On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:11:04 GMT, "Marty"
wrote:
>
>"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 In Oz, coins less than 5c were withdrawn decades ago.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.
>
You're going to have some interesting discussions at the
checkout if you visit here:-)
You won't win the arguments - it's the law here.
Cheers, Alan, Australia |