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Why Using Your Debit Card or Credit Card Makes Sense

Today I received the following message. One of the countless forward messages which do rounds across various messaging apps but definitely worth taking note of. The message is as follows S uppose 500 people visit bigbazaar daily. No one collects change. 500×1= rs500. For 365 days, 500×36 5 = rs 1,82,500 This is from ONE bigbazaar MARKET. There are 1500 bigbazaar markets in the country. rs 1,82,500×1500 = rs 273,750,000 27 crore per year.  & the worst part about this is, IT'S NOT EVEN TAXABLE because the bill doesn't count the one rupee, remember? Now you know why they always put price tags like 49/- 99/- 999/- only? Anyone who has ever been to any supermarket (or even shops for that matter) will easily relate to the scenario illustrated. It's a very common thing. At times the shopkeeper or the person at counter hands over a sweet supposedly worth the value of the balance exchange amount. Surprisingly though you as the customer cannot reverse the favour i.e....