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 Annapurna1
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 the $0.009 question...
#8393889 - 05/12/08 07:03 PM |
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where does that assinine 9/10 of a penny appended to the price of a gallon of gas come from anyway?...
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I may be wrong but I think it was used years ago to compete against other gas stations,but doesnt mean shit now?
Like I said i am probably wrong but someone told me why once and that is about all I can remember
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I always figured it was so they could basically get you for one more cent than you'd think by quickly looking at the price.
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 Re: the $0.009 question... [Re: Xeluc]
#8397029 - 05/13/08 02:35 PM |
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Xeluc said:
I always figured it was so they could basically get you for one more cent than you'd think by quickly looking at the price.
I think that's it, a pure marketing ploy to make the consumer think they're getting a slightly better deal than they actually are.
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How is it rounded?
I suspect retailers would have a hard time pricing other things in tenths.
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Xeluc
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I don't believe anyone said it was rounded. It's just $0.009 cents more than the displayed price. So in all practicality, it is one more cent than the billboard says. There's no rounding involved. You even see a "9/10" at the end of the price sometimes. Same thing.
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 Re: the $0.009 question... [Re: Xeluc]
#8412485 - 05/17/08 11:13 AM |
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Yes, but there is not thousandth of a dollar coin so it must be rounded to the nearest penny, which it is. As long as you buy six gallons, you win the rounding.
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Did anyone actually check it is not always rounded up?
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there is an article on that yahoo main page right now
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Annapurna1
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where??...
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nalyudi
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its under video
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Annapurna1
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http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=7842427
EDIT ..further research reveals that state govts used to issue $0.001 sales tax tokens..which made it possible to pay the $0.009...back then you could go to the local bank or supermarket and buy a roll of 100 tokens for a dime.. and spend 9 of them when you filled up the lawnmower...
Edited by Annapurna1 (05/18/08 12:09 PM)
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