Israel - home to the world's first 9.99 coin

[Sirotnikov]

It's true!!!


The national Israeli bank is about to suggest the Coin and Medals department, the following money:

a 99 agora coin
a 9.90 new israeli shekel
a 999 bill


[1 (new israeli) shekel = 100 (new israeli) agora]

this all comes because stores often employ a tactic of making things cost 4.99 instead of 5.00 and that way they gain a single agora , since it's coin was cancelled about 10 years ago.

Furthermore, many places simply don't keep 5 agora coins, and round the sum of money you owe them up.

That way, millions are gained by evil trading centers every year.

[Eli]

Credit to walla...

[Spec]

And what about 4.99 plus tax?

[Solver]

Would be quite Jewish, bet you.

[Rogan Josh]

Classic April Fool.

[Dauphin]

And the UK is adopting the Euro soon too.

[Sirotnikov]

Actually this was reported by an Israeli news site , and thinking clearly, this isn't necessarily a joke.

[Cookie Monster]

Originally posted by Sirotnikov
Actually this was reported by an Israeli news site , and thinking clearly, this isn't necessarily a joke.

Actually if this is true then it's a terrific idea. Do you have a link to the news story?

[C0ckney]

i can see lots of crafty shopkeepers lowering their prices to 9.98

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Sirotnikov
Actually this was reported by an Israeli news site , and thinking clearly, this isn't necessarily a joke.

Not necessarily a joke, but highly impractical and as such an absurd notion.

It'd be far easier to outlaw the practice of .99ing, forcing the price to be a whole number cost.

[Sirotnikov]

Lol @ C0ckney.

Actually, I begin thinking it's a joke.

[Az]

Walla sucks. this is the most ****ing stupid online practical joke, since when MtG became mod.

[Cookie Monster]

Oh well...........

[Sirotnikov]

Oh scr*w you

It's infact a very believable joke since it's very very reasonable to have a 99 agorot coin, just to f*ck the damn super-markets.

and walla is a great site.

[Bereta_Eder]

how would you **** them siro if they can simply change to .98?

BTW how can you begin a thread on the 1st of April with the words: "It's true"...