Petrol and 0.9p
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From: Chris Hills on 3 Aug 2010 03:07 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.
From: Ed Chilada on 3 Aug 2010 03:07 On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:07:41 +0100, Chris Hills <chaz(a)chaz6.com> wrote: >What is the reason that petrol stations charge .9p per litre? Oh I wish that were true...
From: Adrian on 3 Aug 2010 03:24 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...
From: Chris Hills on 3 Aug 2010 03:39 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?
From: Eccles on 3 Aug 2010 05:15
Chris Hills <chaz(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. Peter |