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If .99 is used consistently, the distance to the nearest whole number tells you how many items were sold, which is useful as double-check (also subconsciously)
by learnstats2 12y ago
If .99 is used consistently, the distance to the nearest whole number tells you how many items were sold, which is useful as double-check (also subconsciously).
39.94 = 6 items
- nostromo 12y agoBut if this was the reasoning ending in .01 would surely make more sense. 39.06 = 6 items 79.59 = 59 items
- learnstats2 12y agoChange giving becomes much more difficult.
- logfromblammo 12y agoJust apply a $0.01 discount at the register for customers paying in cash. Your total is $34.06, with a $0.06 discount. Your change is a $1 and a $5 from $40. Thank you, come again. A $0.01 discount is a lot easier to swallow than an additional $0.01 change-making fee on each item.
- sparkie 12y agoThe arithmetic would be too much for a large number of tillers, who can't do much more math than count change. This still misses the other main purpose of the .99p, which was to force the tiller to open the till to get the change (thus, reducing the likelihood that they might just pocket the money handed to them).