RE: Britain going back to imperial units? - 2

Zitat von Wayfarer im Beitrag #15

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The way I read it, was that metric would still be the dominant system of measurement, but it would not be an offence under the uk weights and measure regulations to offer imperial measures if you do wished, so for example you could sell sausages by the pound, in the same way as we buy beer by 500 ml in a bottle or a pint in a glass.
In reality it won’t make any difference, and as my local butcher says I’ll say it to you in any unit you like, each, number of slices, pounds ounces or even two inches of sliced bacon!

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Trust me, people are dumber than you think.........List prices by multiple units of measure and I'll guarantee you'll have arguments about which is the better deal or why the people buying one type of can, bottle, or glass are being cheated.

Why am I such a pessimist? I used to be a gas station attendant when we HAD Odd-Even gas rationing (based on your license plate number) in the US. Most of my customers didn't know what an Odd or Even number was.........

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #16

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Trust me, people are dumber than you think.........List prices by multiple units of measure and I'll guarantee you'll have arguments about which is the better deal or why the people buying one type of can, bottle, or glass are being cheated.

Why am I such a pessimist? I used to be a gas station attendant when we HAD Odd-Even gas rationing (based on your license plate number) in the US. Most of my customers didn't know what an Odd or Even number was.........

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So true. In the USA, many stores list the price per unit (ounce/item/etc.) so you can decide which item is the better deal (sometimes you pay more per ounce for the larger size container). It’s a pain when they do a value card price deal but leave off the per unit comparison…forcing you to do math in your head to compare to a different size product.

Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #17

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #16

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Trust me, people are dumber than you think.........List prices by multiple units of measure and I'll guarantee you'll have arguments about which is the better deal or why the people buying one type of can, bottle, or glass are being cheated.

Why am I such a pessimist? I used to be a gas station attendant when we HAD Odd-Even gas rationing (based on your license plate number) in the US. Most of my customers didn't know what an Odd or Even number was.........

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So true. In the USA, many stores list the price per unit (ounce/item/etc.) so you can decide which item is the better deal (sometimes you pay more per ounce for the larger size container). It’s a pain when they do a value card price deal but leave off the per unit comparison…forcing you to do math in your head to compare to a different size product.

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Toilet paper is my favorite in this area, some brands are listed as cost per square foot, while others are listed as cost per number of sheets.........