I've been ripped off!!!!

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Mark

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#128975 30-Aug-2013 09:47

From Z no less!

I bought 8.020 litres of fuel at $2.229 and they charged me $17.89!!!!!

The thieving b$%@!$ds!!!!!

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#886914 30-Aug-2013 09:50

At least it was only a cent.

johnr

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#886916 30-Aug-2013 10:00

Think of the good things Z do in the community around New Zeeland everyday and the friendly staff they have

If you like DM me your bank account number and I will give you double the amount you thought you were ripped off by

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#886919 30-Aug-2013 10:07

Apparently they did a lot of market research before launch to find out what was important to people in a petrol station. I must be the only person in New Zealand who would have answered 'A return to 80c/L petrol' because instead we got coffee machines and DVDs.

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#886931 30-Aug-2013 10:23

1c x how many cars in NZ ? Soon adds up..... :)

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#886944 30-Aug-2013 10:28

Just be thankful it didn't total $17.85 and you paid by cash. It would have cost you $17.90!

Inphinity

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#886946 30-Aug-2013 10:31

xpd: 1c x how many cars in NZ ? Soon adds up..... :)

As do the part-cents that are rounded out in thousands of transactions a day, but just see how doing anything about that turned out for Peter, Michael and Samir :P

wasabi2k

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#886947 30-Aug-2013 10:31

Careful, you might unwittingly expose the evil hacker plot to round of fractions of a cent - then blame it all on the davinci virus.

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wellygary

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#886950 30-Aug-2013 10:33

Mark: From Z no less!

I bought 8.020 litres of fuel at $2.229 and they charged me $17.89!!!!!

The thieving b$%@!$ds!!!!!

There is obviously some rounding going on here, but it does not appear to be clear what is being rounded,

I would actually follow this up with them and ask them to explain the calculations that did to get you final price,

http://z.co.nz/contact-us/

Sounds like Gus Gorman has infiltrated Z,( bonus points for anyone who gets the reference)

Inphinity

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#886958 30-Aug-2013 10:44

wellygary:
Mark: From Z no less!

I bought 8.020 litres of fuel at $2.229 and they charged me $17.89!!!!!

The thieving b$%@!$ds!!!!!

There is obviously some rounding going on here, but it does not appear to be clear what is being rounded,

I would actually follow this up with them and ask them to explain the calculations that did to get you final price,

http://z.co.nz/contact-us/

Sounds like Gus Gorman has infiltrated Z,( bonus points for anyone who gets the reference)

I'd be interested in their response. I suspect there's rounding in the $/litre calculation to $2.23 (Which would give $17.8846 for 8.02 litres), plus then rounding-up of that value, which would give $17.89. It's a bit tricky to do both, though. A more specific calculation for the per litre value, at $2.229 would give $17.87658, which rounded would be $17.88. Thus, the 1 cent discrepancy.

And yeah, good on Gus for inspiring his late-90s counterparts that didn't have to deal with a certain boyscout ;)

Fo0L

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#886961 30-Aug-2013 10:49

Sounds like Gus Gorman has infiltrated Z,( bonus points for anyone who gets the reference)

Like it.

Reference already referenced by way of another reference, refer Inphinitys earlier post. LOL.

andrewNZ

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#886968 30-Aug-2013 10:58

I did the calculation with 8.025 litres and it came out bang on, perhaps that's where the rounding happens.

Mark

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#886974 30-Aug-2013 11:06

wellygary:

There is obviously some rounding going on here, but it does not appear to be clear what is being rounded,

I would actually follow this up with them and ask them to explain the calculations that did to get you final price,

http://z.co.nz/contact-us/

Sounds like Gus Gorman has infiltrated Z,( bonus points for anyone who gets the reference)

I think i will ask .. be interesting to see what they say :-)

johnr

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#886975 30-Aug-2013 11:09

I have a 2013 DRZ400sm and they are cheap as chips to run

Mark

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#886980 30-Aug-2013 11:15

johnr: I have a 2013 DRZ400sm and they are cheap as chips to run

Oh yes! Great fun aren't they :-) If you are interested there is a Tard outing in Auckland being organised, more along the merrier!

2013 .. mmm shiney! You "tweaked" it yet ? (exhaust, airbox, air-filter, pulling the P.A.I.R. emissions system off ?)

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#886983 30-Aug-2013 11:21

She has 300k on the clock no mods and yes real interested thanks :)

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