The pound in the UK is a legally defined unit - equal to 454g
Actually it's 453.59237 g
I show this so you can see how awkward the conversion is.
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?
I think you underestimate the effort required to maintain dual prices. There
is always the risk of mistakes in the conversion and I've seen plenty of
examples where dual pricing is shown on some things but neglected in
others - in the same store! I'm willing to bet that if you ask people who
work in shops that many will tell you it's a damn nuisance.
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!
The need can only be justified on a transitional basis. No one (not even
politicians) deliberately engineered a situation where this halfway house
would continue indefinitely. I've yet to see a logical argument for the
retention of dual measures except to satisfy those who refuse to accept
change.
To me it's not a case of enforcing the display of something - its
fighting the the illegalization of the display of something.
You're forgetting the road signs issue. ARM are *enforcing* the law
*against* the display of metric. If you don't agree with this then maybe you
should reconsider your support for both them and BWMA.
Phil Hall
