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Oddly enough, this story did *NOT* come from the Onion:
I realize that this isn't intended to be met with rational thought, but the first thing that occurs to me is "so the first 50 things you buy will be rounded up to $1.00, then the next one will cost $0.99, and so on, right? I wonder whether they're testing their registers to ensure that happens." This is going on in California, where they're really strict about advertised-price laws.
99¢ Only Stores®, in Response to Dramatically Rising Costs and Inflation, is Forced to Announce Its First Ever Price Increase, Raising Its Top Price from 99¢ to 99.99¢, Which is an Increase of Almost a Whole Penny
The New Maximum Retail Price will Still Be Just under a Dollar
(Full story here)I realize that this isn't intended to be met with rational thought, but the first thing that occurs to me is "so the first 50 things you buy will be rounded up to $1.00, then the next one will cost $0.99, and so on, right? I wonder whether they're testing their registers to ensure that happens." This is going on in California, where they're really strict about advertised-price laws.
