Thanks for the correction. I should have said half pound. For a quarter of a pound, though, the store employee wouldn't be quite so precise as to say 113 g. He/she would be more likely to say, "about 110 grams."
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Terry Simpson >Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 19:22 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:28250] RE: Steve Thoburn > > >>Bill Potts >>I believe FFU would be illegal. > >You cannot have imperial only but you can have dual. This applies to >prepacked goods such as soft drinks and to goods weighed in the store such >as cheese. > > >>I suspect if someone asks for a quarter of a pound of something, >>most store employees would be able to immediately say, >>"O.K., that'll be about 225 grams," without even looking at the >>conversion table. > >Ahem. 113 grams > >In one major store that I visited, staff that use scales receive training >and reference cards. They knew how to convert a quarter without >looking, but >not 6 ounces. The cashier thought that a pound and a kilogram were >the same. >
