Gasoline Rip Off

[SkyPup]

Does anyone know, why in the world, every single gas station in North America prices their gas like this:


$2.99.9 per gallon


I mean what is with the 9/10th of a cent stuck onto every gallon for?

Why isn't it a simple $2.99 or $3.00 per gallon?????


They spend more money in time and effort to publize the 9/10ths of a cent on the markee than what it is even worth.

 

[knute_m]

Skypup,

Here is a website with questions/answers and history about the ridiculous practice of pricing gasoline with the 9/10s:

Why have 9/10 cent gasoline pricing? - Why not volume correct retail sales of gasoline for temperature?

But, the good news is that the various 9/10s keep falling. My son called a few minutes ago and said he got gasoline for $2.17 & 9/10s in Fairfax, VA!

Knute

 

[turbo36]

Would it make more sense if it was 102.9/litre?

 

[SkyPup]

$0.50 per litre sounds good to me!

 

[Boomerang1]

Same as pricing an item at $19.99 instead of $20.00. $19.99 looks less expensive than $20.00.

 

[MikePA]

$19.99 looks less expensive than $20.00.

Looks? 19.99 is less than 20.00.

 

[Gatorboy]

Does anyone know, why in the world, every single gas station in North America prices their gas like this:

$2.99.9 per gallon

There is no such thing as a number 2.99.9 --> only one decimal point allowed. The number is $2.999

 

[SkyPup]

DOH ->I meant $2.99 and 9/10ths......

 

[AndyM]

There is no such thing as a number 2.99.9 --> only one decimal point allowed. The number is $2.999

Does it take a lot of time to correct the internet?

 

[livincountry]

I heard last night that Ohio has the lowest cost for gasoline across the nation right now. I bought gas for $2.12 per gallon. Like always though I can still find some places where it's $2.32. Diesel is still close to $3.00 per gallon. A barrel of oil is now $64 from a high of ~ $70. I can't complain.....even if there is the extra $0.009 hidden in there