Sales tax generally bothers me not at all and does not deter me from buying locally. I don't understand the excessive anger about such taxes, in the US we pay far less tax than in most of the rest of the developed world (and in the undeveloped world, things usually operate by bribes which will often cost you more than taxes would).
I but non-locally when I can't get what I want from local sources or unless there is a *huge* price difference after accounting for shipping charges. Given my preferences in bike equipment, I am able to get most things at Jim's shop since he stocks the kind of stuff I like (unlike almost every other bike shop in town, most of which are devoted to the Trek, Specialized and/or Cannondale product lines for bikes and accessories). But there are a few odd things I buy from sources Riv (e.g., clothing items, Phil hand cleaner, and some other bits and bobs). On Nov 2, 2011, at 1:31 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > By law, in states that have sales tax, or at least in Minnesota, residents > are required to claim their untaxed out-of-state mail order purchases (or for > off-the-books local person-to-person transactions for used stuff) and pay > sales/use tax on them. As far as I know, there is little/no enforcement on > this for ordinary citizens who don't have a retail sales tax exemption. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
