Why even bother with the 9/10's

[steveny]

Why do they even bother to put the 9/10's on gas? Why did that start and why haven't they done away with it by now?

 

[CL65 Captain]

Same reason everything is $29.99. People are stupid. I never bought a bag of weed for $29.95 or $29.99. Maybe because people who smoke weed are too lazy or stoned to count change. :biggrin:

 

[naaman]

Same reason everything is $29.99. People are stupid. I never bought a bag of weed for $29.95 or $29.99. Maybe because people who smoke weed are too lazy or stoned to count change. :biggrin:

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Wow... awesome response.

 

[davidf]

Why do they even bother to put the 9/10's on gas? Why did that start and why haven't they done away with it by now?

I asked that question like, 10 years ago. Never got my answer.

 

[Synthesis]

Sounds stupid, but when is the last time you've even said you paid the rounded-up price on gas? :wink:

 

[nsxtasy]

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=327038

 

[ChopsJazz]

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=327038

Thanks Ken. That pretty much sums up what the OP asked: "?" :wink:

 

[02#154]

Sounds stupid, but when is the last time you've even said you paid the rounded-up price on gas? :wink:

I actually say the rounded up price for everything, all the time. Sometimes people will "correct" me and say the rounded down price. I just look at them and they think for a second and then agree with me.

J

 

[nsxtasy]

Come to think of it, when people are asked how much they bought a household item for, if it was $49.99, they round up and say "fifty bucks", but when it comes to gas, they still don't, and generally say "four forty-five nine"...

 

[99 rs]

In Canada they divide it out for us and just put .9 (or whatever the case may be).

I don't contribute anything useful.