Showing prices in pounds in metric countries is blatant marketeering (see: Canada); purpose is to allow the grocer to display what appears to be a lower price.
Carleton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Saxton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:08:58 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [USMA:41674] Bermuda Dodged the hurricanes a few days ago and spent a couple of days in Bermuda. I didn't get a close-up look at a fuel pump so I don't know how gasoline is sold but I did note that all signposts show distances in km whereas in the shops all fresh produce is priced by the lb. (Packeted goods are different and the units depend on the country of origin. No prize for guessing where the pints and pounds come from.)
