Petrol and 0.9p
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From: GT on 4 Aug 2010 05:50 "alan.holmes" <alan.holmes27(a)somewhere.net> wrote in message news:3D_5o.53414$RO5.39711(a)hurricane... > > "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! Lots of people are caught out psychologically though - it works, so the retailers do it!
From: Ed Chilada on 4 Aug 2010 05:51 On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:27:45 +0100, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote: >Chris Hills <chaz(a)chaz6.com> wrote: > >> What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? > >b) because it fools the brainless into thinking that 114.9 is not 115. I'm no mathematician, but I'm pretty sure it's not.
From: Nkosi (ama-ecosse) on 4 Aug 2010 07:57 On 4 Aug, 10:51, Ed Chilada <nos...(a)nospam.com> wrote: > On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:27:45 +0100, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) > wrote: > > >Chris Hills <c...(a)chaz6.com> wrote: > > >> What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? > > >b) because it fools the brainless into thinking that 114.9 is not 115. > > I'm no mathematician, but I'm pretty sure it's not. I could point out that if you have a 50 lite tank and the price is £1.16 per litre the cost is £58, if the price is £1.159 the cost is £57.95 and a saving of 0.05p. If you think they would drop down to £1.15 per litre then better not hold your breath while this is happening. Nkosi
From: Man at B&Q on 4 Aug 2010 08:06 On Aug 4, 12:57 pm, "Nkosi (ama-ecosse)" <minank...(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > On 4 Aug, 10:51, Ed Chilada <nos...(a)nospam.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:27:45 +0100, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) > > wrote: > > > >Chris Hills <c...(a)chaz6.com> wrote: > > > >> What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? > > > >b) because it fools the brainless into thinking that 114.9 is not 115. > > > I'm no mathematician, but I'm pretty sure it's not. > > I could point out that if you have a 50 lite tank and the price is > £1.16 per litre the cost is £58, if the price is £1.159 the cost is > £57.95 and a saving of 0.05p. So you're no mathematicion either. MBQ
From: Adrian on 4 Aug 2010 08:07
"Nkosi (ama-ecosse)" <minankosi(a)googlemail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> >> What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? >> >b) because it fools the brainless into thinking that 114.9 is not 115. >> I'm no mathematician, but I'm pretty sure it's not. > I could point out that if you have a 50 lite tank and the price is £1.16 > per litre the cost is £58, if the price is £1.159 the cost is £57.95 and > a saving of 0.05p That'll be 5p or £0.05, not 0.05p. But, yes, you could do so - two days after others pointed the same thing out. |