So, why are these archait units used internationally? Or, DO Europeans
sell diamonds at retail in grams instead of carats??
Pat Naughtin wrote:
>
> Dear Paul and All,
>
> on 2001-03-11 08.19, Paul Trusten at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > It's called S-A-L-E-S, and has nothing to do with S-I.
>
> On the subject of sales and trading (which I know has nothing to do with
> your message) have you noticed these trends.
>
> 1 Traders insist of a sound measurement system for buying their wares.
>
> 2 The same traders then devise (or use an old set) measures that are
> difficult to understand, and to use, for selling purposes.
>
> Consider some examples
>
> Gold, silver and platinum
>
> Bought in kilogram or even tonnes if you have enough of it - sold in troy
> ounces.
>
> Oil trading
>
> Oil is bought in kilograms and tonnes, using something like the Plimsoll
> marks on ships - it is then explained to the general public in the
> never-existent barrels.
>
> Diamonds and other gems
>
> Diamonds are bought using grams, or even kilograms - and then they are sold
> using carats.
>
> Television sets and computer monitors
>
> Designed and built using millimetres - sold using inches. (Note: As many
> have pointed out before these are not real inches but special television
> inches, that are a bit smaller than the international standard 25.4 mm
> inch.)
>
> Houses (This could be peculiarly Australian)
>
> Designed and built using metres and millimetres - then sold using squares
> (of 100 square feet).
>
> Cars
>
> Completely built and designed using millimetres and tenths of millimetres -
> then sold with 15 inch wheels and an odometer and speedometer calibrated in
> miles and miles per hour.
>
> Etc, etc, etc. BTW, I would appreciate other examples for my collection.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pat Naughtin CAMS
> Geelong, Australia
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