2006-06-30 10:03:18 · 11 answers · asked by crazychick ♥ 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Like many marketing ploys, the intention is to look better.
When we see the price 2.69.9.
Our brain says 2.69 when in fact it is 2 dollars, 69 cents and 9/10's of cent, or actually almost 2.70.
We should in fact, round up and read it as 2.70.
I guess we are lucky they don't price it in hundreths of cents.
2006-06-30 10:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by enginerd 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ok well see its like say the price is 2.55 with an upper case nine at the end. that means that its practically 5.56 cents. its just like 1/10 of a cent away from 2.56 cents.
2006-06-30 10:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it rounds up the the next cent. So 2.999 is actually $3 per gallon. They have to squeeze every last cent out of us they can you know.
2006-06-30 10:07:22 · answer #3 · answered by shominyyuspa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they can weasel an extra penny out of everybody. In a few states (I forget which ones) it is illegal to put in .9
2006-06-30 10:06:51 · answer #4 · answered by joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos advertiser think 9 or more consumer related to getting you to purchase something, rather than using 5 or 0. it's a psychology & martketing stragey thing.
2006-06-30 10:10:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you are actually paying for only 9/10th of a gallon, that's why. It's a marketing thing.
2006-06-30 10:08:17 · answer #6 · answered by CYNTHIA R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is for example 2.91 .9
.9 stands for 9th of a whole cent so it is about 2.92
2006-06-30 10:06:33 · answer #7 · answered by Bluemahmed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marketing...makes it look cheaper than it is.
2006-06-30 10:07:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a federal highway tax
2006-06-30 10:12:47 · answer #9 · answered by philliesmeyer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you think you are getting it cheaper.
2006-06-30 10:07:45 · answer #10 · answered by jdc591 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋