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On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:07:23 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> >"James Silverton" > wrote
>
> >> Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen counter? You
> >> can't ask for ounces since the scales read in 1/100ths of a pound; a
> >> quarter pound *sometimes* works and I've had some amazing variations on
> >> "point two" and "point three" pounds etc.
>
> >It has been decades since I worked at a deli counter, but I've never heard
> >anyone in the store order by ounces. Always quarter, half, or pound. I
> >did hear one lady order 6 slices though.
>
> >I did have a few encounters in Europe ordering a quarter kilo or 250 grams
> >though.
>
> Most deli counters around do not like either of the following:
>
> 3 ounces
> .2 pounds
>
> So one is reduced to asking for "somewhat less than a quater pound".
>
I ask for a quarter pound and don't care if it goes a little over or a
little under. What are they going to do to make it .25 lb... break a
slice in half? Never thought about what 100 gm meant in terms of
pounds either, but now that little European mystery is solved. Walk
away pizza is sold in Rome by the 100 gm, not by the slice.

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