doug Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I'm becoming very irritated with the way things like petrol prices are displayed by quoting prices to the nearest 0.1 p e.g.136.9p/litre. It's now meaningless with prices at about 136.9 p/l. On a typical 40 litre fill the differece by "rounding" up to 140.0 per litre is 4 pennies. When the prices change they always change in 1p units - I have never seen 0.1 or 0.5p price changes. I feel it's an insult to our inteligence! The same thing happens with many other commodities.Who are they kidding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I've said the same thing for a long time now Doug.It's the same when you walk into a furniture store. You will see a three piece suite for £999.99, to me that is £1000.00 pure and simple. It's purely a sales gimmick they have. A litre of petrol at 136.9 pence to me is 140.00 pence per litre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Also note the size differential in the text.199.9Never underestimate human gullibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 A litre of petrol at 136.9 pence to me is 140.00 pence per litre.So, using your conversion rate ..... if I send you £136,900 - you would send me £140,000 back. ;) Is that in Scottish or English currency ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 A litre of petrol at 136.9 pence to me is 140.00 pence per litre.So, using your conversion rate ..... if I send you £136,900 - you would send me £140,000 back. ;) Is that in Scottish or English currency ? If I could glean .01 cent from a million sentimental souls a day....It's all a bunch of caca del toro. In for a penny, in for a pound.I get aggravated when I get sold 20% more chips (free) when the actual weight has been debited 50%. Then the price goes up .25 cent a month later...and I can't wait till the next free 20% hits so I can afford another bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I take it by chips you mean crisps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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