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OneHappyGamer:) on 29 October 2012
Galaki said:
Jon-Erich said:
I don't know about where you live, but where I live (Maryland, USA) The taxes would come to about $21 extra.

Canada, where taxes stop me from buying a lot of stuff. Probably a good thing.

DAMMNIT! and i live on Canada :'(

sucks to be canadian sometimes.



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Viper1 on 29 October 2012
crissindahouse said:
Viper1 said:

Perhaps had they started the system that way in the beginning, it would make sense.

Trying to it change it now would be disastrous.

yeah ok i understand that i just don't understand why it wasn't always like this.

I think, and much like GhaudePhaede010 is also saying, is that whether you get the tax info on the sticker price or at the register, it's still a different price than the one you saw in the ad.

If this is too confusing for people cominging in from overseas then why doesn't the UK return the favor and drive on the right hand side of the road for us?



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JOKA_ on 29 October 2012
Galaki said:
Some states have zero sales tax, right?


I love living 10 min away from tax free New Hampshire :)



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crissindahouse on 29 October 2012
GhaudePhaede010 said:
crissindahouse said:
GhaudePhaede010 said:
 

Exactly, since taxes vary from state to state and even county to county, saying it will cost, "$207" may not even be true. To keep the confusion down, the compaines use a set price and allow each state to apply tax to the MSRP (manufacture suggested retail price) of the product. This keeps the manufacturer from being liable when they state a price and it applies in one state but not another state. Saying $199.99 suggests that is what the manufacturer is selling thee item at, and the state/county/whatever will apply THEIR taxes to the product.

like i said to viper, if you know that ads are without tax there is only as much confusion for you as if you see it on a price tag without and have to pay then a price you don't really know before (even if you know your tax most want really know the exact price not to talk about everyone who doesn#t live there and will buy something there)

no clue why ow both of you think people wouldn't understand that price tags have tax included but ads not but they understand that price tags have no tax included but they guy on the check.out tells you another price with tax then...


Huh? What you just posted is a bit confusing to me. What I am saying is, the MSRP of a product in America is always without tax. Sure, stores could apply tax for you but it would then be no different than going to the register and having the tax applied for you, only a couple seconds later. Since tax vaires from state to state, there is no way for a company to list the product other than what their suggested price of thee item is. Once you see the manufacturer's price, you understand there is to be a certain amount added in taxes depending on where you live.

I am not saying people would not understand, I am saying it would be of little difference since the tax addition will be there for you in the store either way. One way, you are at the register, thee other, you are looking at the box. Then it comes down to retailers, saying it cost, "$207" even though you added tax already while having another store list the price at thee MSRP of "$199" may make you look more expensive even though you may not be. This would also create confusion for the customer so here, all we do is list thee MSRP and allow the state and stores to handle tax the way they see best fit.

yes but the difference is, if someone from japan or texas or even someone from los angeles who is just horrible in math (there are people who can't even calculate 5x1.2) wants to buy something in los angeles he would exactly know what he has to pay when he sees the product he wants and not when someone is telling him the price which could be more as he thought then. he could see the price for 200 and would think he has to pay maybe 203 but the he has to pay 219.

and retailers who have to take higher tax don't look more expensive, the price including tax will be higher with or without earlier clarification of the whole price if he will take exactly the same as someone from another state. it would be only earlier clear what the price is for everyone. just take europe as example,  i often drive from germany to netherlands which is nothing else as when you drive from texas to california. when i see the price on the price tag i know they could have a different tax there (i believe they have exactly the same as we right now) but i know what i have to pay when i see the product and don't have to guess what it could cost and if that is really what i want to pay for it or if i would rather buy it in germany. in usa i have no clue as long as someone tells it to me and it could be 10% more as i thought then but i will buy it then because i don't want to put it back on the shelf^^

it's not a really big deal, i just think it would be better to know the price at the moment you have the product in front of your eyes.

but americans are happy with that system so i won't complain anymore



happydolphin on 29 October 2012

In a Galaki far, far away... the taxes in a product are an eigth of the price.

Galaki said:
NiKKoM said:
That's for exposing the rest of the world to Justin Bieber and Celine Dion!

You're just jealous he gets more little girls than you do, without trying.

Celine Dion is a guy? I didn't know that!



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crissindahouse on 29 October 2012
Viper1 said:

I think, and much like GhaudePhaede010 is also saying, is that whether you get the tax info on the sticker price or at the register, it's still a different price than the one you saw in the ad.

If this is too confusing for people cominging in from overseas then why doesn't the UK return the favor and drive on the right hand side of the road for us?

yeah i also think they should drive on the right side!

joke aside, i explained it in my post before and if you americans prefer this everything is fine



Viper1 on 29 October 2012
crissindahouse said:

yeah i also think they should drive on the right side!

joke aside, i explained it in my post before and if you americans prefer this everything is fine

I can't really say it's that we prefer it but we are accustomed to it.  



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Vinniegambini on 29 October 2012

Well amazon.ca no longer is selling the Wii U bundle 32 gb. o_O Guess everyone hoped the wagon (I know I did lol), got my amazon credit card! Defer payments eheheh :D



Augen on 29 October 2012

In my business the law is we only charge taxes on the goods we sell within our state (there are exceptions there, such as schools or religious institutions which are tax free). Inter state commerce is tax free, so the price is the price (no tax) for nearly 90% of our customer base.

I would venture to say if you purchased a Wii U from another state with a business that has no branch in your state you would pay zero tax. Shipping, of course, would be another matter.



JEMC on 29 October 2012
Viper1 said:

State and local sales taxes apply to just about everything but it does vary state to state.   Food purchased at a grocer is often not taxed by the state though  often locally taxed.

State taxes range from 3% to 7%.  Some items can also range from 1% to 10%.  Toss on local city taxes and rates can reach nearly 12%.

 

I can understand having 1 tax per state (like in Europe there is 1 tax per country), and I could understand having 1 tax per city (bigger cities need more money to run and taxes are a good wayto get it). Hell, here we have city taxes for services like collecting and recicling the garbage and traffic. But different taxes per county? I found it a bit too much.

Viper1 said:

Taxes are changed often.  Like I said, you can have state, county and city taxes.  Not only can that be touhg to keep up with changing sticker prices but iamgine how advertising would work.   You'd have to make a new ad for every single city in the US because what the cost may be in 1 city may not be the same just 5 miles down the road.

Does it mean that for something that costs 100 you could end paying 7+10+12% in taxes making it 129? Or only 1 or 2 but not all 3 can be applied at the same time?



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