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[Rant] Math, lacking at Tim Horton's

If I understand you correctly you gave him a total of $1.80 and then he gave you back a dime ?

Total was 1.76 - I mentioned rounding down to 1.75 due to no penny and the whole BOC change. Confused teenager blank look.

Didn't want to argue over a penny, gave $1.80, got $0.10 given change.
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Sounds like he is hung over worse than you are

reply to I_H8_Spam
I bought something for $4.87 today at tim's. I gave them a $5. I got a dime back. Drove away from the window because I was in a hurry, then thought, hrm, where's my pennies? Then I assumed they had started removing the penny... then I was confused as to why I got a dime instead of $0.15.

Who wants to bet that many retailers will always round up in an effort to boost profits, knowing many people will be too embarrassed to ask for their extra 2 cents from the round down?

So can one infer that if one support the maple leafs they are apt to quibble about a few cents and not tip? I think the term is cheapSkates... or in this case cheapLoserneverwinastanleycupandtakeitoutontimhortonminimumwageworkerSkates.

Note:. This morning I finally started using the xmas timmies cards I received. I asked the girl how much was left on the card and she said its at the bottom of the receipt. Hmmm, she had her glasses on but I didnt. I suppose she didnt know that I cant see sheite well small print anyway, but thats the decreasing level of service one gets these days.

reply to Clipper
It's actually a confusing situation here. Many people will be rounding the CHANGE instead of the original amount, and accidentally get it backwards. Just point the mistake out to the merchant. The honest ones will realize their mistake, apologise, and give you back what you're owed.

But if any merchant even dares to try and use this period of confusion as a way to make a bit of extra cash, they need to be denounced immediately. Any merchant who's willing to cheat you out of a couple of cents on a sale will be more than willing to cheat you out of a whole lot more.
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All cash purchases made without exact change will be rounded up to the nearest nickel. -Tim Hortons on Campus

Because taxes will screw that up in the end anyway.

Only real solution is to have the prices set to already rounded amounts and taxes included... but that won't be fair to merchants. Figuring out the prices and setting up a proper budget while including taxes and other extra fees just adds extra work for nothing.

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reply to BASIL
Are they not supposed to round down at .6 and .7?

Australia where I've experienced this, it's accustomed to round down the 0.1, 0.2, 0.6, 0.7 endings.

reply to I_H8_Spam
The Tim Hortons I took the kids too had it outlined like this (at the drive-thru window):

Due to Bank of Canada changes...bla..bla..bla...

If purchase is:

1.78, 1.79, 1.81, or 1.82 it will be rounded to 1.80

If purchase is:

1.73, 1.74, 1.76 or 1.77 it will be rounded to 1.75

My guess it will take a few months for people to get used to it.

Will be happy now that my cup holder won't be full with 200 pennies every couple months. At least vending machines still take 5¢ coins, so I can get rid of most of them that way.

However, you have to wonder, did the Bank of Canada plan on having more dimes and nickels? Just wondering, because we're going to go through more of them.
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reply to I_H8_Spam
The next few months will be fun. Who needs math, eh? We got calculators for that.

reply to I_H8_Spam
We should all message the big news outlets, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, CBC, And let them know what Tim Horton 's is doing

reply to BASIL
Do they have this up on a sign? If so, can you take a picture?

reply to I_H8_Spam
Here is how they are suppose to do it:
»www.budget.gc.ca/2012/themes/theme2-eng.html

reply to I_H8_Spam
I for one will be glad to get rid of the penny.

I for one will enjoy being in a long line watching the chaos.

What can I say, I listen to music on my headphones and only take them off when I actually NEED to hear what is being said TO me.

So standing in a line, full of people that either can't deal with it, or dealing with retail help that can't deal with it, or both, won't bother me much, as I will be intent on expending daylight if I am not at home to begin with.

I don't really mind standing in lines that much (due to how I am not in a hurry anyway).

If I can't afford 1.30 for my for my friggin Hot Chocolate at Tim's I wasn't able to afford the 1.26 either eh. I likely won't mind carrying a toonie a quarter and a nickel any more than a toonie a quarter and a penny.

It's 4 cents, and frankly I couldn't care less if retailers want to round up in their favour. If you can't afford the 4 cents get out of the line.

I'm thinking of taking my bag of pennies to the Tims and leaving them on the usual donation box there. I mean, I might have a whole Hot Chocolate in the bag, but, I simply don't care.

Bye penny, don't let the door hit yer ass on the way out.

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