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minus-squareIamSparticles@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoSure, but the rounding errors become a lot bigger if you get rid of the nickel.
minus-squarePyr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 hours agoAs long as there’s no collusion it should generally even out with random purchases. Unless you constantly buy the same order every day that ends in 3 cents and rounds up you might pay like $5 more every year.
Sure, but the rounding errors become a lot bigger if you get rid of the nickel.
As long as there’s no collusion it should generally even out with random purchases. Unless you constantly buy the same order every day that ends in 3 cents and rounds up you might pay like $5 more every year.