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Title: 8/10ths
Post by: videoholic on February 28, 2003, 10:07:42 PM

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This is right down the street from my house.  Dropping a 10th is kind of funny, but there is still a station a couple blocks away at 1.81 9/10ths.  So they can take their one tenth and shove it in their butts.

Anyone know when and where 9/10ths started?

Title: 8/10ths
Post by: SwifDi on February 28, 2003, 10:08:27 PM

I don\'t even notice the fractions after. I just give them my money.

Title: 8/10ths
Post by: theomen on February 28, 2003, 10:19:41 PM

I\'m moving to TB, gas here in cali is 2.10 a gallon for premium (which is all I can buy....damn turbo)

Title: 8/10ths
Post by: Coredweller on February 28, 2003, 10:33:26 PM

More like $2.27 or more for 91 octane in LA.  No reason for it.  Damn cheap ass hustlers.

Title: 8/10ths
Post by: theomen on March 01, 2003, 12:23:06 AM

I\'m buying a horse....and a penguin

Title: Re: 8/10ths
Post by: project86 on March 01, 2003, 04:43:12 AM

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Originally posted by videoholic
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This is right down the street from my house.  Dropping a 10th is kind of funny, but there is still a station a couple blocks away at 1.81 9/10ths.  So they can take their one tenth and shove it in their butts.

Anyone know when and where 9/10ths started?

The fraction is the amount of money the gas station makes as profits for every gallon sold. It\'s been that way for years. I saw a show on this a couple years ago and as with most people, I believe what I see on television...;)

Title: 8/10ths
Post by: Kurt Angle on March 01, 2003, 05:27:52 AM

You guys should count youreselves lucky, fuel in the UK is around the £3.50 a gallon mark. That is around $5.00 in your money!!!!

Title: 8/10ths
Post by: The Stapler on March 01, 2003, 05:39:44 PM

Here\'s a discussion at another forum about the prices:

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The sign says $1.399 per gallon, so you by one gallon. You can\'t pay less than a cent, so you have to pay $1.40. Buy 9 gallons, they\'re making an extra .9¢. They\'re technically charging you more than the advertised price, so they get "free" money in some cases. Now, if you bought 10 gallons, it would be $13.99, and you are getting the exact price advertised, so everthing is kosher.

They\'re selling a liquid product down to the thousandth of a gallon, so those fractional cents let them keep actual product in their inventory.

Thought that was interesting.

Title: 8/10ths
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on March 01, 2003, 06:34:37 PM

is this a good thing or bad thing?