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Originally Posted by Otto29
Example: If something costs $1.50 and they charge GST then the actual cost is $1.575. which way do you go. Obviously up even though its dead in between. With the penny that would be $1.58 and without the penny its $1.60. I know its not a big deal.
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There is a flaw in that strategy. What happens when I buy two of that item? Now I am paying $3.16, so the retailer will be rounding down. There is no way to ensure that most of the time the person will be rounding up if buying 2 or more items. So there is no advantage for the retailer to take a "Superman III/ Office Space" approach to getting us to pay more.