Meanwhile in Canada...

Man comes out 89 cents richer after a year of penny-rounding.

 

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Early retirement, here I come!

 

I did a similar thing when I lived in Australia 14 years ago as they got rid of the Cent & Two Cent coins and I broke about even on cash transactions.
Note rounding only applies to cash sales. When you use a debit or credit card, the transaction is electronic and allows the processing of payments such as $9.99 so there is no need for the amount to be rounded up.

 

It's sad that many can't understand that rounding does not effect the shelf price of an item.
They also don't understand that rounding only applies to the total of all items purchased in a single transaction when paid in cash, but not when paid with any other form of payment.

 

Lots of things about the average American saddens me. On the list, this might be #129. Number one might be why anyone cares about Kim Kardashian and her entire skanky family.

 

Eh? American?

 

I think it has something to do with her badonkadonk.

 

Should he pay taxes on the 89 cent gain? LOL.

 

I don't know about anyone else, but I've never seen one that big. Gotta be implants. Not attractive at all.

 

Agreed. The inflated balloon look is grotesque. Some male body builders suffer from the same delusion.

 

most "Americans" can NOT stand Kim Kardashian or her family. I myself do not think she is pretty at all. that family is only rich because of their late/dead fathers success as a lawyer. without Daddy's money the rest of the family would be broke. the mother and girls do not have real jobs.

 

Reality shows: so that people with no talent can get on TV, too.
It's like giving out certificates of participation instead of championship ribbons and not keeping score in youth soccer games. There are no losers anymore.

 

reality shows suck. people without a life live thru these fake people. It's a mystery to me how that kardashian show lasted this long.

 

Sorry for derailing yoru thread John. Who would have thought I would ever derail anything with a reference to this trailer trash family short of their trailers.

 

It was the average American thing to do.

 

I saved 89 cents by switching to Canadia.

 

Two words: Honey Boo-Boo!

 

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

 

And this is why it isn't possible to "adjust your prices so you will always come out ahead on the rounding". Yes you can adjust them so you always come out ahead IF they only buy one item at a time. But if they buy multiple item there is no way you can plan out things so no matter what or how many items they pick, you will always come out ahead.

Frankly I'm surprised the guy in the articale came out that far ahead. (Hey isn't the normal argument that everything will go up and inflation will cause everyone to be a loser?)

NO! NO! NO! NO!