collector 'If I wanted to sell those cans to him'
And I thought 'that must have been the reason why I kept them in the first place'.
I mean, those cans don't do anything substantial except for collecting dust.
And the guy offered a fair amount of 75 euro for 5 cans.

With 75 euro today I can catch a flight to somewhere, I can invite someone to a great dinner, or even buy a cellphone.
That's a whole lot more substantial than catching dust...
(OK, I could keep the cans and wait till the value raises, but heck, I feel like flying today.. So I will be sending those cans pretty soon)

Haven't we arrived in a strange world, where we can fly in Europe for the price of 3 cans, while meanwhile the temperatures are reaching unbearable heights and the price of oil has never been higher?

(For those interested, I haven't emptied my whole attic, I still have a bunch of collector items, catching dust at the moment ;) My mum is very happy in pointing out that garbage. I still blame her for throwing away my Commodore 64.. )

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