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The price in cents is the way "it was always done" in retail, back when POS terminals were not directly connected to cash registers and the worker had to manual
by ajsnigrutin 3y ago
The price in cents is the way "it was always done" in retail, back when POS terminals were not directly connected to cash registers and the worker had to manually type in the amount. But yeah, sudden change in US design will causemany errors everywhere.
- dmix 3y agoI find gas station pumps 25% are with the cents approach but usually if you type in 60 and press enter it will work It’s definitely one of those UI concepts that’s different depending on context. similar to password with some websites making up random rules that vary sufficiently enough where automated password entry doesn’t work nor does using a reusable password for sites you don’t care about
- Scoundreller 3y agoThen there’s microwaves and other timers. Punching in “99” will run much longer than “100”.
- bee_rider 3y agoI’m adding a tangent to a tangent, but “POS terminals” has to be one of the greatest naming decisions in history.
- ajsnigrutin 3y agoYep, same acronym can be used when they work nicely, and when they stop working :)
- jpc0 3y agoI couldn't agree more.