Stoney871 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I've always had dramas at Halfords anyway. Most of them can't count past 10 without removing their shoes & socks. Expecting them to work out 15% is a long stretch. If I'm bored I'll park up at my local store and watch them trying to swap someone's bulbs or Wiper Blades, always makes me laugh. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie eastwood Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 15% is easy to work out, take 10% and halve the result which will be the 5%, add the two together which gives you the 15%. Then take away from the original price. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 minute ago, eddie eastwood said: 15% is easy to work out, take 10% and halve the result which will be the 5%, add the two together which gives you the 15%. Then take away from the original price. Yep, for us oldies, doing maths in our heads is easy as we were taught properly at school. It never ceases to amaze me how often I pick up shop till errors as I can easily add up a basketful of shopping (approximately) to the nearest 50p, so know instantly when an error has been made by the shop trying to scam me - they make a fortune from ringing through errors that customers never pick up. Lidl & Home Bargains are the worst for ringing through 'reduced' items incorrectly... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie eastwood Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I remember a man that once offered me a 17 and a half % discount but he could not find his calculator to work it out. I showed him how to do the 15% one and to just devide the 5% by half to get the discount sum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, eddie eastwood said: I remember a man that once offered me a 17 and a half % discount but he could not find his calculator to work it out. I showed him how to do the 15% one and to just devide the 5% by half to get the discount sum. No one likes a show off... LOL 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 About the only plus side of VAT going up to 20% is the ease of calculating it quickly in your head! (Divide by 10 then double it). Was 17.5% when I was at school. Must admit nowadays I generally just use this percentage calculator - Percentage Calculator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 4 hours ago, TomsFocus said: Was 17.5% when I was at school. That must make you one of the youngest members on this forum 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 8% when I was at school 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, iantt said: 8% when I was at school Me too, so, you worked out 10%, then divide by 5, then subtracted (the 2%) from the 10% LOL 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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