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bygavron ( 1300111 ) writes:
There's a difference between a cash transaction with a retailer and a credit or debit transaction where the merchant fee is between 0.2%-3.5% depending on debit vs credit, immediate auth vs batched, physical card present, customer signature, etc. But cash transactions do exist.
CAPS for emphasis. I'm not yelling. Yet!
A penny costs between $0.02-$0.37 depending on the source. Some sources include distribution costs, sorting costs, and transportation costs.
A nickel costs between $0.10-$0.12 with the same c
bygeekmux ( 1040042 ) writes:
OR why not stop that stupid $X.99 CRAP. People know if it's gasoline at $3.9999/gallon it's really $4/gallon. Every retailer can stop the $X.99 CRAP today and just round it up. Retailers would be happy. Consumer Price Index would go up 1/5-1/20% depending on the cost of the item, and no more need for pennies on CASH transactions.
*price tag changes from $19.99 to $20 flat *
(Cashier) ”That’ll be $20.99.”
Its truly amazing how quickly you forgot the concept of tax on goods while claiming “and no more need for pennies”. As if the price tag is your final cost.
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byrossdee ( 243626 ) writes:
But even the (R)ssoles won't do that.
bywed128 ( 722152 ) writes:
Taxes on goods are already rounded *to* the penny. In my state, sales tax is 7% -- which isn't perfectly divisible to the penny every time. Just increase the point-of-rounding to the nickel, we're already rounding anyway.
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