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01-05-09, 03:53 PM
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93.9p Petrol Price
Does anyone know why petrol is priced at xx.9p? I always wondered why so i thought i would put it to the mighty org.
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01-05-09, 03:55 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
Same reason everything is priced £X.99
Because the human mind interprets £9.99 as being more cheaper than £10.00 than it really is...
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01-05-09, 03:57 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
If people shorten it out don't they often say the pence it says too, if like you say it's 93.9, mum asks me what prices are, I just go '93 mum, 93'. It's wrong, its more 94.
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01-05-09, 04:48 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
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01-05-09, 05:01 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
pricing is soooo made up its ridiculous. I only learnt last year that PC World price items they know are to be discontinued soon or are already discontinued as £XX.82p, the .82p being the signifier for them and their staff, not info on general release to the buying public
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01-05-09, 05:02 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
dont know about petrol ,but I was always led to believe that originally things were priced at £4.99 etc to cut down on thieft.If something cost £4.99 then the moneey had to go in the Till to get the change out,in stead of it being pocketed
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01-05-09, 05:28 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
I wonder how they workout the total at the till, they must round up. Robbing gits!
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01-05-09, 05:31 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
In business they call it a psychological pricing method.
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01-05-09, 06:19 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
Its to **** us all off...
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01-05-09, 06:22 PM
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Re: 93.9p Petrol Price
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True - and also a similar rule applies if it ends in xx.18 with that store chain. Back on topic, I was always led to believe that it's as was stated by gid, the .99 means that the shop staff have to open the till to give you your change rather than trouser the whole amount
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