return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agoAs pennies phase out of US currency, McDonald's updates some cash payment optionsabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
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minus-squareRekhyt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoOr, hear me out, include sales tax in the listed price. If a cheeseburger costs (ugh) $5, no one cares that $4.70 is going to McDonald’s and $0.30 is going to sales tax, they just know they’re paying $5.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 days agoI have seen hella dumbfucks say it’s because then every store would have to print their own price tags, but they already fucking do that anyway. The real reason is because it makes things look less expensive.
Or, hear me out, include sales tax in the listed price. If a cheeseburger costs (ugh) $5, no one cares that $4.70 is going to McDonald’s and $0.30 is going to sales tax, they just know they’re paying $5.
I have seen hella dumbfucks say it’s because then every store would have to print their own price tags, but they already fucking do that anyway.
The real reason is because it makes things look less expensive.