diff --git a/bar.go b/bar.go
index 7a6cf31..4282907 100644
--- a/bar.go
+++ b/bar.go
@@ -181,10 +181,19 @@
 	return b
 }
 
+func (b *Bar) AppendPercentage() *Bar {
+	b.AppendFunc(func(s *Statistics) string {
+		completed := int(100 * float64(s.Completed) / float64(s.Total))
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%3d %%", completed)
+	})
+	return b
+}
+
 func (b *Bar) PrependPercentage() *Bar {
 	b.PrependFunc(func(s *Statistics) string {
 		completed := int(100 * float64(s.Completed) / float64(s.Total))
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%3d %%", completed)
+		str := fmt.Sprintf("%3d %%", completed)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%-5s", str)
 	})
 	return b
 }
@@ -273,10 +282,6 @@
 	return buf
 }
 
-func (b *Bar) flushed() {
-	b.flushedCh <- struct{}{}
-}
-
 func (b *Bar) updateTimePerItemEstimate(items int, blockStartTime time.Time) {
 	lastBlockTime := time.Since(blockStartTime)
 	lastItemEstimate := float64(lastBlockTime) / float64(items)
diff --git a/progress.go b/progress.go
index e5bf49d..6c494be 100644
--- a/progress.go
+++ b/progress.go
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 	width   int
 	stopped bool
 
-	op chan *operation
-
+	op            chan *operation
 	rrChangeReqCh chan time.Duration
 
 	wg *sync.WaitGroup
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@
 			lw.Flush()
 			for _, b := range bars {
 				go func(b *Bar) {
-					b.flushed()
+					b.flushedCh <- struct{}{}
 				}(b)
 			}
 		case d := <-p.rrChangeReqCh: