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    bettilimbroke999
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    Isnt it about time the gas stations dropped this $.009 bullshit!

    Look I understand back in the 20s you probably rolled your model T into a gas station and saw one that said 16 2/10 cents and the one next to it said 15 9/10 cents back and so you filled up for 1.59 instead of a 1.62 when a cent probably was like a quarter now

    But in 2013 when I see $3.79 and 9/10 cents Im like wtf does that mean? I mean really just round up to $3.80, if I put 10 gallons in my tank you're gonna charge me $37.99 instead of $38? Who the fuk cares!

    Im sorry honey but we cant stop here they're 3.80 a gallon and the one a couple miles up the road is 3.799 a gallon

    Hell the federal government is thinking about ELIMINATING the penny altogether as it actually costs more to manufacture a penny than its worth

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    I guess those add up.

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    Some dumb people drive 15 miles to save 15 cents on 20 gallons(3.00 savings), theres enough dumb people that will pass over a gas station over a cent.

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    Gas tank on E

    Closest gas station gets my business

    Very simple

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    Quote Originally Posted by UntilTheNDofTimE View Post
    Some dumb people drive 15 miles to save 15 cents on 20 gallons(3.00 savings), theres enough dumb people that will pass over a gas station over a cent.
    Yeah, I have people telling me that gas is 20 cents a gallon cheaper in another town all of the time, but that town is 35 miles away.

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    Canada already got rid of the penny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kermit View Post
    Yeah, I have people telling me that gas is 20 cents a gallon cheaper in another town all of the time, but that town is 35 miles away.
    people suck at math

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThaTopMoron View Post
    people suck at math
    Maybe they have 5,000 gallon tanks and get 500 miles per gallon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lakerboy View Post
    Canada already got rid of the penny.
    It was long overdue. The penny costed more to make than what it was worth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sickler View Post
    It was long overdue. The penny costed more to make than what it was worth.
    Since when has doing things inefficiently been a problem in the govts eyes in this country.

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    I'm sure the people that make the little nines are greasing some palms to keep them in play.
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    Why would they get rid of that? Gas Stations can stay in business if the only profit they made were that 9/10 of a cent.

    You expect to start seeing 3.22 instead of 3.21/9?

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    Quote Originally Posted by UntilTheNDofTimE View Post
    Some dumb people drive 15 miles to save 15 cents on 20 gallons(3.00 savings), theres enough dumb people that will pass over a gas station over a cent.
    I love it when a station will be cheaper by a few cents and half the world shows up to save a whole dollar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by byronbb View Post
    I love it when a station will be cheaper by a few cents and half the world shows up to save a whole dollar.
    Only to lose $2 in gas driving to and from that gas station that is out of their way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bettilimbroke999 View Post
    Im sorry honey but we cant stop here they're 3.80 a gallon and the one a couple miles up the road is 3.799 a gallon
    Sadly, I'm positive that would be said hundreds of times a day

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    I remember the guy on 6o minutes Rooney did a bit that he went around to different gas stations and kept asking for change and his 9/10th cents back.

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