WISE OWL
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The idea of prices finishing with 99 pence was not just to make things appear cheaper. It was also to avoid fraud from employees. If someone hands over the cash for an item costing 99p the salesperson has to open the till to give the change back whereas a pound can easily be slipped in one's pocket if the customer does not want a receipt. |
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Flibble
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Shop prices often end in 99p to make the cashier open the till to get the change out, this way it is harder for them to pocket the money themselves by not ringing the sale up |
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Sneaky
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i think they should just round everything up, get rid of coppers cos although its good to save up its really dirty and is probably the reason for the spread of most diseases!
the smallest coinage should be 10p in my opinion! |
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aberdeen302004
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Or How about a 1p coin for when you get ya change................oh hang on........ |
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EVSCHICK
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Hey what a good idea!! I always seem to collect loads of 1ps in my purse as a result of paying for things that are £?.99p |
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Katie G
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NO cos the reason they do this is because it is psychological puttng £1.99 sounds cheaper than £2. |
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cathy l
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maybe....hmmm...but i like the 99 ice cream in centra or spar. |
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bigleo
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What a beautiful suggestion. The only thing that we could do to better your idea is to change our currency completely, not to the Euro, obviously, but to go back to Pounds, Shillings and Pence. Twelve pence in one shilling, twenty shillings in a Pound. All we'd have to do is cut all prices and wages by 90% and beer would be 3d a pint and bread for a ha'penny.
PS I am old. |
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nicola
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haha. good idea,you might be on to something there!!! xx |
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leo
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Not realistic form of coin as it will possible confuse people as the main aim of business to keep prices ending with £.99 is a psychological game that they are playing as this tends to sound cheaper than £1 for example.
It is basically a way of fooling people to think that the item is cheap.
But it will really help as it will reduce in a way the use of £.01 as change. So less amount of change is carried. |
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michael k
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Mr Fibblep is right. |
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Borat2®
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Waist of time - just pay a pound and leave. Ignore them or just leave a tip. |
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♥haggisbasher♥
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hehehe good idea, or why not ban the price con of .99p we are really not stupid. |
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funkybluebird
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Ive been thinking that for years it would save all them pennys and a pocket full of change |
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Troubled Joe(the ghost of)
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great idea, till the shops decide to make things 98p or 101p |
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