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minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoWouldn’t $300 in any currency still be $300? Like 5 kilogram of any material is still 5 kilogram? Sure you might have one block of steel and 250.000 grains of rice… But still 5 kilogram.
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 hours ago$ doesn’t tell you anything though. $ CAD != $ AUD != $ USD. Grams have an agreed upon global meaning. Either way, they should tell us the currency. Edit: In Toronto, this is a common price for this quantity (1/2lb), in CAD.
Wouldn’t $300 in any currency still be $300?
Like 5 kilogram of any material is still 5 kilogram?
Sure you might have one block of steel and 250.000 grains of rice… But still 5 kilogram.
$ doesn’t tell you anything though. $ CAD != $ AUD != $ USD. Grams have an agreed upon global meaning.
Either way, they should tell us the currency.
Edit: In Toronto, this is a common price for this quantity (1/2lb), in CAD.