tell me this amerikkkans

[bailey_187]

why in shops do u have the price without sales tax shown, then they ad it when u pay? unless u good at maths ull never really know how much u going to have to pay


madness

[RedAnarchist]

Is this a parody of people who spell Americans with three K's, or are you serious?

[Pirate Utopian]

why in shops do u have the price without sales tax shown, then they ad it when u pay? unless u good at maths ull never really know how much u going to have to pay


madness

This. People have to pay the tax anyway so why leave it off the price?

[MarxSchmarx]

So that capitalists big and small can advertise a lower price to get people to buy things by giving them the impression it's cheaper than it really is?

It's Marxism 101 people.

[KC]

Some places like Walgreens add in the sales tax to the price on the tag, but it's a marketing thing. If you don't add in tax everything seems cheaper.

[bailey_187]

yeah that makes sense.

question is why are other countries capitalists not smart enough to do this?

[bailey_187]

Is this a parody of people who spell Americans with three K's, or are you serious?

its a serious question, i just added the K's because i thought it would make people rage thinking it was MTWist stuff

[Pirate Utopian]

question is why are other countries capitalists not smart enough to do this?

I hope they dont do it because it's annoying.

[Fulanito de Tal]

It's similar to making the price whatever.99. A lot of merchandise in the US is sold at a dollar amount and 99/100 or 95/100. So instead of selling a bbq grill for an even $25, the price would be 24.99 and the number that registers in the shopper's mind is 24. This makes the price seem lower than it really is.

There are some places that don't add tax at the register or make the price with a 99th at the end, but they are rare. At the moment, I can only think of one which is at an indoor flea market.

[Quail]

It's similar to making the price whatever.99. A lot of merchandise in the US is sold at a dollar amount and 99/100 or 95/100. So instead of selling a bbq grill for an even $25, the price would be 24.99 and the number that registers in the shopper's mind is 24. This makes the price seem lower than it really is.

I really hate it when they do that. I have a huuuuge bag of pennies that I keep meaning to pay into the bank, but I don't have any of those little bags.

[bailey_187]

I really hate it when they do that. I have a huuuuge bag of pennies that I keep meaning to pay into the bank, but I don't have any of those little bags.

and then these ****s like tesco's have penny banks were u can easily change it into proper money but they fucking take a cut

i give my pennies to my mum, she got no problem with counting them out at the counter to pay for stuff :lol:

[The Douche]

Well sometimes prices will be set by a corporate institution (for instance at my store, the items are shipped to us with the price tags, because HQ decides how much to charge for an item) and sales taxes are different in every state (some states don't have sales tax).

You don't have to be "really good" at math to calculate the prices though, I know that sales tax is 6% in my state, so I know that it is 6 cents per dollar that I spend. Thats realtively easy to figure out the price of something.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

in brazil a bunch of prices have decimals smaller than five hundreths, yet there are no coins in this country worth less than r$0.05 isn't that ridiculous?
so if you buy something that costs r$4.99 you have to pay r$5

[RedStarOverChina]

in brazil a bunch of prices have decimals smaller than five hundreths, yet there are no coins in this country worth less than r$0.05 isn't that ridiculous?
so if you buy something that costs r$4.99 you have to pay r$5
Wow, I wonder why Brazillians don't march onto the streets against this kind of moral outrage.

[gorillafuck]

yeah that makes sense.

question is why are other countries capitalists not smart enough to do this?
Probably something to do with inherently inferior intellects, from a purely scientific perspective.

[the last donut of the night]

Wow, I wonder why Brazillians don't march onto the streets against this kind of moral outrage.

carnaval's always a good stress reliever

[bailey_187]

Well sometimes prices will be set by a corporate institution (for instance at my store, the items are shipped to us with the price tags, because HQ decides how much to charge for an item) and sales taxes are different in every state (some states don't have sales tax).


never thought of that, seems most logical reason

[Fulanito de Tal]

in brazil a bunch of prices have decimals smaller than five hundreths, yet there are no coins in this country worth less than r$0.05 isn't that ridiculous?
so if you buy something that costs r$4.99 you have to pay r$5

The same in the US with EVERY gasoline station I have been to in my entire life. Right now, gas is 3.01 9/10 at the corner by my place. Really...a decimal and fraction in the same number. This brings me to think that I should come up with a program called It's So Fucking Stupid and put shit like this on it.

[Robocommie]

This. People have to pay the tax anyway so why leave it off the price?

Because the sales tax is a percentage of the subtotal, not each individual item.

[synthesis]

My state doesn't have a sales tax. It always trips me out when I'm in other states. Same with pumping my own gas.

[the last donut of the night]

Wow, I wonder why Brazillians don't march onto the streets against this kind of moral outrage.

carnaval's always a good stress reliever

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

in brazil a bunch of prices have decimals smaller than five hundreths, yet there are no coins in this country worth less than r$0.05 isn't that ridiculous?
so if you buy something that costs r$4.99 you have to pay r$5

[ʇsıɥɔɹɐuɐ ıɯɐbıɹo]

yeah that makes sense.

question is why are other countries capitalists not smart enough to do this?

We do it in Canada, unless you don't think we're another country?

[Fulanito de Tal]

in brazil a bunch of prices have decimals smaller than five hundreths, yet there are no coins in this country worth less than r$0.05 isn't that ridiculous?
so if you buy something that costs r$4.99 you have to pay r$5

[Pirate Utopian]

Because the sales tax is a percentage of the subtotal, not each individual item.
Yes and you pay that percentage. The store should just tell you the full price.

[bailey_187]

We do it in Canada, unless you don't think we're another country?

i thought canada was an american state?

[Amphictyonis]

Three easy payments of 29.99!

[Fulanito de Tal]

in brazil a bunch of prices have decimals smaller than five hundreths, yet there are no coins in this country worth less than r$0.05 isn't that ridiculous?
so if you buy something that costs r$4.99 you have to pay r$5

[synthesis]

Does your computer have a virus or something?