Store owners launch anti-penny crusade

[Dave Allured]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/10/concord_merchants_launch_common_cents_revolution/

[Leo Marx]

Dave Allured wrote:
>
> http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/10/concord_merchants_launch_common_cents_revolution/

Damn it! I'll never get my 5 gallon jug filled up if this catches on.

JAM

[sgt23]

On Feb 12, 3:56 pm, Leo Marx <LeoM...@nospam.net> wrote:
> Dave Allured wrote:
>
> >http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/10/co...

>
> Damn it! I'll never get my 5 gallon jug filled up if this catches on.
>
> JAM

I think this fat bitch just wants to mark her stuff up.

[Jud]

Leo Marx wrote:

> Damn it! I'll never get my 5 gallon jug filled up if this catches on.
>
> JAM

My jug is almost full now...took almost 10 years to do it

[mazorj]

"Jud" <numis...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Sorry guys, but with the conversion to metric, your 18.921-liter jug
has been rounded up to 20 liters. You have another 5.7% to go. :-D

[Mr. Jaggers]

Dave Allured wrote:
> http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/10/concord_merchants_launch_common_cents_revolution/

I just adore crusades. Lots of people always get maimed, crippled, and
killed, and billions of dollars of property always gets either stolen or
broken.

Not too desperate to sell copy, are they?

James

[Aladdin Sane]

"Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote in message
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As long as states have sales taxes, the Penny will hang on.

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[Mr. Jaggers]

Aladdin Sane wrote:
> "Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote in message
> news:gn582...@enews2.newsguy.com...
>> Dave Allured wrote:
>>> http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/10/concord_merchants_launch_common_cents_revolution/
>>
>> I just adore crusades. Lots of people always get maimed, crippled,
>> and killed, and billions of dollars of property always gets either
>> stolen or broken.
>>
>> Not too desperate to sell copy, are they?
>>
>> James
>
> As long as states have sales taxes, the Penny will hang on.

I think you're right.

James

[Michael G. Koerner]

Set the rate cards to round to the nearest even 5¢ instead of the nearest 1¢.

Problem solved.

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[Mr. Jaggers]

Michael G. Koerner wrote:
> Mr. Jaggers wrote:
>> Aladdin Sane wrote:
>>> "Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote in message
>>> news:gn582...@enews2.newsguy.com...
>>>> Dave Allured wrote:
>>>>> http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/10/concord_merchants_launch_common_cents_revolution/
>>>> I just adore crusades. Lots of people always get maimed, crippled,
>>>> and killed, and billions of dollars of property always gets either
>>>> stolen or broken.
>>>>
>>>> Not too desperate to sell copy, are they?
>>>>
>>>> James
>>> As long as states have sales taxes, the Penny will hang on.
>>
>> I think you're right.
>

> Set the rate cards to round to the nearest even 5в instead of the
> nearest 1в.
> Problem solved.

Revolution precipitated.

James

[Dave Allured]

Aladdin Sane wrote:
>
> "Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote in message
> news:gn582...@enews2.newsguy.com...
> > Dave Allured wrote:
> >> http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/10/concord_merchants_launch_common_cents_revolution/
> >
> > I just adore crusades. Lots of people always get maimed, crippled, and
> > killed, and billions of dollars of property always gets either stolen or
> > broken.
> >
> > Not too desperate to sell copy, are they?
> >
> > James
>
> As long as states have sales taxes, the Penny will hang on.

That's what they said about the half cent. ;-)

--Dave

[RWF]

"sgt23" <bravesfa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I think this fat bitch just wants to mark her stuff up.

Sarge, you never fail to dazzle the group with your erudite insights
into human nature.

[Dik T. Winter]

In article <0JednbnvQLYnpwvU...@giganews.com> "Aladdin Sane" <jmaz...@comcast.net> writes:
...

> As long as states have sales taxes, the Penny will hang on.

Wrong. As long as people do not understand rounding, the penny will hang on.
The only problem with the state taxes is that they are not included in the
advertised prizes, and so it is nearly impossible to know what you have to
pay before you come at the cashier.
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[mazorj]

"Dave Allured" <nos...@nospom.com> wrote in message
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If we had gotten around to minting the mill, we wouldn't be
debating on whether to keep the penny.

[sgt23]

On Feb 14, 8:38 pm, "RWF" <R...@200902.invalid> wrote:
> "sgt23" <bravesfandevo...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

RWF your one to never stop talking and know your damn place life!

[sgt23]

place in life even

[RWF]

"sgt23" <bravesfa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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>RWF your one to never stop talking and know your damn place life!

Gee Sarge, tell us some more about those magical LOC albums you have
that keep mystically morphing!