Why does a 99 ice cream cost a pound and not 99p?!


Question: Why does a 99 ice cream cost a pound and not 99p!?
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A 99 was thought to have got it's name from the facct that the flake was supposedly 99mm in length but this has been refuted in recent years!. Some popular theories include:

he origins of the name are uncertain!. One claim is that the '99' was coined in Portobello, Scotland, in 1922, by the Arcari family, who owned a well known ice cream shop there!. They sold ice-creams with half a large 'Flake' inserted in the top, and reputedly gave it the name simply because the shop was sited at 99 High Street!. The idea spread locally, then further afield!.

Another possibility is that it was named by Italian ice-cream sellers (many of whom hailed from mountainous areas in the Veneto, Trentino, Bellunese and Friuli) in honour of the final wave of conscripts from the First World War, born in 1899 and referred to as "i Ragazzi del 99" - the Boys of '99!. They were held in such high esteem that some streets in Italy were named in honour of them!. The chocolate flake may have reminded them of the Alpine Regiment's hat, with a long dark feather ****** at an angle!.

Another suggestion is that the initials of "Ice Cream", IC, form the Roman numerals for 99 (being 100 - 1)!. In practice, the number 99 is not written like this but as XCIX!. It could be that the name was coined by someone who either did not know this or ignored it!.

One more explanation suggests that the original length of the flake chocolate bar was 99mm, but this is an unlikely explanation as the chocolate bar preceded the introduction of the metric system to the UK!.

The ice cream manufacturer Askey's first established a cone called "99"!. As people ordered this, "99 with a flake" would have been shortened over the years to "99 flake"!.

It has also been suggested that a Chinese ice-cream seller in the 1920s was approached by a group of British Deaf, who asked for extra chocolate with a doubled sign of a hooked finger!. The Chinese seller, not certain what to call the chocolate flake, interpreted this sign as the number 99!.

The Cadbury's website says that the reason behind the Flake being called a 99 has been "lost in the mists of time"!.

Cadbury started manufacturing chocolate and cocoa from its first factory in 1831!. The invention of the 99 Flake was 99 years later in 1930, hence the name!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

She's right, the little robber aka Mr Whippy swindled me £0!.21 extra for a 99!. What's this Credit Crunch (TM) coming to!? Even children, little children are getting milked!. Dear oh dear!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

It's the old kidology trick door!.!.!.

99p sounds - and more importantly, displays - better than £1!.00!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

Yea and have you noticed when you get a burger you have to pay more if you want something extra on it put never less when you ask them to take something out!?Www@Enter-QA@Com

it costs me 99p for an ice cream!.
or £1!.20 if i want a flake! (which is what a 99 is)

sheesh, youre getting it cheap!Www@Enter-QA@Com

One of life's mystery'sWww@Enter-QA@Com

Becasue the cost of food has risenWww@Enter-QA@Com

coz they like to cream the profitWww@Enter-QA@Com

because 1p can make all the differenceWww@Enter-QA@Com

because the 99 may not refer to the price!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

where can you get a 99 for a pound!?!?!?!? thats very cheapWww@Enter-QA@Com

because there is taxes due on it!Www@Enter-QA@Com

umm how much is a pound in us moneyWww@Enter-QA@Com

Not sure where u are but a half gal here would be over 3 to 4 bucks!.!.for 99 cents i might get a bowl full!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

i dno!.!.!.!.lol!.!.!.!.
good point though!.Www@Enter-QA@Com



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