Petrol and 0.9p
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From: The Peeler on 3 Aug 2010 11:52 On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:57:21 +0100, Roger Mills <watt.tyler(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On 03/08/2010 10:26, GT wrote: >> "Chris Hills"<chaz(a)chaz6.com> wrote in message >> news:i38f86$mka$1(a)chaz6.eternal-september.org... >>> What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? I have not >>> come across a single place that sells it as a whole number. >> >> A very simple explanation - its a psychological trick played by all (bar a >> couple) of retailers. �9.99 is only 1 penny less than �10, but >> psychologically, �9.99 is much less than a whole �10 (to most people). Hence >> the .99 in most places. One shop did decide to move to round figures a year >> or 2 ago and they added 1p to all their lines and made a fortune! >> >> > >It probably doesn't apply now that most people pay with plastic - but it >used to claimed that it was done to prevent dishonest shop assistants >from pocketing the tenner, because they'd have to ring it up on the till >in order to get the penny change. They weren't smart enough to keep a pocketful of pennies?
From: GT on 3 Aug 2010 12:04 "Mortimer" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:rfydnf-KZZN3gcXRnZ2dnUVZ8g6dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk... > "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message > news:4c5819a8$0$26029$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> Marks and Spencer's clothing prices are in whole pounds. >>> Unfortunately, they don't sell petrol (yet). >> >> But when they do... "This isn't just petrol. Its hand pumped, >> individually filtered..." etc! > > But if they had Dervla Kirwan saying this seductively as she dispensed the > petrol, they could get away with charging the earth for their fuel ;-) Or Vicky Butler Henderson - she does car things, so it could happen...
From: FrengaX on 3 Aug 2010 13:11 On Aug 3, 8:07 am, Chris Hills <c...(a)chaz6.com> wrote: > What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? I have not > come across a single place that sells it as a whole number. Not a whole number, but in February this year I paid 112.4ppl (diesel). Can't remember where; my spreadsheet doesn't show that.
From: Halmyre on 3 Aug 2010 13:39 In article <4c583df1$0$26476$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, a(a)b.c says... > > "Mortimer" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message > news:rfydnf-KZZN3gcXRnZ2dnUVZ8g6dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk... > > "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message > > news:4c5819a8$0$26029$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > >>> Marks and Spencer's clothing prices are in whole pounds. > >>> Unfortunately, they don't sell petrol (yet). > >> > >> But when they do... "This isn't just petrol. Its hand pumped, > >> individually filtered..." etc! > > > > But if they had Dervla Kirwan saying this seductively as she dispensed the > > petrol, they could get away with charging the earth for their fuel ;-) > > Or Vicky Butler Henderson - she does car things, so it could happen... Nooooooooooo! -- Halmyre
From: alan.holmes on 3 Aug 2010 16:00
"Chris Hills" <chaz(a)chaz6.com> wrote in message news:i38f86$mka$1(a)chaz6.eternal-september.org... > What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? I have not > come across a single place that sells it as a whole number. This irritates me no end, I have thought of writing to the Advertising Standards Aurthority to point out that they are advertising something in a non existant currency and it should be made illegal. > |