From: "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [USMA:33579] Re: metric system in u k
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:08:51 -0400
When it was just pounds I would have advocated showing kg too considering
that internatoinally it was a well known unit.
Yeah! Right! We believe you! We really do!
*You* don't believe me.
Ask others if they feel I am lying (lieiing?).
Arguably lb's are still the unit of measure predominantly used / spoken in
supermarkets today although there is this sort of "drive" to make it so
that people change the way they ask for things.
The Continentals still used the word pound for generations after
metrication even if the scales and pricing didn't show it. They just
excepted and got use to it being 500 g. You can do the same.
The pound in the UK is a legally defined unit - equal to 454g
I just think that both "systems" should be used and let the consumer
decide. Use education if you want - and let the preference for whatever
system flow through.
Yes! Yes! Add as much clutter to the price displays as possible.
Erm, calm down - I'm talking about "xx/kg xx/lb"
And add cost tothe product to pay for the time and materials to dual price.
Are you honestly saying that a felt tip pen's ink is a real profit/loss
scenario at a supermarket deli?
I mean..
..really?
Just to preserve something not needed. Very efficient way to do
business.
You believe its not needed.
There are those with different opinions to yourself. No seriously! There
are!
To me it's not a case of enforcing the display of something - its fighting
the the illegalization of the display of something.
It isn't illegal to look at the price per 100 g and calculate in your mind
the price per 500 g to approimate your fanaticism with old units.
Either your maths is wrong or you wanted to say I was a fanatic.
Only you have admitted (publicly) to that.
This is a broad church discussion arena (on either side, or the middle) -
I'd prefer to not be tarred with the same "fanatic" paintbrush as you.
