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Psychological pricing (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 4 days ago by dropzone to c/wikipedia

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[–] brap 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Out of curiosity can someone explain what that number is? 465 and 9/10s of a cent? I'm not American so that is all gibberish to me otherwise.

[–] Plum 7 points 4 days ago

It seems to be a mix of psychological pricing and fractional gas tax laws from the 1930s.

It all adds up.

[–] NOT_RICK 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You got it, 4 dollars and 65.9 cents per gallon of gas. It’s a stupid practice

[–] bingrazer 5 points 4 days ago

Yes, $4.65 and 9/10 of a cent (the decimal is sometimes dropped or falls off the sign as it is very narrow compared to the numbers)