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Posted on 10/06/2010 5:45:36 PM PDT by Sergio
I've noticed that when I purchase gas, at any filling station, the pump will jump from $00.00 to $00.03. It completely skips $00.01 and $00.02. This happens at every pump, at every gas station I have used in Southern California. I am able to meter gas out slow enough to stop at any hundredth of a gallon, so I don't think I'm pumping too fast.
I know that our online community has experts in every field so here are my questions. Am I being robbed of 3 cents? If not, is there an explanation on why this happens?
I tried Google and Wikipedia, but found no answers. Please excuse me if I don't reply to responses but I won't be back to the PC for about 5 or 6 hours. Thanks in advance to anyone with insight.
Someone earlier had mentioned if I OCD much, I guess I do. I have been trying to pump out just 1 cent and have not been able to when the pump is at zero. Yet I can do it at any amount over 3 cents.
Just seemed weird to me, but it seems, given the responses in this thread, that it is probably has something to do with the amount of fuel left in the hose...or not.
Well, it’s past my bedtime. Time to count gas pumps (darn it if those pumps don’t always start at 3) and get to sleep for tomorrow is another day.
My thanks to everyone for their time, insight, and laughs.
Is there any other product in the world, besides gasoline, that is priced to the hundredth of a cent? Why does gasoline cost $2.85 AND 99/100 CENTS? Isn’t it about time we change this ridiculous pricing?
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