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During Khrushchev’s 1959 visit to the Mesla Machine Company steel plant in Pittsburgh, a worker gave him a cigar. Khrushchev didn’t smoke and in return gave his watch which was later appraised for $14 (hexbear.net)
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source https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19590924.2.13&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- TIL that during Khrushchev’s 1959 visit to the Mesla Machine Company steel plant in Pittsburgh, a worker named Kenneth Jackey handed him a cigar. Khrushchev didn’t smoke and in return, gave Jackey his wristwatch. Later, Jackey had the watch appraised for insurance and was told it was worth only $14.

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[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

So, the worker absolutely came out ahead. Which is how an interaction like that should go. Also, irrespective of the monetary value, the thing the worker got was a practical item with a use value, which is what really matters.