New Posts For Thread: The .9 on the end of Petrol Priceshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-pricesWhats that all about ?Eg. Petrol 129.9There is no such currency to give you change of the .9You hand in 130 pence and you cannot get .1 change back, it doesn"t exist.Victor Meldrew Rant overAs most Chit Chatters have brains like super computers it shouldn't cause much of a problem. However, the Australian and Politics forumites will be grateful for the heads up imo.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-prices?post_id=542645517#542645517As most Chit Chatters have brains like super computers it shouldn't cause much of a problem. However, the Australian and Politics forumites will be grateful for the heads up imo.Sat, 13 Dec 2014 01:56:02 -0600Seen petrol priced at £114p today whilst I was learning to drive it was at least 20p more than that! Point is most people don't round it to the nearest £pound. With it being Asda the actual price was £114.7p.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-prices?post_id=542643973#542643973Seen petrol priced at £114p today whilst I was learning to drive it was at least 20p more than that! Point is most people don't round it to the nearest £pound. With it being Asda the actual price was £114.7p.Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:09:07 -0600The dropping of the .1 off a price is pure marketing b0llix, and a far cry from the original reason of shaving prices just under a round figure since the invention of the cash register/till in 1879.Early mechanical registers were entirely mechanical,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-prices?post_id=542643951#542643951The dropping of the .1 off a price is pure marketing b0llix, and a far cry from the original reason of shaving prices just under a round figure since the invention of the cash register/till in 1879.Early mechanical registers were entirely mechanical,Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:06:51 -0600Finland only have 5c euro, really strange feeling that most thing are exacthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-prices?post_id=542643831#542643831Finland only have 5c euro, really strange feeling that most thing are exactFri, 12 Dec 2014 17:53:11 -0600Obviously a massive marketing rip off. Multiply 10 of the non existent .9's and they have got another 9 pence off you straight away. 10 x .9 = 9https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-prices?post_id=542643765#542643765Obviously a massive marketing rip off. Multiply 10 of the non existent .9's and they have got another 9 pence off you straight away. 10 x .9 = 9Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:45:27 -0600they're advertising that price, so I reckon should give a credit notehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-prices?post_id=542643611#542643611they're advertising that price, so I reckon should give a credit noteFri, 12 Dec 2014 17:27:49 -0600green shield or pink stamps to the value of 0.1phttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-prices?post_id=542643585#542643585green shield or pink stamps to the value of 0.1pFri, 12 Dec 2014 17:25:43 -0600Whats that all about ?Eg. Petrol 129.9There is no such currency to give you change of the .9You hand in 130 pence and you cannot get .1 change back, it doesn"t exist.Victor Meldrew Rant overhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30401399/the-9-on-the-end-of-petrol-prices?post_id=542643427#542643427Whats that all about ?Eg. Petrol 129.9There is no such currency to give you change of the .9You hand in 130 pence and you cannot get .1 change back, it doesn"t exist.Victor Meldrew Rant overFri, 12 Dec 2014 17:12:36 -0600