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Re: Why can't we get rid of 1p, 2p, 5p coins?

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On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:09:46 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
<CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:

>On Fri, 17 May 2019 05:51:31 +0100, Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 16 May 2019 16:10:20 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 16 May 2019 13:01:33 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2019 16:59:11 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2019 16:25:23 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2019 15:54:35 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2019 15:25:08 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2019 12:09:03 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>>>>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anyway it's worth it to get rid of the monumentally stupid £5.99 shit.  It does not look less than £6, we're not thick!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In just a quick glance at the price £5.99 looks to be a £ cheaper than
>>>>>>>> £6 and £6.00
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Er, only if you're an idiot.  Although in the same way, all those 9s could make other idiots think it was more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It was randomly tested on lots of people shopping in the Manchester
>>>>>> Arndale about 30 years ago. Guess who worked in the Arndale?
>>>>>
>>>>> Manchester is renowned for stupidity.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I see £4.99, I automatically think "That means £5" - all it does is annoy me, especially if there's 10 items all with 99 on the end.
>>>>>
>>>>> It did make me laugh once when I bought something for £19.99 and the shop assistant (if that's what you call them - teller? cashier?) insisted on giving me the penny change which she didn't have.  I told her not to be ridiculous but she wouldn't listen and wandered off to find a manager.  I left the store a penny short and didn't bother waiting.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Years ago when I did the same shopping every week a wine that I like
>>>>>>>> was over 20 quid a bottle and that price was stuck in my mind. Then it
>>>>>>>> changed to £19.95 a bottle at the same shop so it seemed like a
>>>>>>>> bargain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Er.... ok.  So what did you treat yourself to with those 5ps?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Then I noticed that it was £34.95 for two bottles.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You mean they didn't take off another 5p?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm not
>>>>>>>> safe when I shop! These days I do my shopping online and get
>>>>>>>> everything delivered.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I stopped doing that, since I now use 4 supermarkets.  Some are cheaper for some things, some are cheaper for others, plus some have better quality of certain items.  It's not too much hassle, as I only shop every 3 weeks and make extensive use of the freezer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm in a wheelchair these days and so I avoid all shops, even the
>>>>>> wheelchair friendly ones!
>>>>>
>>>>> But you can rent (they might even be free) those electric supermarket things that go at 1mph and knock everything over.  You'd have great fun barging into people's ankles.
>>>>
>>>> My wife and my carer went shopping yesterday. They "borrowed" one the
>>>> shopping things at the supermarket and filled it up. Then they went
>>>> back to the car, transferred the shopping into the boot and drove back
>>>> home. Then they realised they had forgotten to pay for the shopping.
>>>> My wife went back to the supermarket and explained what she had done.
>>>> It took about 30 minutes to correct the mistake and work out why the
>>>> alarm had not gone off. The manager apologised for the inconvenience!
>>>
>>> Why is someone more likely to do that than with a regular trolley?  Didn't they go through the same exit (as in past the tills?)
>>>
>>> And why on earth did they go back?!!?
>>
>> They went back to pay for the shopping. Did you miss the part where he
>> said they had forgotten to do so?
>
>But they could have got the stuff for free!

Yes, you can always steal other people's property.

Do you do that kind of thing regularly?

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