Message Forum: Re: money, and less

Re: money, and less

Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.15.11
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2002, at 19:00:36
In Reply To: Re: money posted by samhael on Tuesday, February 19, 2002, at 16:46:03:

> Hey, and it worked over here.
> I was eight when they introduced the $2. coin, and a bit older when they got rid of the 1 and 2 cent pieces. Now most small stores have their prices rounded to 5cents, and supermarkets round at the end of your shopping... Ah, the joys to life.
>
> sam"and it beats having that much shrappers in your pocket"hael

The US actually has a unit called a "mil" but there has never been a coin for it. It's only a tenth of a cent. If gasoline is priced at 112.9 per gallon, that means one dollar, 12 cents, and 9 mils. Pointless, isn't it.
Howard

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Message:	> > Hey, and it worked over here. > > I was eight when they introduced the $2. coin, and a bit older when they got rid of the 1 and 2 cent pieces. Now most small stores have their prices rounded to 5cents, and supermarkets round at the end of your shopping... Ah, the joys to life. > > > > sam"and it beats having that much shrappers in your pocket"hael > > The US actually has a unit called a "mil" but there has never been a coin for it. It's only a tenth of a cent. If gasoline is priced at 112.9 per gallon, that means one dollar, 12 cents, and 9 mils. Pointless, isn't it. > Howard
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