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Originally Posted by reflector
I asked for a single as I was going home and he said "You want a day return." I said "No, I want a single." This was repeated several times until he said "Look, I'm trying to be save you money - a day return is 6/- (30p), a single is 6/9d (around 33p). Do you still want a single?" I muttered "Thank you very much - I'll have a day return please!"
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I've heard someone ask for two singles for Knutsford to Manchester. They were told a Duo to Manchester is cheaper (150% of the cost of an off-peak return.)
I've also heard people at Altrincham and Stockport in the evenings ask for singles and get told an Evening Return is cheaper (50% the cost of an off-peak return.)
On the plus side when people buy returns and don't use the return section it helps make up for unaccounted passengers in statistics, in particular one's that board at unstaffed stations and the conductor on the train doesn't have time to sell them a ticket.