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Old 08-16-2012, 07:08 PM   #1
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Old 08-18-2012, 08:40 PM   #2
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I would assign the stores/shops that write $x.99 instead of just rounding it up a penny and having a nice round number. Why do they have to write $4.99 instead of $5.00?

Except that if I would assign that, all the shopping would be done in Mordor.
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Old 08-19-2012, 02:11 PM   #3
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having your assigned parking space be under a tree full of strange berries and pigeons that poop all over your windshield. Then, having to work on the truck while laying on all those strange berries, and every time you sweep, the pigeons move around and knock down more berries. What's worse is, the berries have pits in them that dig into my back.
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Old 08-19-2012, 04:29 PM   #4
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I would assign the stores/shops that write $x.99 instead of just rounding it up a penny and having a nice round number. Why do they have to write $4.99 instead of $5.00?

Except that if I would assign that, all the shopping would be done in Mordor.
It's psychological. You're more likely to buy if you see the smaller first number. Scientifically proven in studies, of course. Secondarily, because of sales tax. Everybody knows it's going to be over $5 anyway.
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Old 08-19-2012, 06:01 PM   #5
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I would assign the stores/shops that write $x.99 instead of just rounding it up a penny and having a nice round number. Why do they have to write $4.99 instead of $5.00?

Except that if I would assign that, all the shopping would be done in Mordor.
Apart from Marks and Spencer (but that is not JUST a shop). They realised that we aren't stupit and did away with that a long time ago. Also here the ticket price is what you pay unless it is somewhere which deals mainly with trade where they may show ex-VAT price.

So when I first went to the states and was ignorant of Sales Tax I thought it was rip off a tourist time..
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Old 08-19-2012, 06:22 PM   #6
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So when I first went to the states and was ignorant of Sales Tax I thought it was rip off a tourist time..
Haha, yes, here if it says it costs $0.99 they really mean around $1.12.
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Old 08-20-2012, 01:29 AM   #7
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I assign people who say that they are fat when they are skinny. You wanna know fat, look at me! I am fat... not you
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Old 08-20-2012, 11:46 AM   #8
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I assign people who say that they are fat when they are skinny. You wanna know fat, look at me! I am fat... not you
I do agree about skinny people complaining all the time that they are fat. I have a feeling they do that just to hear that they are not, in fact, fat.

On a similar note, I want to assign people who complain endlessly about being fat (with or without basis), but do nothing about it; continue eating sweets instead of proper food, continue not doing any physical exersize, etc.
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Old 08-20-2012, 11:55 AM   #9
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You just need to know gentlemen like me who will approach it logically.

"Do we accept that I am lean? Oh we do...great. Give me one of your skirts and shirts, if I wear this around all day, you must agree never to say you're fat again in my presense. Deal?"

(Yes this did work with a friend...not sure what I would have done if the clothes didn't fit, but they were actually kind of perfectly comfortable)
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I do agree about skinny people complaining all the time that they are fat. I have a feeling they do that just to hear that they are not, in fact, fat.

On a similar note, I want to assign people who complain endlessly about being fat (with or without basis), but do nothing about it; continue eating sweets instead of proper food, continue not doing any physical exersize, etc.
My sister is going to Mordor? Okay.. I'll have a room to myself, then.
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