From: alan.holmes on 3 Aug 2010 16:01 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:8bpugtFlclU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Chris Hills <chaz(a)chaz6.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >> 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. > > About as many as places that sell single litres of petrol. > > Multiply that "missing" 0.1p by 50 litres, and it's a "real number". > Sure, not exactly a big one, but... But if you buy just 5 litres, will they charge you 0.5p? Alan >
From: alan.holmes on 3 Aug 2010 16:02 "Derek Geldard" <dgg(a)miniac.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:uo0g56pbdft4hhq2heo4vaqh05fqneege6(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:39:28 +0100, Chris Hills <chaz(a)chaz6.com> > wrote: > >>On 03/08/2010 08:24, Adrian wrote: >>> About as many as places that sell single litres of petrol. >>> >>> Multiply that "missing" 0.1p by 50 litres, and it's a "real number". >>> Sure, not exactly a big one, but... >> >>Around here the prices range from 116.9 to 121.9.. why not just pick a >>number in the middle like 117 or 118? > > That would be terribly boring. But could save you a lot of money! Alan > > Derek >
From: alan.holmes on 3 Aug 2010 16:04 "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:8bq81nFesdU2(a)mid.individual.net... > On 03/08/2010 08:07, Chris Hills 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. > > The same reason I put all my buy it nows on Ebay at �x99. Its > psychological. �199.99 sounds better than �200 for example. But we are well aware that it is �200, we are not all daft! Alan > > -- > Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk >
From: Adrian on 3 Aug 2010 16:49 "alan.holmes" <alan.holmes27(a)somewhere.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> 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. >> About as many as places that sell single litres of petrol. >> >> Multiply that "missing" 0.1p by 50 litres, and it's a "real number". >> Sure, not exactly a big one, but... > But if you buy just 5 litres, will they charge you 0.5p? Since that 0.5p is roughly 8.5ml, I challenge you to be so precise with the pump as to make it an issue.
From: Steve Firth on 3 Aug 2010 17:27
Chris Hills <chaz(a)chaz6.com> wrote: > What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? a) because they can b) because it fools the brainless into thinking that 114.9 is not 115. |