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I just got back from Europe. I loved the way that the price of each object was exactly what I paid. The coffee for 2 euros? It actually cost 2 euros. Now I am
by lkrubner 8y ago
I just got back from Europe. I loved the way that the price of each object was exactly what I paid. The coffee for 2 euros? It actually cost 2 euros.
Now I am in the USA. I go to buy a large coffee for $2.79 and I end up paying $3.10. I hate this very much.
- hammock 8y agoWell, when you hand over 2 euros that is inclusive of VAT (which if US resident you are not required to pay/entitled to rebate from the government) so the cost of a coffee is not really what's shown. edit: all the downvotes.. want to reply instead?
- lkrubner 8y agoI did not downvote you, but I can imagine people are down voting you because you seem to be making an effort to miss the point. The point is taxes are included in prices in Europe, but taxes are not included in prices in the USA.
- opportune 8y agoHere right now and it’s nice being able to actually use coins rather than have them be ever-accumulating nuisances as they are in the US. Not that often will you receive/need 0.01 coins and almost everything is priced in multiples of 0.10 outside of supermarkets Curious how this affects the velocity of M0 money