2007-02-05 08:55:00 · 5 answers · asked by Mountain One 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
That's part of the Tax scheme. Read further or go to your States website and see what the tax is on a gallon of gas. Then think about the roads and see if you think the tax money is doing a good job for your state.
2007-02-05 09:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marketing. It goes waaay back in time to the first psychological profile of a customer. People remember the big numbers, so we end up dropping the "change". It also ties into "rounding up or rounding down". If you want to sell an item for $9 you could make it one nickel less and people would see it for $8, perceiving it to be a greater value.
2007-02-05 09:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by The Rabbi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's so that it will appear to be cheaper at first glance than it really is. That may be totally wrong, but that's a good question...I have often wondered.
2007-02-05 08:58:52 · answer #3 · answered by ta2dpilot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Discussed a lot here. http://depts.gallaudet.edu/ESL/cloze13r.htm
Bottom line, it is a marketing ploy. $23,999 sounds cheaper than $24,000.
And $1.999 is cheaper than $2
2007-02-05 09:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they always do that for no reason just to make it appear cheaper but it really isn't
2007-02-05 09:04:00 · answer #5 · answered by xobeccaxo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋