The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agoGotta keep yourself entertained, I guess.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square109linkfedilinkarrow-up1878arrow-down123
arrow-up1855arrow-down1imageGotta keep yourself entertained, I guess.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agomessage-square109linkfedilink
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·4 months 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-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·4 months agoOr OP meant to say one was $230 and 99 was $22,000.
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·4 months agoI like this train of thought, but 99 x 230 = 22,770
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months 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