[quote name='Agent Orange']If it makes you feel any better, that $13.00 has nothing to do with Washington D.C. It's a LOCAL SALES TAX.
I find this post a bit odd, because as far as I'm aware Barnes and Noble has NEVER been exempted from paying sales tax - being an already established brick and mortar retailer. You pay the same tax with them as you would if you walked into your nearest Barnes and Noble, or any other local store i your city. But again, it's local taxes, not going to the black hole of Washington. That doesn't mean you should pay it. I always factor tax into my final price when compared to "tax-free" places like Amazon,Newegg, Deepdiscount, etc... Just saying if a "brick and mortar" based website has the best deal i'm not going to let 6% tax stand in my way.[/QUOTE]
I am well aware of what sales tax is. I really dont need you to SPELL IT OUT FOR ME IN CAPS and no, it doesn't even begin to make me feel better. Like I said, the whole lot of them are corrupt. I never said anything about Washington. It doesn't matter if your talking state, city, or federal.
As for it being a bit odd, its really not as I dont normally shop at Barnes and Noble. In fact, I cant remember the last thing I purchased there. Might have been an Astronomy magazine like 5 years back. I do the VAST majority of my shopping online and tax has always played a role in my choice to shop online thus I normally stick with sites that dont charge sales tax. Again 10 years ago I probably would have just said screw it but my disgust with this countries politics has hit record levels. 13.00 in sales tax is enough for me to wait and try to get a better deal. Actually, I would be willing to pay the exact same amount just so long as the additional 13 dollars was going to the store and not the government. Ok maybe it is a bit odd but to each their own.