One-a-penny, two-a-penny hot cross buns! Such a great nursery rhyme. And such a lousy business model. Same item, two different price points? They don't teach you that at Wharton. Mother Goose ...

"One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns" — made from spices, dried fruit, and a lightly sweetened, eggy dough — have been the Good Friday bread of choice in England since the 1500s.

With one or two a penny hot cross buns.” This may have been what a street vendor would shout trying to sell his hot cross buns. There are several versions of the song available on youtube.com.