noncents

[Joel S. Berson]

At 10/31/2007 04:54 PM, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
>On Oct 31, 2007, at 11:41 AM, Charlie Doyle wrote:
>
>>The implication of the centless-dollar prices listed on the menu is
>>that anybody who has to worry about a few cents here and there
>>shouldn't be eating at such a restaurant? Or that anyone who could
>>be deceived into thinking that $24.95 for an entree is
>>significantly cheaper than $25 is too stupid or too penurious to
>>deserve eating there?
>
>why are we trying to read such motivations into the practice?
>especially contemptuously?  maybe the restaurateurs just think it's
>simpler for everybody.
>
>i could ask some of them; i know several of them.

Yeah, but you're just part of the same in-crowd.  But by all means
get the true facts from the horse's mouth (as long as it isn't on the menu).

Intended in good humor.

Joel

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