Quoting Joe Mackey to on 05-31-18 07:09 <=-
Nancy wrote
signs plastered on doors and such saying those were honoured but
after I got mine they all seemed to disappear.
You probably just have to ask. Posted or not, I generally do ask if
there is one... or, for places I've been before, I'll ask to have it
applied to my bill... As Daryl says, every little bit helps... :)
Usually the discounts are so little they are hardly noticeable.
But, like you say, every little bits helps.
It's always a nice feeling when the final total plus tax ends up less NB>than the original total before tax... ;)
It's always a nice feeling when the final total plus tax ends up less
than the original total before tax... ;)
There's a large furniture/appliance store here that each year runs a "tax
free" sales day. Whatever one would pay in taxes on the products is reduced JM>from the price. WV has a six per cent tax on everything, except food. BUT, JM>you buy the food for immediate consumption (say a candy bar) you pay tax on JM>but if for later (say frozen food) that is tax free.
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 06-03-18 22:08 <=-
It's always a nice feeling when the final total plus tax ends up less
than the original total before tax... ;)
My Mom will get stuff with her Amazon Visa Card (i.e. groceries,
when we go shopping together). Then, when she finds something she wants
on Amazon, she can get it for next to nothing.
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-05-18 06:03 <=-
Usually the discounts are so little they are hardly noticeable.
But, like you say, every little bits helps.
It's always a nice feeling when the final total plus tax ends up
less than the original total before tax... ;)
True, true.
There's a large furniture/appliance store here that each year runs
a "tax free" sales day. Whatever one would pay in taxes on the
products is reduced from the price. WV has a six per cent tax on everything, except food.
BUT, if you buy the food for immediate consumption (say a candy bar)
you pay tax on it, but if for later (say frozen food) that is tax
free.
WV has a six per cent tax on everything, except food. BUT,you buy the food for immediate consumption (say a candy bar) you pay
That's strange on the food tax deal.
Some states have a tax free deal weekend in advance of hurricane season, or back to school.
wants on Amazon, she can get it for next to nothing.
Another way of saving money... ;)
My Mom will get stuff with her Amazon Visa Card (i.e. groceries,
when we go shopping together). Then, when she finds something she wants on Amazon, she can get it for next to nothing.
Another way of saving money... ;)
Quoting Daryl Stout to Joe Mackey on 06-06-18 19:03 <=-
WV has a six per cent tax on everything, except food. BUT, you buy
the food for immediate consumption (say a candy bar) you pay tax on
but if for later (say frozen food) that is tax free.
That's strange on the food tax deal. When I visited Portland,
Oregon, in 1994 (when I went there for the National Square Dance Convention), they didn't have sales tax on the food. What you ordered
at a restaurant (i.e. Burger King) was what you paid.
I think the "hamburger tax" in the Little Rock area is now around 12
cents on the dollar. It's a combination of city, county, and state
sales tax...plus a fund for the area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
And, failure to pay such will get the state to come in, and shut the business down...lock, stock, and barrel...and I've seen it happen
more than once.
Some states have a tax free deal weekend in advance of hurricane
season, or back to school.
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-08-18 06:29 <=-
Another way of saving money... ;)
WV started taxing online sales a few years ago.
Some places I go to on line will automatically add that in and
others don't. The tax forms ask if any out of state on line items
were brought and ask for the tax on that. Its then up to the honour system to pay those taxes. No idea how successful that is.
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 06-08-18 08:29 <=-
My Mom will get stuff with her Amazon Visa Card (i.e. groceries,
when we go shopping together). Then, when she finds something she wants
on Amazon, she can get it for next to nothing.
Another way of saving money... ;)
She sees no reason of constantly accumulating points to save for
later.
One of the regional grocery store chains, Kroger, grants you
"fuel points" if you have one of their loyalty cards. For every $100
in groceries purchased, you get 10 cents a gallon off of fuel...up to
$1 off. The points accumulated in the current month expire at the end
of the following month.
One time, I had 80 cents built up, and ended up getting gas for 86
cents a gallon...what a steal that was!!
Gas was only $1.66? Must have been a little while ago... :)
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 06-12-18 18:27 <=-
Gas was only $1.66? Must have been a little while ago... :)
Quite awhile ago. I remember over 50 years ago, when we lived in
south Florida. There were "Gas Wars" between the stations, with prices between 30 and 40 cents a gallon. My late father lamented "I don't know what we'll do if it gets to 40 cents a gallon!!".
Shoot, what we wouldn've give to have gas that cheap!! <G>
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