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Re: our brilliant education system

From felix <me@nothere.biz>
Newsgroups aus.tv, aus.computers, aus.politics
Subject Re: our brilliant education system
Date 2016-01-01 20:18 +1100
Message-ID <demuikFqnbsU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 1/01/2016 6:28 PM, Max wrote:
>
> "felix" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
> news:demntuFp4ilU1@mid.individual.net...
>> On 1/01/2016 5:43 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>> felix <me@nothere.biz> wrote
>>>> Trevor wrote
>>>>> felix wrote
>>>
>>>>>> gave a sales clerk $20 and 55 cents for an item costing $8.55. he 
>>>>>> could not work out that he had to give me back $12.
>>>
>>>>> Welcome to the 20th century! It was happening LONG before the 21st.
>>>>> I really love the new terminals though that mean a LOT more sales 
>>>>> droids can now enter the amount you give them and let the machine 
>>>>> tell them how much change to give. I have a lot less hassle now.
>>>
>>>> strangely Aldi registers don't tell them how much change to give. 
>>>> my theory is that it's to help keep them mentally alert.
>>>
>>> Its actually part of Aldi's emphasis on getting you thru the checkout
>>> as quickly as possible, you don’t have to wait for the stupid apes to
>>> enter the amount you pay them, they don’t use monkeys too stupid
>>> to work out the change quickly.
>>>
>>>>> And of course far less likely to use cash anyway, so that reduces 
>>>>> the amount of wrong change (either deliberate or accidental) a lot 
>>>>> as well.
>>>
>>>> I only use cash for small purchases
>>>
>>> I only use cash when there is no alternative like
>>
>> so you would use a CC to pay for something costing (say) $1.50? how 
>> stupid is that!
>>
>
> Why is that stupid?  I do it all the time.  There is no surcharge.  
> With PayPass it is easier than getting the coins out of your wallet.

you must have a heck of a CC statement to check then.

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our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-01 13:13 +1100
  Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-01 11:01 +0800
    Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-01 14:34 +1100
      Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-01 15:06 +1100
        Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 15:37 +1100
          Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-01 15:41 +1100
            Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 17:39 +1100
              Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-01 17:59 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-01 19:08 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 19:31 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-01 20:15 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-01 21:09 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 21:31 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-01 20:44 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 21:35 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-02 16:20 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 19:21 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-01 21:10 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 21:35 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-02 06:42 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-02 07:21 +1000
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-02 13:42 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 11:12 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-02 13:42 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 15:38 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-02 16:01 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-02 16:17 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 16:50 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-02 18:04 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 06:34 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-03 09:42 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-03 11:53 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-03 12:37 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-03 11:50 +1000
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-03 13:04 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 10:14 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-04 12:40 +1100
      Re: our brilliant education system "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-01 13:56 +0800
        Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-01 17:39 +1100
          Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-01 18:26 +1100
          Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 19:20 +1100
          Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-02 06:46 +0800
            Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-02 13:40 +1100
              Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-02 15:51 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-02 16:13 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-02 17:51 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-02 18:55 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-02 22:26 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-02 22:38 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-02 23:57 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-03 11:50 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-03 12:34 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-03 12:54 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-02 18:48 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-02 17:12 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-02 22:36 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-02 17:45 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-02 18:47 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-02 16:50 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-03 07:24 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-03 07:59 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-03 18:32 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-03 17:45 +1000
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-04 08:41 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-04 09:13 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-03 17:18 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-03 18:33 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 09:49 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-05 16:53 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-06 08:07 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-06 17:57 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-07 13:27 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 19:59 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-05 19:06 +1100
  Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 15:31 +1100
  Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-01 16:33 +1100
    Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-01 17:28 +1100
      Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-01 17:43 +1100
      Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 17:43 +1100
        Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-01 18:25 +1100
          Re: our brilliant education system "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-01 15:28 +0800
            Re: our brilliant education system F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-01 19:48 +1100
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                Re: our brilliant education system "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-01 17:23 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-02 13:35 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-02 10:56 +0800
                Re: our brilliant education system Fran Farmer <ask@maybeitwillbeforthcoming.com> - 2016-01-02 16:02 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-02 17:39 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-02 16:15 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-01-02 17:54 +1100
                Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 21:33 +1100
            Re: our brilliant education system felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-01 20:18 +1100
              Re: our brilliant education system "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-01 17:20 +0800
              Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 21:32 +1100
          Re: our brilliant education system "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 19:33 +1100
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  Re: our brilliant education system Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-01 18:09 +1100

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