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| From | Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> |
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| Newsgroups | uk.finance |
| Subject | Re: Why can't we get rid of 1p, 2p, 5p coins? |
| Date | 2019-05-16 13:01 +0100 |
| Organization | Neural Planner Software Ltd |
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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! Steve -- http://www.npsnn.com
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