What's Wrong With This Picture????

[Marauderjack]

In the 46+ years I have been driving........THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED!!??:confused:

mARAUDERJACK:shake:

[TAF]

$2.300 instead of $2.309...

they forgot to get their extra penny they always want to get....:confused:

[KillJoy]

That's all I can see.... no additional $.009.

KillJoy

[SergntMac]

I never understood that pricing structure to begin with. Always thought of it as a silly sales gimick.

[junior]

I'll bet it was $2.299 rounded up. :nono:

[MM03MOK]

I never understood that pricing structure to begin with. Always thought of it as a silly sales gimick.
Those $.009 add up over time!

[Marauderjack]

Exactly!!!

For all those years that 9/10's has always been there and this staion has gone to even numbers...rounded up!! :cool:

That little ole 1/10 will also add up over a year also!!:rolleyes:

Marauderjack:bandit:

[Bluerauder]

I never understood that pricing structure to begin with. Always thought of it as a silly sales gimick.
It's a sales and marketing gimmick that plays on how most people tend to view/evaluate things for price. We see it all the time .....

Remember back when some things were 29 cents or 99 cents. The item really wasn't $5.00 because it was $4.99. Somehow, our brains focus on that first number where the dollars are.

Even today, things are priced at $199.95 or $299.99.

Superchargers are listed as $5995 or $6995 --- ain't that really $6K and $7K?

How about car prices --- Only $29,995. Seems pretty close to $30,000 to me. :rolleyes:

And we even see it in housing prices --- New Homes from $499,900. I can handle that price; but I would sure have a problem with 1/2 Million.

The technique must be very well known to marketeers because it is so prevalent. There is probably a whole educational course on creative pricing in the marketing field. ;)

[O's Fan Rich]

I think Richard Pryor is back to his old tricks....
Where is my Ferrrari?

[Marauderjack]

I think the 9/10 cent was the original Federal tax back in the 40's and 50's and instead of rounding up they just added a penny every time the wanted more??:mad:

All the pumps were originally set up for 9/10 cents when gas was 9 or 10 cents a gallon and due to the fact it would have been a dissaster to change all the pumps in the country....it simply stuck for all these years??:confused:

Now they can drop it anytime since the pumps are digital.....I wonder why everybody doesn't just round it up??:shake:

Marauderjack:bandit:

[TAF]

.....I wonder why everybody doesn't just round it up??:shake:

Marauderjack:bandit:


"Uh.....'cause ours go to 11."

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[glassman99]

Were you on the Depot (Parris Island)?

[SergntMac]

Were you on the Depot (Parris Island)?Who are you asking?

[Mard]

I'd say you didn't pay enough for your gas:D . I just paid 2.929/gal out here in Seattle yesterday.