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End of the 99p price tag
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End of the 99p price tag
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Using the 99-pence price tag originally developed as a sales tool to make items appear cheaper, Dr Lewis says.
The "£x and 99p" price was done to force the cashier to open the cash drawer. Virtually everyone waited for their 1p (or 1 cent as it was a Merkin idea) so the cashier had to ring up the sale and deposit the notes.
It was devised to stop cashiers pocketing the bank notes without ringing up the sale.
Now that everyone is paying in plastic, the technique is irrelevant.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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I thought the reason for 99p instead of £1 was to force shop workers to go into the till so stopping them pocketing the £1?Comment
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and I always thought it was to make the product seem to be a lot cheaper than it was
e.g. £9.99 is 'under a tenner'
£99.99 is less than a hundred poundsComment
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M&S done this years ago however if you buy a £1 marked item at the moment they give you 2p change because of the VAT reduction.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostCouldn't the cashier just scam that by bringing a handful of 1p's to work?My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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I always thought it was to make things appear cheaper .... if that's not the case, why are all these JML garbage items sold at £19.95 ???The close proximity of the letters 'G' and 'T' are the reason I'll never again send an important email and end it with "Regards" ....Comment
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