Why even bother with the 9/10's

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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?
 
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:
 
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
 
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"...
 
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