How to treat ~100 friends @ MBA School @ 82 paisa ..

.. not just get away with it, but also get appreciated for it!
Well here is the mother of all 'How to' guides ever! The very elixir of modern management. The million dollar answer to the question on how to treat ALL of your known and unknown friends for dirt cheap (less than 2 dollars in total) .. Not in a meek rural hamlet but at the heart of South-Asia's 4th largest metropolis - Chennai ... make an impact and get appreciated for it. Not once or twice, but 14 times for it - incl. faculty members :) Ahh .. Now you wanna know, right? Then read on ..
I'm sure 5.99 sigma (the shaky ol' half-brother of six sigma) taught some of you folks why creativity doesnt help. Why creativity is such a drain on your precious "resources". Why you should succeed the very first time you try anything at all and *never* ever fail .. with an accuracy rate of 99.999% .. Phew! (Read more on the tiff between 6 sigma and creativity/innovation by clicking here, here and here). Here is a short personal incident which explains how creativity can come in handy, even in the short run .. help scale-down your expenses (atleast 6.6 times better than classic six sigma style), and get you some worthwhile publicity!
I celebrated my silver jubilee (25 years of age, not the 'silver hair' connotation of the word 'silver') and had this interesting decision to make. Pocket spending on was on a shoestring (as usual) since it was the second half of the month. I hadn't celebrated my birthday for the last 730 days and so had to either scale down Bday celeb OR 'think creatively'. How easily said, than done!
Results:
No. of people who were offered the 'treat': 98 (approx)
No. of people who took it: One less than the above; 1 person refused (due to health reasons!)
Variable cost incurred: Rs. 80/=
Fixed cost: None.
Cost per person: Rs. 0.82 (82 paisa)
No. of commendations received: 13, excluding 1 from a professor.
So .. what exactly did I give?
S*** P****i
Its a "soft - fine" secret. And I will not be posting the answer for some time :( .. If you are *really* as curious as me, then ask one of my classmates at LIBA or heck, give me a call!.
I originally titled it "Sweet Nothings" .. but then changed it to a more racy, more salesy "How to .." guide. For you-know-why ..