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99p Coin

what do u think if we had a 99p coin do u think it is a good idea will this save im 1ps oh and there thinking of making a 99p coin

Reply 1

~nat~

1

you should join the Monster Raving loony Party ... a 99p coin is one of their campaign policies!

Reply 2

fleur-de-lis

1

Would be very helpful esp as a lot of things are priced 3.99 or 4.99 & so on...

Reply 3

heminder

13

in that case everything that's X.99's gonna drop to X.98...
the pennies will never stop coming...

Reply 4

tbm

13

I think its a good idea, will hopefully get rid of all the useless 1p/2p coins that seem to be collected.

Reply 5

Gem

14

99p coin is a good idead BUT just think of all those sad and lonely 1p coins, they might feel unwanted :bawling:

Reply 6

mc_watson87

18

Nah a 99p coin wud suck! =\

Reply 7

XxXmowgliXxX

1

* gemchicken

99p coin is a good idead BUT just think of all those sad and lonely 1p coins, they might feel unwanted :bawling:

wev gotta make sacrifices :frown:

Reply 8

AT82

But then the shops will make everything £4.98 :biggrin:

Reply 9

Paeony

11

The reason things are charged at 99p is a security one - it means that a shop assistant has to open the till to give 1p change, rather than just being able to pocket a £1 coin ... If they introduced a 99p coin then shops would just change things to 98p, so that shops can keep a track of what is sold.

Reply 10

daniel_williams

15

when i was out driving the other day i had the radio on.... and it was saying 3 our of 4 shoppers would favour a 99p coin to save ont eh change..... i think the royal mint should listen to the public. or just to get shops to increase their prices by 1 penny so that items are actually nice numbers

Reply 11

CasterTroy

The reason everything is £1.99, £2.99 etc is to give a reason for the cashier to open the till and give you change, making them less likely to pocket the money.

Reply 12

Mustard-man

18

.Em.

I think its a good idea, will hopefully get rid of all the useless 1p/2p coins that seem to be collected.

a lot of things are still X.98 or X.95

Reply 13

fleur-de-lis

1

Whatever, I would rather prefer the price of an x.99 to be y.00 because waiting for that 1 p makes me feel quite odd... especially when at Sainsbury, there would be a huge queue behind you!

Reply 14

friendlyneutron

11

heminder

in that case everything that's X.99's gonna drop to X.98...
the pennies will never stop coming...

Run... Don't Walk from.. THE PENNIES! You can never escape! *hides*

Reply 15

pattirudi23

8

surely that would only work if you bought things one at a time.... what do you get if you add 4.99 with 5.99 with 6.99????? What do you do then? Panic?!! :biggrin:

Reply 16

Solomon

I think people whom are in favor of a 99p coin in this thread, are just so due to there inability to add and do sums when paying at the counter.

You all need to stop and think, what the implications may be due to the introduction of a 99p coin. It would make some impact on the economy for one.

Reply 17

kidney thief

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CasterTroy

The reason everything is £1.99, £2.99 etc is to give a reason for the cashier to open the till and give you change, making them less likely to pocket the money.

so the staff at poundland are just extra trustworthy?

Reply 18

Pigmy Goat

a ban should be made on nething priced with a 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 on the end

Reply 19

mangomaz

14

Paeony

The reason things are charged at 99p is a security one - it means that a shop assistant has to open the till to give 1p change, rather than just being able to pocket a £1 coin ... If they introduced a 99p coin then shops would just change things to 98p, so that shops can keep a track of what is sold.

Thats so clever I never knew that... Its like someone has flicked on the light switch.