The this math does not compute thread

[newtogolf]

59 minutes ago, iacas said:

That's not true.

I have a relative that balances drawers at Wal-Mart. The amount tendered matters.

I agree that it shouldn't matter. And that it doesn't mathematically.

Exactly, it shouldn't but it does.  

[Hardspoon]

9 minutes ago, newtogolf said:

Exactly, it shouldn't but it does.  

Now I'm curious...how do they know? They count the 100-dollar bills?

[Yukari]

On May 15, 2016 at 1:31 PM, Hardspoon said:

Now I'm curious...how do they know? They count the 100-dollar bills?

If they do, how do they record someone asking merely for a change? That makes no sense. 

[Buckeyebowman]

On 5/15/2016 at 7:57 AM, Abu3baid said:

I think that was the contention.. It doesn't matter what kind of register it is, in the end it can't tell the difference between giving 5.50  for a 10 or giving 95.50 for 100.  In the end, the sale was for 4.50$ and that is exactly what will be in the register mechanical or other wise.. 

No one will ever care did the customer pay 100 or 10 for the items purchased.

Thank God somebody understands what I'm talking about!

On 5/15/2016 at 2:21 PM, iacas said:

That's not true.

I have a relative that balances drawers at Wal-Mart. The amount tendered matters.

I agree that it shouldn't matter. And that it doesn't mathematically.

Yes! And you get it too! The amount tendered SHOULD NOT matter, just what is left in the till that is the store's "take"! This is just the "anal" nature of American business these days! They spend dollars chasing pennies!

Edited May 29, 2016 by Buckeyebowman

[JonMA1]

I was at a garage sale with my son who was like 10 years old at the time. The seller had a box full of cheap toys with a handwritten sign on the box that read "$1 each, or 2 for $3".  I nudged my son and pointed to the sign with my eyes (because the seller was standing right there). He glanced down at the sign and immediately grinned and shook his head in disbelief.

And don't get me going on auctions. People will pay more for used crap than they know they would if purchased brand new, simply because they get caught up in a bidding war. The best part is listening to them try and justify it afterwards.

[Buckeyebowman]

On 5/29/2016 at 2:48 AM, JonMA1 said:

 

And don't get me going on auctions. People will pay more for used crap than they know they would if purchased brand new, simply because they get caught up in a bidding war. The best part is listening to them try and justify it afterwards.

True that! I heard an auctioneer on the radio one time. He said if you want to get the highest price possible for an item you're selling, put it up for auction with an outfit that draws well. An auction introduces an element of competition among the bidders.

[newtogolf]

On 5/29/2016 at 2:48 AM, JonMA1 said:

And don't get me going on auctions. People will pay more for used crap than they know they would if purchased brand new, simply because they get caught up in a bidding war. The best part is listening to them try and justify it afterwards.

That's why you have to be careful they other bidders aren't plants to jack up the price artificially.  People think if someone else is willing to bid on it, it must be worth more than the bid price.  I see it all the time on eBay, bidders with no buying history bidding on items and then disappearing from the bidding.  

I always bid a non-typical max price i'm willing to pay so the other bidders aren't certain what my max bid is, if it goes beyond that, they can have it or in some cases keep it if it's a fake bidder.   

[nevets88]

Couldn't find the bad math thread. European tour can't subtract right.

 

[iacas]

189-108=81.

Where's the bad math? Holes aren't all straight.

What am I missing?

[nevets88]

24 minutes ago, iacas said:

189-108=81.

Where's the bad math? Holes aren't all straight.

What am I missing?

Ah, I was going off 354 - 277 = 77