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One hundred years ago the penny had the same purchasing power that a quarter has today. They did OK. So let's just get rid of the penny, the nickel and the dime. This will save consumers money because what now costs $9.95 will be repriced at $9.75. No way will merchants round up to $10.00. Plus the government will be saved the expense of minting all those coins. We could start printing 25 cent bills. 
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04-21-2016, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CurtisontheBay
Not to get into a pissing match but $0.015 in the decimal system is in fact 1 and 1/2 cents. To explain further this is $1.00 (dollar). This is $1.01, one dollar and one cent. This, $1.015 would be One dollar and one and one half cents. Minus the $1, one and one half cents would be represented as $0.015.
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The way you stated it here is correct. But look at your original post.
.015 cents isn't the same as $0.015
.015 cents = $0.00015.
I'm sure you knew what you wanted to say in the original post but I read it the same way as ThinkingAlways.
Last edited by _______; 04-21-2016 at 06:14 PM.
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04-21-2016, 06:13 PM
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Actor.. what about that pesky sales tax? 9.75 becomes 10.43
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04-21-2016, 06:44 PM
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Sales tax should be included in the price. That way no rounding is necessary.
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04-22-2016, 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by _______
The way you stated it here is correct. But look at your original post.
.015 cents isn't the same as $0.015
.015 cents = $0.00015.
I'm sure you knew what you wanted to say in the original post but I read it the same way as ThinkingAlways.
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Damn it ! This happens every time I give my proof reader the night off !
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04-22-2016, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by tucker6
I was paying a $1.96 tab at a grocery store some time ago and had a high school kid cashier. I handed him $2.01, and for the life of him, he couldn't figure it out. He was stumped. My wife and I finally told him after about ten seconds that he owed us a nickel.
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I had similar thing the other day. Ordered a sandwich and it was $6 and I gave the kid $11 so I could get a 5 back. he held the extra $1 for at least 10 seconds as his brain tried to process why I had given him that. Then he handed it back to me and said "you gave me too much".
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04-22-2016, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jballscalls
I had similar thing the other day. Ordered a sandwich and it was $6 and I gave the kid $11 so I could get a 5 back. he held the extra $1 for at least 10 seconds as his brain tried to process why I had given him that. Then he handed it back to me and said "you gave me too much".
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I love to mess with folks like this...my bill is $16.38 and I give the guy $23.16 and watch his head spin. 
Didn't anyone teach these kids that all you have to do is punch in the money you were given and the register will calculate the change for you???
You KNOW you're getting old when you openly fear the fact that "these kids are gonna run the country one day"
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04-22-2016, 09:41 AM
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If it means the end of the dime super and some guy trying collect his two pennies on the end I'm all for it.
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04-22-2016, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by PhantomOnTour
I love to mess with folks like this...my bill is $16.38 and I give the guy $23.16 and watch his head spin.
Didn't anyone teach these kids that all you have to do is punch in the money you were given and the register will calculate the change for you???
You KNOW you're getting old when you openly fear the fact that "these kids are gonna run the country one day" |
I have the feeling our parents were saying the exact same thing about us when we were young 'uns.
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04-22-2016, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by barahona44
I have the feeling our parents were saying the exact same thing about us when we were young 'uns.
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I know mine were !!
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I wouldn't say I drink too much but my mother did tell me that my first words were" when does happy hour start"?
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04-22-2016, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jballscalls
I had similar thing the other day. Ordered a sandwich and it was $6 and I gave the kid $11 so I could get a 5 back. he held the extra $1 for at least 10 seconds as his brain tried to process why I had given him that. Then he handed it back to me and said "you gave me too much".
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This cracks me up. It's getting way too easy to baffle cashiers.
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04-22-2016, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by OntheRail
Actor.. what about that pesky sales tax? 9.75 becomes 10.43
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If you are doing business to the nearest quarter $9.75 becomes $10.50. Right now $9.95 becomes $10.67.
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04-22-2016, 12:28 PM
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There is no problem here. Even the pesky IRS allows one to round to the nearest dollar.
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