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Old 01-17-2016, 02:40 AM   #52
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Originally Posted by mpeg2 View Post
"That reminds me of a little game I play, in one of the shops the shopkeeper welcomes you saying "Only today! Items which are usually priced at 120% are discounted by 20%!""

While this seems like a joke at first - do the math.

20% discount on an item at 120% of the original price ends up costing 96% of the original price - so there is actually a discount here...

Rich
Then you add the 8.5% sales tax, and you're still behind.
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