bloody 1 cent pieces

insaneferret · 07-12-2004, 05:05 PM

ok, just came back from the local ebgames, put down $164 on pre-orders for Tribes: Vengeance, DOOM3 and Half Life 2, got a cool little pewter figurine of the pinkydemon from the original doom, very cool, and mostly free, i traded in a crapload of old pc games i dont play anymore as well as the $90 i got from a coinstar machine after cashing in the sock full of spare change i've been collecting for the past couple years, anyhow it turns out i had 530 1 cent pieces in there, which comes up to a mere $5, the other coins came up to $85, problem was that half the damn coins in the sock were coppers

1 cent coins are the most useless crap ever, the posess no real monetary value whatsoever, and their weight is incredible, hell a coin a lot smaller has 10 times the value, 1 cent coins exist so that bloody retailers can attempt to fool you by reducing the price of someething by 1 cent and they're like wow, its $49.99, damnit, they're not fooling anyone there, especially when after tax it rings up to $54.11

Gambit · 07-12-2004, 05:50 PM

Preach on, brutha weasel.

er, ferret, I mean.

KitZune · 07-13-2004, 07:43 AM

Actually it fools a lot of people. I worked retail and was told about all that crap... and yes $399.99 people say "Wow, it's only $300" and when it rings up to something past $400 then they just shove their foot in their mouths and pretend they already knew that's how expensive it would be... people's pride is amazing, it will make them spend a lot of money. Retail is trying to make money, so be smart and you'll avoid the tricks... But I used to love selling someone a $2000 computer only becasue they thought of it as "1000" because of the one cent price reduction.

Maz · 07-13-2004, 09:37 AM

it's like price of gas, it goes down from 90.0 cent/litre to 89.9 cent/litre and people go CRAZY

Stang · 07-13-2004, 04:10 PM

I've got a collection of pennies and a few others coinage, majority are pennies though, in a large container that I've rolled over I believe $70. Ill turn them in when I fill the container

. Its like a secret stash of not much but hey ya never know when it will come in handy

.

yak · 07-19-2004, 08:19 AM

dammed pennies, because of having to carry them, i was forced to start wearing pants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maz · 07-19-2004, 10:11 AM

soon enough, will be carrying bucket

Stang · 07-19-2004, 04:06 PM

You should see the bulge in my Mom's purse from all the pennies she has. Her purse is her own weight training

.

yak · 07-20-2004, 11:11 AM

i have enough pennies to melt them down, and have enough armor to supply a small army( the army of YAKASTONESIA )

Stang · 07-20-2004, 08:22 PM

yak · 07-21-2004, 09:11 AM

what is so funny??????? i was serious.

Stang · 07-21-2004, 04:13 PM

Im allowed to laugh

KitZune · 07-21-2004, 04:30 PM

Have any of you thought of cashing in these so called mountains of pennies? are you aware they are representative of money? I keep all my change in a jar, I dump it in at the end of every day... every month or so I have over $100 in it... MOstly pennies and dimes and quaters although up here in canada we also got dollar and two dollar coins, so that helps... but I'm sure the same principle would work with american coinage

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 07-21-2004, 05:37 PM

We have dollar coins in the states too...

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 07-21-2004, 05:38 PM

Quote:

You should see the bulge in my Mom's purse from all the pennies she has

You can guess how I read that.... "bulge", "Mom's", "penis" WTF?

07-12-2004, 05:05 PM	#1
insaneferret Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 40 Posts: 303	bloody 1 cent pieces ok, just came back from the local ebgames, put down $164 on pre-orders for Tribes: Vengeance, DOOM3 and Half Life 2, got a cool little pewter figurine of the pinkydemon from the original doom, very cool, and mostly free, i traded in a crapload of old pc games i dont play anymore as well as the $90 i got from a coinstar machine after cashing in the sock full of spare change i've been collecting for the past couple years, anyhow it turns out i had 530 1 cent pieces in there, which comes up to a mere $5, the other coins came up to $85, problem was that half the damn coins in the sock were coppers 1 cent coins are the most useless crap ever, the posess no real monetary value whatsoever, and their weight is incredible, hell a coin a lot smaller has 10 times the value, 1 cent coins exist so that bloody retailers can attempt to fool you by reducing the price of someething by 1 cent and they're like wow, its $49.99, damnit, they're not fooling anyone there, especially when after tax it rings up to $54.11 __________________

07-12-2004, 05:50 PM	#2
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	Preach on, brutha weasel. er, ferret, I mean. __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

07-13-2004, 07:43 AM	#3
KitZune Transgendered Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burlington Ontario (Near Toronto) Age: 42 Posts: 1,079	Actually it fools a lot of people. I worked retail and was told about all that crap... and yes $399.99 people say "Wow, it's only $300" and when it rings up to something past $400 then they just shove their foot in their mouths and pretend they already knew that's how expensive it would be... people's pride is amazing, it will make them spend a lot of money. Retail is trying to make money, so be smart and you'll avoid the tricks... But I used to love selling someone a $2000 computer only becasue they thought of it as "1000" because of the one cent price reduction. __________________ She's named after Judas... Not a CARROT Click here to view my artwork

07-13-2004, 09:37 AM	#4
Maz Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Canada Age: 42 Posts: 1,429	it's like price of gas, it goes down from 90.0 cent/litre to 89.9 cent/litre and people go CRAZY __________________

07-13-2004, 04:10 PM	#5
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	I've got a collection of pennies and a few others coinage, majority are pennies though, in a large container that I've rolled over I believe $70. Ill turn them in when I fill the container . Its like a secret stash of not much but hey ya never know when it will come in handy . __________________

07-19-2004, 08:19 AM	#6
yak Threadkiller Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: marysville, washington Age: 39 Posts: 537	dammed pennies, because of having to carry them, i was forced to start wearing pants!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ One can smile, and smile, and still be a villian.-William Shakespeare Are you trying to tell me that the man who tried to put a rubber fist in my anus was a uhh.. homosexual?-Borat

07-19-2004, 10:11 AM	#7
Maz Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Canada Age: 42 Posts: 1,429	soon enough, will be carrying bucket __________________

07-19-2004, 04:06 PM	#8
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	You should see the bulge in my Mom's purse from all the pennies she has. Her purse is her own weight training . __________________

07-20-2004, 11:11 AM	#9
yak Threadkiller Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: marysville, washington Age: 39 Posts: 537	i have enough pennies to melt them down, and have enough armor to supply a small army( the army of YAKASTONESIA ) __________________ One can smile, and smile, and still be a villian.-William Shakespeare Are you trying to tell me that the man who tried to put a rubber fist in my anus was a uhh.. homosexual?-Borat

07-20-2004, 08:22 PM	#10
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	__________________

07-21-2004, 09:11 AM	#11
yak Threadkiller Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: marysville, washington Age: 39 Posts: 537	what is so funny??????? i was serious. __________________ One can smile, and smile, and still be a villian.-William Shakespeare Are you trying to tell me that the man who tried to put a rubber fist in my anus was a uhh.. homosexual?-Borat

07-21-2004, 04:13 PM	#12
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Im allowed to laugh __________________

07-21-2004, 04:30 PM	#13
KitZune Transgendered Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burlington Ontario (Near Toronto) Age: 42 Posts: 1,079	Have any of you thought of cashing in these so called mountains of pennies? are you aware they are representative of money? I keep all my change in a jar, I dump it in at the end of every day... every month or so I have over $100 in it... MOstly pennies and dimes and quaters although up here in canada we also got dollar and two dollar coins, so that helps... but I'm sure the same principle would work with american coinage __________________ She's named after Judas... Not a CARROT Click here to view my artwork

07-21-2004, 05:37 PM	#14
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 46 Posts: 965	We have dollar coins in the states too...

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