Everyone Loves Inacurate Transactions Everyday, (as long as they are in our favour)

fairclaire

David. wrote: »

:hello:

It's times like this you find out who your friends really are :eek: I will have the pints of prosecco though

springdreams

strewth71 wrote: »

Good afternoon Elite. Just popping on with a question...not shopping related :eek:

I started home educating dd2 just before Christmas and we've been doing really well...that was until this question on reverse percentages:

There are 6000 people at an ice hockey match.

The announcer says this is exactly 40% more people that the previous match.

Explain why the announcer is incorrect.

We've worked out the percentages and get that there would have bee 4286 people at the previous match. I don't get why the announcer is wrong! Any Elite maths geniuses out there?

Possibly because there would have had to have been 4285.7143 people at the previous match for there to be exactly 40% more people at the current match, and people don't come in fractions??

strewth71

David. wrote: »

I was actually thinking today as I popped round asda they all seemed at ease the muggles
Not one of them re positioning items in their trolley
None of them seemed to be counting
Never saw one trolley stacked high with 1 particular item
No one peeling the outer leaf off a sprout for their gerbil
No one on their knees trying to reach to the back of the shelf or standing on the bottom shelf to kindly restock for Asda
No checking phones, scanning barcodes in fact it looked like a leisurely stroll just throwing random items in with no concern for size/price/old new packaging nothing :eek:
Not even a flump to be seen

I asked my oh if he missed how calm muggle shopping used to be, we used to wander around aimlessly throwing "bargains" in the trolley then be gobsmacked at how high the end bill was. He said, yes, in a way but he loves that the shopping bill has quartered over the past few months and we are a bit less stressed over making the budget stretch :T

Delta_1984

Hi all, my shop last night, simple 3 for £5, face wash not shown, coffee pods 3 for £10:

Due to the ASDA Price Guarantee, you're entitled to a voucher of £5.27:

10 items (8 different) on your bill qualify for comparison ASDA Morrisons
+£3.84

0.23 x ASDA Bananas by Weight per kg £0.16 £0.15
1 x ASDA Daffodils £1.00 N/A
1 x Haribo Maoam Giant Sour Stripes (15g) £0.10 £0.10
2 x Simple Conditioning Eye Make Up Remover (125ml) £6.58 £3.98
1 x Haribo Starmix Minis £0.10 £0.10
1 x Haribo Tangfastics £0.10 £0.10
2 x Nescafe Dolce Gusto Chococino (8) £6.67 £5.00
1 x Nescafe Dolce Gusto Caffe Crema Grande (16) £3.33 £3.77
1 x Betty Crocker Shake to Make Pancake Mix Traditiona... £1.00 £1.00

Comparison total (compared products only) £18.04 £14.20

Evangeline1971

Donaldweight wrote: »

Well I'm popping in A this morning. Shall I give it a try in store? Have you seen this product in A then?

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

Morning all.

Still not sure exactly how some trigger items show on msm, but is this a possibility in the 3 for £9 or is it likely to appear because it actually shows in the offer?

I don't know if anyone has replied to this yet as I've not caught up, however I thought I should reply before someone wastes money. The website is misleading when it shows unavailable items but the app is more reliable. This is showing available in the app. It doesn't appear when you click to view all items in the offer however when you search directly it does, therefore it's unlikely that this will be a trigger. If in doubt always scan with the app instore.

hampydoodums

For those off to see Mr Gray at a cineworld tonight, if you're signed up with their emailed newsletter don't forget your voucher for BOGOf on their regular hot dogs. It's a pdf and valid until 26.02.15

tweets

izzy65 wrote: »

Oh tweets I was expecting green silk pjs there, my lot live in these type of lounge pants:)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: DS says he lives in his when he's not working

strewth71

zippydooda wrote: »

but what if the 4286th person left approximately 7/10 of the way through the 1st match. surely the announcer would then be correct

I know its still not a whole number

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

...or what if the 4286th person was involved in a horrific hotdog stand accident and had his arm severed and so became 7/10th of who he/she was?:D

springdreams wrote: »

Possibly because there would have had to have been 4285.7143 people at the previous match for there to be exactly 40% more people at the current match, and people don't come in fractions??

Not unless the above 2 quotes occur SD :rotfl::rotfl: Thanks though :A

Dizzy_Ditzy

FC I hope life is a bit brighter for you all today x

springdreams

Munqui wrote: »

edit: really should catch up instead of replying as i go :rotfl:

Me too, although if we did that we would likely never get to post on some days as this lot can be very chatty sometimes