Why do things always cost like XX.99

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Originally Posted by twisterX

wal mart still has prices like 99.

also there is no tax on food items so you could get that in a dollar store like candy.

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Actually they don't, they always use weird prices like ... xx.48, xx.96, xx.56.

oh yea. Its XX.95 BIG Difference :rolleyes:

That's a shiny 4 penny saving!

4 pennies I can go chuck at cars driving under the overpass. To me that's the difference between an afternoon of boredom and gleeful carnage.

I tell you what is annoying.....the 9/10 ( nine tenths) on the end of the price of a gallon of gas

yea. Is that per gallon??

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Originally Posted by vidcc

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Originally Posted by Silentredninja

Love them or hate them, at least Walmart recognized how insulting this whole (99) marketing ploy was to customers and refused to use it.

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If only they could match price shown in the isles with the price charged at the checkout more often :frusty:

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Everything is more expensive in the isles, because they have to bring it all in by boat. :pinch:

There is an arguement that goes something like, by charging XX.99, then the customer usually wants their change, and hence the cashier has to ring the goods up on the till, which means they can't just pocket the cash.

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Originally Posted by twisterX

yea. Is that per gallon??

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Ummm...

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Originally Posted by vidcc

I tell you what is annoying.....the 9/10 ( nine tenths) on the end of the price of a gallon of gas
Yesterday 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pigster

There is an arguement that goes something like, by charging XX.99, then the customer usually wants their change, and hence the cashier has to ring the goods up on the till, which means they can't just pocket the cash.

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That's a pretty good point. I hadn't considered that til now.

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Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles

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Originally Posted by DanB

Its a marketing ploy.

I mean who the fuck believes Lynx deoderant makes you uber attractive to ladies?

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Do i need to stop buying lynx then :unsure:

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I hear he does it for free with people he likes :unsure: