Re: Shops charging 99p (split from sticky thread)
Jem, at least you have the option of getting your penny back. We don't have any currency smaller than 5c now, yet items are still marked at $1.99 etc, and we pay $2 (or whatever). Rounding up or down has become a part of primary school maths that's really necessary LOLRe: Shops charging 99p (split from sticky thread)
I was put in a few embarrassing situations recently Sharon, every morning I collected my newspaper in the same local shop and I know the owner personally. The same paper had always been 1 Euro but the government reduced the V.A.T. tax rate and the paper was reduced to 95 cents (Not for long, I hasten to add), when I would hand in the 1 Euro he had to fiddle about looking for the 5 cents change in the till and an embarrassing few seconds, which seemed like hours, followed. the result was I would say, "thats OK jack" and walk out, I think most other people did too. It's now back to 1 Euro and I'm not sorry.Re: Shops charging 99p (split from sticky thread)
I was put in a few embarrassing situations recently Sharon, every morning I collected my newspaper in the same local shop and I know the owner personally. The same paper had always been 1 Euro but the government reduced the V.A.T. tax rate and the paper was reduced to 95 cents (Not for long, I hasten to add), when I would hand in the 1 Euro he had to fiddle about looking for the 5 cents change in the till and an embarrassing few seconds, which seemed like hours, followed. the result was I would say, "thats OK jack" and walk out, I think most other people did too. It's now back to 1 Euro and I'm not sorry.Re: Shops charging 99p (split from sticky thread)
I always find that when we have food delivered at home, it always seems to come to the odd 75p or something and they stand on the doorstep in the dark fiddling around in loads of change and if its cold I will quite often say, dont bother. I bet they make quite a lot there too.Thread Tools | |
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