# It's only $14.99

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-only-14-99/378325>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 29, 2006, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-only-14-99/378325 "2006-10-29T13:24:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![bhazelwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@bhazelwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bhazelwood)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-only-14-99/378325/1 "2006-10-29T13:24:59Z")

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Dear Cecil,

I’ve been reading your column for … I don’t even know how long…Long. Love it. I, for some reason, felt impelled to comment on your elucidation regarding the practice of pricing items ending with .99, etc.

When I am shopping, I always round up to the next dollar, or even the next ten if a big ticket item, because I think in terms of my “out of pocket” expense, which, of course, includes tax. I have, on several occasions, had sales persons “correct” me when I said “okay, so that is 15 bucks…” “No, it is only $14.99” One guy was downright adamant. It amazes me how many sales people will argue with a customer.

Keep spreading the word.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-only-14-99/378325/2 "2006-10-29T13:50:04Z")

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Hello **bhazelwood**. It is considered a courtesy to post a [link](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_166.html) to the column in question.