06 Aug 13
Originally posted by kevcvs57I always round auomatically away the 9's. In eralyier yeras I knew the cost of my bill at the Cent (always removing 10c after 10 items 😉
When you are selling something £1.99 is apparently better than £2.00 even though it has more syllables, is it the same with Aussie dollars?
Good Points have been made for round numbers. I think the "100" aimed for in the original post is just to have a three Digit number 🙂
06 Aug 13
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Originally posted by Ponderable"I think the "100" aimed for in the original post is just to have a three Digit number."
I always round auomatically away the 9's. In eralyier yeras I knew the cost of my bill at the Cent (always removing 10c after 10 items 😉
Good Points have been made for round numbers. I think the "100" aimed for in the original post is just to have a three Digit number 🙂
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06 Aug 13
Originally posted by Great Big SteesHow do you feel about it?
The Canadian penny has recently gone the way of the Dodo bird. If the bill says for example, $5.96/97 you pay $5.95., if it says $5.98/99 you pay $6.00 Similarly with $5.01/02 You pay $5.00 if $ 5.03/04 you pay $5.05.
As far as I know in Finland they do it and also in Switzerland, without any Problems.
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06 Aug 13
Originally posted by PonderableIt makes for a lot less weight in your trousers, although they are now talking about getting rid of the $5.00 bill like they did with the 1 & 2 dollar bills (Loonie and Toonie coins now...not kidding that's what they're called)
How do you feel about it?
As far as I know in Finland they do it and also in Switzerland, without any Problems.
06 Aug 13
Originally posted by Great Big Stees"The Canadian penny has recently gone the way of the Dodo bird.'
The Canadian penny has recently gone the way of the Dodo bird. If the bill says for example, $5.96/97 you pay $5.95., if it says $5.98/99 you pay $6.00 Similarly with $5.01/02 You pay $5.00 if $ 5.03/04 you pay $5.05.
Hey, Stees, sooner or later we all lose everything and everyone we love.
06 Aug 13
Originally posted by Great Big SteesWe did that 20 years ago, got rid of our 1c and 2c coins. The only effect, apart from a few people complaining that prices would go up (they didn't), was a lightening of our purses. Practically everything is bought with cards these days and you get charged the exact amount. In the supermarket the girl reads $67.93, says out loud "67.95" in case the customer wants to do cash, then says nothing when the card transaction goes through at $67.93. It doesn't bother anyone at all. The few places still taking cash like the local takeaway don't charge in odd cent amounts.
The Canadian penny has recently gone the way of the Dodo bird. If the bill says for example, $5.96/97 you pay $5.95., if it says $5.98/99 you pay $6.00 Similarly with $5.01/02 You pay $5.00 if $ 5.03/04 you pay $5.05.
It's all so trivial that we're considering doing away with the 5c coin too. As it is now 98% of them go into that box on the checkout counter owned by the local hospital. $1 and $2 have been coins for the same length of time, and even $5 may not be a note for much longer.
Our indestructible plastic currency notes are all of different sizes and colours, people with visual difficulties love them. I don't know how those people cope in the US.
Australian $ not dissimilar to US $ and CAN $1 in recent times.