Is this a happy medium? Eight and a half years ago, gas was under $1.00 a gallon. Last year, it was over $4.00. A couple of months ago it was just under $2.00, but began to climb again. Now, though, it's hovering around $2.50. Too high? Too low? Maybe a "happy" medium. (I can remember pulling out of a station without buying gas because it was just TOO expensive . . . at 39¢ a gallon!) BTW: Why doesn't anyone round up when quoting gas prices? That little 9 to the right of the dollars and cents numbers means 9/10's. Seems to me that's closer to $2.43 and $2.50 than the number we see. Wouldn't it make sense to say (and think), "Oh, $2.43 a gallon!"? Even a penny a gallon makes a difference. My truck holds 24 gallons. Four fill-ups and that's almost a dollar! (I still see $2.42, too!) Those little numbers we forget about add up, too!
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Get where your coming from, and it is the buying public to blame for the **.9 it is the same as buying things with a "FREE" gift, which have to be paid for, if I ran a business I would determine what the free gifts really cost (Scrap em) then advertise the new lower price due to the lack of free gifts. That is the hobby horse I ride too!
ReplyDeleteSummer's here and the price goes up, up, up. Every year! And as for the "9" - just the same as something on sale for $2.99 - pure advertising!
ReplyDeleteSo perfect for the theme - I am glad we are not where we were last year!!
ReplyDeleteI always round it up as they aren't giving me $.001 change. Drives me bonkers. Good shot.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of this theme. Whys can't they just pick an amount and stay with it instead of increasing it 14 cents one night only to decrease it 2 cents the next morning!!
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