Does $930 = $1000 in a discussion?
03-01-07, 01:52 PM
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Does $930 = $1000 in a discussion?
I just started thinking about this when I was corrected for saying at set of Ksyrium SSC SL's are 1k. One guy came back and said, "They are only $875." My reply was, "Ok, well about $930 after taxes, so 1K."
Sure the simple fact is they are about $930 but when you are talking about something casually should someone be so demanding in reminding you that you rounded up less than $100? Or am I wrong is saying I spent 1K when I spent 930 and change?
Ok, this is a bit off topic but I am guessing if someone has $2,880 in a bike they say it's worth 3k not 2,880. Am I wrong?
Sure the simple fact is they are about $930 but when you are talking about something casually should someone be so demanding in reminding you that you rounded up less than $100? Or am I wrong is saying I spent 1K when I spent 930 and change?
Ok, this is a bit off topic but I am guessing if someone has $2,880 in a bike they say it's worth 3k not 2,880. Am I wrong?
03-01-07, 01:57 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
It depends, if talking to the wife about a wheelset I just bought for $930 I generally round down to about $500. 
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Originally Posted by LowCel
It depends, if talking to the wife about a wheelset I just bought for $930 I generally round down to about $500.
03-01-07, 02:01 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Originally Posted by seriouslysilly
i'm using the same strategy
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Originally Posted by LowCel
Should have heard the rounding and twisting of numbers I did yesterday after I ordered my new frameset. I used the same logic as she does when she goes shopping and actually "saves" money by buying five pairs of shoes.
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Originally Posted by LowCel
Should have heard the rounding and twisting of numbers I did yesterday after I ordered my new frameset. I used the same logic as she does when she goes shopping and actually "saves" money by buying five pairs of shoes.
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Originally Posted by bvfrompc
And she would have rounded me down to the couch
03-01-07, 02:18 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Originally Posted by blacksquid
So, how many frames did you buy??
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Originally Posted by LowCel
It depends, if talking to the wife about a wheelset I just bought for $930 I generally round down to about $500.
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Well, the LBS guy is looking at selling price, not taxes. So 1k is not $875. That is a pair of Assos shorts in difference.
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You're both wrong. It's $874.95 and $944.95 after tax
Really, it just depends on how anal you are. If you're on pricepoint, it might make a difference. In casual conversation, it's close enough. But obviously important enough to start a whole thread on
Really, it just depends on how anal you are. If you're on pricepoint, it might make a difference. In casual conversation, it's close enough. But obviously important enough to start a whole thread on
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? you're kidding right? Is this conversation going to continue pending the outcome of this thread?
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Originally Posted by LowCel
It depends, if talking to the wife about a wheelset I just bought for $930 I generally round down to about $500.
But they are nit-picking! To me $900 is the same as $1000. All the same!!
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Originally Posted by Gee3
I'd use the same strategy if I HAD $1000 to drop on any bike part!
But they are nit-picking! To me $900 is the same as $1000. All the same!!
But they are nit-picking! To me $900 is the same as $1000. All the same!!
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Originally Posted by boog
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I try not to even mention prices. When my girlfriend asked how much my new Powertap rear wheel cost me, I simply replied "It wasn't too bad, I even got it at 25% of retail!". Discussion of prices = BAD!