Found a vintage Panasonic pencil sharpener

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by maxhifi

InWhen I went to Europe as a teenager, I saw those serif 1's, and 7's with a slash though them for the first time, and thought it's much better than our Canadian numbers. Used them for about six months, then decided it isn't patriotic and went back to "normal" 1 sans serif, and 7 sans slash.

Good to know. I put most of my effort into making 1s anyway so there's no mistaking them for 7s or even the letter I.

Originally Posted by MadMan

Time for a basic math lesson. Or 'maths' as the British would say.

7 - 1.99 = 5.01
Round down = $5

I'm sure I've heard the British term before, I just can't place it.