Tax Free Weekend?

UnderDOGUnderDOG Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15221Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">is this real?</div> One of my female friends just informed me that she has been shopping all day because for some reason she claims it is a "tax free weekend". Does this mean there is no sales tax this weekend for whatever reason? Is this a country wide thing, or just in Missouri, or Saint Louis, and why have I never heard of this?
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    Uhh.. it's prolly just a local mall thing? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    They have it here (in Florida, my county) for one week or so, a few weeks before school starts and only on certain items.
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  • KGB_GaralKGB_Garal Join Date: 2005-06-09 Member: 53476Members
    I believe it's just the store pays the sales tax for you.
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  • cshank4cshank4 Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13425Members
    ... I have tax-free weekends all the time... what are you talking about?


    >.>
    <.<
    *shoves laptop, monitor and oodles of games down pants and runs.*
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    We've got it in texas - I've used it to pick up a few pairs of pants.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-cshank4+Aug 7 2005, 02:26 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (cshank4 @ Aug 7 2005, 02:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ... I have tax-free weekends all the time... what are you talking about?


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    <.<
    *shoves laptop, monitor and oodles of games down pants and runs.* <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I just imagined someone with a CRT monitor down their pance. o_o
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DragonMech+Aug 6 2005, 09:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DragonMech @ Aug 6 2005, 09:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> We've got it in texas - I've used it to pick up a few pairs of pants. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Quiet you! The ignorant masses must not be alerted to our attempt at a Duty Free state for 3 days.
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Aug 6 2005, 08:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Aug 6 2005, 08:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-DragonMech+Aug 6 2005, 09:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DragonMech @ Aug 6 2005, 09:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> We've got it in texas - I've used it to pick up a few pairs of pants. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Quiet you! The ignorant masses must not be alerted to our attempt at a Duty Free state for 3 days. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    How could you possibly miss it? It's plastered all over every doorway in every store in the state...
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  • UnderDOGUnderDOG Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15221Members
    why would we, the people of the internet, be at these so-called stores you speak of?
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  • A_Boojum_SnarkA_Boojum_Snark Join Date: 2003-09-07 Member: 20628Members
    *looks in Minnesota's direction* No sale tax. Period. Much better <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    (not that I live there, I just know of it)
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DragonMech+Aug 6 2005, 09:56 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DragonMech @ Aug 6 2005, 09:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Aug 6 2005, 08:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Aug 6 2005, 08:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-DragonMech+Aug 6 2005, 09:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DragonMech @ Aug 6 2005, 09:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> We've got it in texas - I've used it to pick up a few pairs of pants. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Quiet you! The ignorant masses must not be alerted to our attempt at a Duty Free state for 3 days. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    How could you possibly miss it? It's plastered all over every doorway in every store in the state... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Working retail, I couldn't NOT miss it. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SandstormSandstorm Join Date: 2003-09-25 Member: 21205Members
    I guess it would depend on where you live. Still, people generally don't do the research to find this out, such as <a href='http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxpubs/tx98_490/tx98_490.html' target='_blank'>here</a>.
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-A Boojum Snark+Aug 6 2005, 10:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (A Boojum Snark @ Aug 6 2005, 10:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> *looks in Minnesota's direction* No sale tax. Period. Much better <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    (not that I live there, I just know of it) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No sales tax on non-consumable items. There still is on food. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Wait... So if I want to buy a new Ferrari in Minnesota because I've grown tired of my other thirteen, the state doesn't want my money, but if I need to buy some spaghetti to feed my family with, the state will gladly take an extra coin out of my pocket?
    Appalling.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Sales tax on food? I'm so confused.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Congrats on saving 5 and a half cents on every dollar? :|
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Aug 7 2005, 12:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Aug 7 2005, 12:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Congrats on saving 5 and a half cents on every dollar? :| <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    nore like 20 cent on every dollar
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  • BreakthroughBreakthrough Texture Artist (ns_prometheus) Join Date: 2005-03-27 Member: 46620Members, Constellation
    Here in Ontario, we pay 15% tax on everything year-round (except food I think). My what a tax it is, but...

    I love free health care!
    /me jumps out window
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  • AlcapwnAlcapwn &quot;War is the science of destruction&quot; - John Abbot Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17590Members
    Yeah, weve got that here in New York. Its right before labor day weekend, and i think it only applies to clothes.
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-lolfighter+Aug 7 2005, 10:53 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (lolfighter @ Aug 7 2005, 10:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Wait... So if I want to buy a new Ferrari in Minnesota because I've grown tired of my other thirteen, the state doesn't want my money, but if I need to buy some spaghetti to feed my family with, the state will gladly take an extra coin out of my pocket?
    Appalling. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    There is a luxury tax on all vechiles deemed as such, I'd also like to point out, that not every place in minnesota is the same for sales tax. It is left up to the local government what they want to tax when it comes to sales. Even if you don't pay a tax on it, chances are there will be a higher price then without said tax. Which means the stores must be having to pay their property taxes, which are probably higher thanks to no sales tax.

    Mall of America for example.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Aug 7 2005, 12:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Aug 7 2005, 12:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Congrats on saving 5 and a half cents on every dollar? :| <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    8 cents CWAG.

    And like the numbers matter to our female customers and their uncontrollable desire to buy more shoes.
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