"Alan S" wrote in message
news:r380b19t66sote3p9km39756t8uc0roet3@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:45:14 -0400, Tim923
> wrote:
>
>>I decline to accept pennies. It is well worth it. 2 cents lost per
>>purchase, oh well. I'm rich.
>
> The OP was talking about rounding up to the next dollar;
> possibly up to 99c - which is a bit much if not being
> offered as a tip. I'd take the difference out of the tip:-)
>
> In Oz, coins less than 5c were withdrawn decades ago. Bills
> at the cash register are rounded to the nearest 5c, up or
> down. So $6.42 -> $6.40, and $6.43 -> $6.45.
>
>
> Cheers, Alan, Australia
First, the math skill of the help these days (in my neck of the woods,
California) is so pathetic that they would be wholly baffled by the concept
of rounding. They can't make change as it stands unless they have a machine
telling them the answer to great questions like, if the bill is 6.02 and the
customer gives 21.02. how much do I give back. I see it over and over where
the help will try to return 13.98 or 14.00!
Second, it's my money, my choice. If the rounding is in my favor, I have no
grounds for complaint. If the rounding is in the establishment's favor,
they have no right to make that decision for me; it's not their money. To
some of us, a penny saved is a penny earned. To others, a penny is a
nuisance. The principle is that the choice is ours, the consumer, not
theirs, the vendor.
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