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Went to an icecream van the other day...and the good old 99 was £1.00.
It's wrong when you ask for a 99 and you pay £1.00
InvG
They was £1.60 were i used to work, multiple customers, and i mean 100's used to ask for them and just give me a £ and walk off. God my tills used to be down
That's even more annoying!
Having worked in a pub I used to hate people who would try and buy a pint or 2 with a card. Having to explain it has to be over a 5er. Then having to find something that will make it over a 5er by the minimum amount. Then waiting 2 minutes for the card machine to sort itself out.....
Maybe a few years back but isnt a pint £2.50+ now?
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Dunno...don't really like them, was novelty factor though...I think it was £1...may have been £1.50 I don't know mate bought them.
It was quite sad though, there were 4 21 yearolds running for the icecream van, and we were the only ones to get icecreams, even though there were loads of kids around. Kids just aren't kids these days, they have to be too mature.
InvG
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So why are cars always priced £...95?
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To make you think it's less than the whole number.
£4995 looks lots less than £5000, even though it is only £5 less...it's for dim people to get their money
InvG
Went to an icecream van the other day...and the good old 99 was £1.00.
It's wrong when you ask for a 99 and you pay £1.00
InvG
Nevermind £1 they usually charge 1.50 today!
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But why £5 rather than £1?
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On a few thousands of pounds, £5 is so much more off than £1, it's a much better deal.
In honesty I don't know, that is my best guess as to why it is done like that.
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Went to an icecream van the other day...and the good old 99 was £1.00.
It's wrong when you ask for a 99 and you pay £1.00
InvG
Frankly it's a miracle it's only gone up 1p.
I know but they make it sound so great
it gets me all excited and then I only save a penny which id probably end up loosing anyway
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Went to an icecream van the other day...and the good old 99 was £1.00.
It's wrong when you ask for a 99 and you pay £1.00
InvG
Go to old trafford Cricket ground.
Went last saturday,
" Ill have a 99 with a flake please"
" £2.00 please.!"
What a Joke.
Simply it sounds better.
Surprised you can get a 99 for £1 as well. It was £1.50 last time I bought one...
a 99p coin would be handy
even better would be a new law to ban all copper money and five pences. lets face it who nowadays counts out coppers to pay for anything, it just gets put in a change jar for me then ends up in one of those supermarket change counters which robs you of 10%
even better would be a new law to ban all copper money and five pences. lets face it who nowadays counts out coppers to pay for anything, it just gets put in a change jar for me then ends up in one of those supermarket change counters which robs you of 10%