The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agoGotta keep yourself entertained, I guess.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1867arrow-down120
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minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 day agoThis is probably some US nonsense where the battery was $220 without tax, and the value at the register for the 99 batteries was with tax. Needless to say: 🤢
minus-squareJackbyDevlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoOr OP meant to say one was $230 and 99 was $22,000.
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoI like this train of thought, but 99 x 230 = 22,770
minus-squareJackbyDevlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoThe unstated premise being that $22,000 is discounted from $22,770 or OP just remembered the first two digits.
This is probably some US nonsense where the battery was $220 without tax, and the value at the register for the 99 batteries was with tax.
Needless to say: 🤢
Or OP meant to say one was $230 and 99 was $22,000.
I like this train of thought, but 99 x 230 = 22,770
The unstated premise being that $22,000 is discounted from $22,770 or OP just remembered the first two digits.
Oh yeah, I like this hypothesis