slightly OT gasoline pricing

I understand the psychology of $x.99 pricing. I don't understand why almost all gas pricing (Oregon) ends in an odd number. Asked my ARCO station manager and withdrew from the discussion after being told that there were more odd numbers than even.
Ivan Vegvary

On Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:38:09 AM UTC-4, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> I understand the psychology of $x.99 pricing. I don't understand why almost all gas pricing (Oregon) ends in an odd number. Asked my ARCO station manager and withdrew from the discussion after being told that there were more odd numbers than even.
>
> Ivan Vegvary

so you're saying gas prices are never $3.18/gal only $3.17, or $3.19??

can't say this is done on the east coast if this is the case

m6onz5a wrote:
> On Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:38:09 AM UTC-4, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
>> I understand the psychology of $x.99 pricing. I don't understand
>> why almost all gas pricing (Oregon) ends in an odd number. Asked my
>> ARCO station manager and withdrew from the discussion after being
>> told that there were more odd numbers than even.
>>
>> Ivan Vegvary
>
> so you're saying gas prices are never $3.18/gal only $3.17, or
> $3.19??
>
> can't say this is done on the east coast if this is the case


Don't forget the additional 9/10th of a cent..... So your odd numbers
actually turn out even...

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Steve W.

On Saturday, November 2, 2013 11:38:25 AM UTC-5, Steve W. wrote:
> m6onz5a wrote:
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> > On Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:38:09 AM UTC-4, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
>
> >> I understand the psychology of $x.99 pricing. I don't understand
>
> >> why almost all gas pricing (Oregon) ends in an odd number. Asked my
>
> >> ARCO station manager and withdrew from the discussion after being
>
> >> told that there were more odd numbers than even.
>
> >>
>
> >> Ivan Vegvary
>
> >
>
> > so you're saying gas prices are never $3.18/gal only $3.17, or
>
> > $3.19??
>
> >
>
> > can't say this is done on the east coast if this is the case
>
>
>
>
>
> Don't forget the additional 9/10th of a cent..... So your odd numbers
>
> actually turn out even...
>
>
>
> --
>
> Steve W.

$2.99.99 for one gallon of gas equal $3.00 for that gallon of gas, if you don't have to pay state sales taxes. Am I right?

Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> I understand the psychology of $x.99 pricing. I don't understand why
> almost all gas pricing (Oregon) ends in an odd number. Asked my ARCO
> station manager and withdrew from the discussion after being told
> that there were more odd numbers than even. Ivan Vegvary

I don't know the answer, but here is my gas usage for
the last 12 months from 3 nearby stations in the Houston area:
15 odd, 10 even, excluding the trailing 0.009.

$3.339 Oct 2012
$3.099
$3.069
$2.969
$3.089
$3.099
$3.299
$3.379
$3.549
$3.469
$3.429
$3.299
$3.279
$3.279
$3.279
$3.239
$3.499
$3.399
$3.319
$3.399
$3.379
$3.189
$3.029
$2.969
$2.789 Oct 2013

Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> I understand the psychology of $x.99 pricing. I don't understand why
> almost all gas pricing (Oregon) ends in an odd number. Asked my ARCO
> station manager and withdrew from the discussion after being told
> that there were more odd numbers than even. Ivan Vegvary

please pursue that discussion and report back. Ask him to list all of
the even and odd numbers for us. I simply must understand morons to
survive one more week on this planet.

Oh wait, maybe he meant "in my box of giant numbers that I can put up on
the signs, I have more of the...."

GW

JR wrote:
>
> On Saturday, November 2, 2013 11:38:25 AM UTC-5, Steve W. wrote:
> > m6onz5a wrote:
> >
> > > On Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:38:09 AM UTC-4, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> >
> > >> I understand the psychology of $x.99 pricing. I don't understand
> >
> > >> why almost all gas pricing (Oregon) ends in an odd number. Asked my
> >
> > >> ARCO station manager and withdrew from the discussion after being
> >
> > >> told that there were more odd numbers than even.
> >
> > >>
> >
> > >> Ivan Vegvary
> >
> > >
> >
> > > so you're saying gas prices are never $3.18/gal only $3.17, or
> >
> > > $3.19??
> >
> > >
> >
> > > can't say this is done on the east coast if this is the case
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Don't forget the additional 9/10th of a cent..... So your odd numbers
> >
> > actually turn out even...
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Steve W.
>
> $2.99.99 for one gallon of gas equal $3.00 for that gallon of gas, if you don't have to pay state sales taxes. Am I right?

Correct and
If you buy 100 gallons you get a penny rebate.

In article >,
JR > wrote:
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>$2.99.99 for one gallon of gas equal $3.00 for that gallon of gas, if you don't have
>to pay state sales taxes. Am I right?

OK, I'll bite. What kind of "number" is 2.99.99?? Do you mean a gas price of $2.999?

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On Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:47:21 PM UTC-5, Brian Gordon wrote:
> In article >,
>
> JR > wrote:
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> >
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> >$2.99.99 for one gallon of gas equal $3.00 for that gallon of gas, if you don't have
>
> >to pay state sales taxes. Am I right?
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>
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> OK, I'll bite. What kind of "number" is 2.99.99?? Do you mean a gas price of $2.999?
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Google,,, Gas station prices $2.99.99 Where it says, OK, This Needs To Stop maddentips.com I don't know what I mean anymore. Maybe I need to go fishing?

Ok, you guys got off topic. I meant the advertised price, second number after the decimal. That would be called the 'hundredths' place. Forget the 99 tenthousandths of the dollar.
Ignoring that, prices almost always show as $3.19, $3.21, $3.37 etc. I shouldn't even say almost. It is always.
Ivan Vegvary