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From: Halmyre on 4 Aug 2010 13:48 In article <mn.24347da88b273252.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk says... > Halmyre explained on 03/08/2010 : > > On 3 Aug, 10:15, "Eccles" <peter(a)peter> wrote: > >> 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. > >> > >> To kid the innumerate (a fair percentage of the population) that they are > >> getting a significantly better deal than if the price were 0.1p more. > >> > >> It's the equivalent of the widespread 99p, or the pre-decimal 19s 11?d.. > >> > > > > ?d? That's not pre-decimal, that's prehistoric! > > No it isn't it is recorded in history. The farthings, as I remember had > a wren on them I think and about the size of a modern 1(new)p piece. > > Yebuut the farthing pre-dates me! Not that I'm *that* old, of course... -- Halmyre This is the most powerful sigfile in the world and will probably blow your head clean off.
From: Ian Jackson on 4 Aug 2010 13:49 In message <mn.24347da88b273252.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> writes >Halmyre explained on 03/08/2010 : >> On 3 Aug, 10:15, "Eccles" <peter(a)peter> wrote: >>> 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. >>> To kid the innumerate (a fair percentage of the population) that >>>they are >>> getting a significantly better deal than if the price were 0.1p more. >>> It's the equivalent of the widespread 99p, or the pre-decimal 19s >>>11�d. >>> >> >> �d? That's not pre-decimal, that's prehistoric! > >No it isn't it is recorded in history. The farthings, as I remember had >a wren on them I think and about the size of a modern 1(new)p piece. > I remember having used farthings - probably around 1950 - when buying bread (tuppence farthing for a loaf?) for my grandmother. [Cue New World Symphony.] I've still got a couple. I also remember collecting - and spending - silver threppenny bits, and Queen Victorian pennies, of which I had 12/- worth. -- Ian
From: NM on 5 Aug 2010 11:11 On 3 Aug, 13:08, Halmyre <flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On 3 Aug, 10:15, "Eccles" <peter(a)peter> wrote: > > > 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. > > > To kid the innumerate (a fair percentage of the population) that they are > > getting a significantly better deal than if the price were 0.1p more. > > > It's the equivalent of the widespread 99p, or the pre-decimal 19s 11¾d. > > ¾d? That's not pre-decimal, that's prehistoric! > > -- > Halmyre Like thirty seven and six sounds a lot less than £1-17s-6d.
From: alan.holmes on 5 Aug 2010 14:41 "Harry Bloomfield" <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:mn.24307da83a1ae15f.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk... > Chris Hills formulated the question : >> Around here the prices range from 116.9 to 121.9.. why not just pick a >> number in the middle like 117 or 118? > > A similar reason the shops sell things for �19.99 - it sounds a lot > cheaper than a whole �20.00. But my mind always rounds it up anyway. so it is a waste of time! Of course if you are an idiot who cannot count then you will be fooled about it! Alan > > -- > Regards, > Harry (M1BYT) (L) > http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk > > >
From: alan.holmes on 5 Aug 2010 14:43
"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:8bte1eFcb8U27(a)mid.individual.net... > "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. > >> The pumps do not indicate any other amount than whole single litres > > Would you like to have a little think about that? I don't have to think about it as I am able to watch the indicator as it counts up the 'whole' litres! Or do you not know hwo the pumps work? Alan > |