Customers Mentality Boggles Me...

[rejerome]

Yup, I believe that is correct on the 9/10ths but there's a sticker on every pump in the USA that reads that there are federal taxes included in the price of the fuel.

And....today the fine folks that brought you that 9/10ths are now debating the notion of adding another 12 cents. Really, 12 cents? In the spirit of this thread lets get to even money and add on either a dime, or a nickel and a dime, or a quarter....LOL.

On the 9/10ths you're missing my point, I feel the same way as the originator of this discussion, pricing down by a few pennies (or tenths of a cent) to make the price look more appealing seems a little silly but there apparently is a large portion of the population that feel better about products that are priced way. Virtually all retailers price things that way. Wal-Mart would have to go out of business if prices could no longer end in a "9", LOL.

Maybe I'd feel differently if a few pennies were actually worth anything these days, hence the debate of discontinuing the production of pennies. I doubt pennies will ever go away in my lifetime.

Again, interesting discussion.....and I'm not trying to start an argument or disrespect anyone. just enjoying the conversation.

Peace....

[Denise]

In Canada, we have done away with pennies. A penny cost more than a penny to produce so the government called it quits on them. But things are still priced at 9.99. Then they round up or down to the nearest nickel - if you are using cash. If you are using credit or debit, it goes on as 9.99. The mental game continues...

[rejerome]

Yup, same in the US. Currently a penny costs 1.83 cents. I think I should move to Canada....a government that thinks logically....haha...