Gas pricing ?

[digger]

Why do they put the 9/10 on the price (3.99 9/10) why not just round it off to the next cent?

[Skip OK]

The same reason a microwave oven is priced $99.99. Or why the Dow Jones Averages get stuck at just under some "threshold" like 14,999, and then shoot way high after it breaks 15,000.

People tend to see the difference between, say $3.199 and $3.20 to be much higher than between $3.198 and $3.199.

[regishay]

I always figured it was to screw you out of another cent per gal

[richard b evers]

It’s called price differential, and it has been proven that people in there mind think they are getting a good deal.

[h2o_dog]

Not nearly as relevant now as it was back in the day when gas was selling for 32.9 cents / gallon

[MSDawg870]

I tell you what it sure does make me feel better when the sign says $3.349 instead of $3.35. The gas deals are out there men you just got know where to look.

[cwink]

Yep.. I am saving 2 cents every fill up by paying 329.9/10 instead of 3.30. I feel so much better.