Tax-Free only on Amazon? When buying an iPod from retailers or from apple.com or other online sites, all of them charge about $30 tax for the $349.99 pricetag. How come Amazon waives the tax?
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You know you're supposed to report the tax still though, right? Right everyone??
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Not according to the Constitution.Although, living in Maryland, they have more ways to get in your pocket than Viagra has little blue pills.
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Amazon only charges tax in states in which they have a physical presence. Those states are KS, KY, ND and WA.Apple also only charges sales tax in states in which they have a physical presence, but they've got one in almost every state. Same goes for walmart, target, etc.
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After posting my earlier question I called the Apple Store and was told that they could ship a fully loaded iPod Touch (with the new applications) today. The price would still be $299.At their website they are showing the new apps to be email, notes, maps, weather, etc.I have emailed Amazon to ask if they have the same offer.
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I noticed the same thing - I bought the item anyway, and was charged sales tax, although I don't think I should have been if Genexus/Chan is in NV, and I'm in CA (and I ordered and received my item before 9/15/2012, when the CA law requiring tax to be collected becomes effective). So I suppose I really paid for my "free" shipping in tax. Amazon has not been helpful. I will buy nothing else from Genexus - too many odd things going on here. I'm also done with buying anything that does not come directly from Amazon - I've had some other unsettling experiences when using the Amazon storefronts. Time to start supporting my local stores again, even if it costs a bit more. At least I'll have the peace of mind of knowing where the stuff is coming from, and being able to see its condition and quality before I buy it, and I won't have to deal with Amazon customer "service".
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That's not Amazon's price. It's from another "store" that sells on their site. If I remember correctly, Amazon's price was fair, but they must be sold out.
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At apple.com, the /B model is the ipod nike kit. /A is an $11,000 server. I'm guessing that Amazon's /A listing is an old, old listing when the product was first released (notice that the item sells for more than the current price on other sites and is being sold by BlueProton.) I suspect it's just a product page that has gone under Amazon's radar and should be deleted. The /B is being sold directly by Amazon, and at a price that is slightly competitive with both the Nike and Apple sites. So, go with B. Same product, cheaper price.
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hello - it would depend on your state. this is a cut and paste from Amazon's Sales tax information page: Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the following states are subject to tax: Arizona California Connecticut Florida Georgia Indiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Nevada New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin hello - it would depend on your state. this is a cut and paste from Amazon's Sales tax information page: Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the following states are subject to tax: Arizona California Connecticut Florida Georgia Indiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Nevada New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
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Bought mine Thursday night on Amazon for $399 (ships directly from Amazon.com) - arrives tomorrow... Locally (Los Angeles) I found it for $399 in store, but would have to pay tax...
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They do not have extra container and they charge tax . I do not charge tax here and I have to pay fees for Amazon 20 percent also. I sale 600 not 630.
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N. Bird, you are correct, according to an Apple rep who I spoke with on 12/2 after posting my reply to the original post. The other thing is, my customer sales person from Apple was able to offer me a 6% discount on the spot when I told them of the $50 differential between Amazon's price and theirs. I know!! Her response: "Yeah, not enough people ask for a discount when they call, but they should!" All told, with tax (from both the Apple store AND Amazon), I'd have saved $2 by buying from Amazon... Not worth it! I'm buying my iMac direct from Apple for peace of mind.
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No, you definitely can't do student discounts on a corporate website. Also, Apple no longer is offering student discounts on iPods anyway (try logging in through your college's Apple Store site and see for yourself). Not like that matters, since the 10% discount is nearly negated by the 8% sales tax for most states that Apple ends up charging. Your best bet is to pay retail price and free shipping from amazon, since I'm fairly sure Apple will tax you even if it is not an educational purchase, they're mean like that.
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If im you, I just buy from amazon, or apple store...I dont seriously know, I got the older apple 30g and people are asking me if thats the new ipod. I say yes sir....lol
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The price is not amazons. (you can see the store name above the add it to cart button).Amazon allows private sellers to list on there, whether it is a store or just someone selling it from home. Amazons fees for listing a product are so high, that's why i think they listed it for so much. I would check on ebay, they are selling for $49.99 on there right now.
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No problem, I know it hasn't been over a year but thought it was close enough to respond. I paid $27.20 from Amazon prime as well. I was able to find it for $35.47 inc ship and tax @ hunting4less.com and for $34.45 inc ship and tax @ boaterbarn.com this was for my location though not sure what it would be for you but may be worth looking into since this is half of what Amazon wants now. Good luck!
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amazon is a LARGE internet retailer. it would almost always be able to undercut what bricks-and-mortar stores would be charging for virtually anything. I initially bought the unit at a norcal compusa for about $650 after taxes. then i googled this thingy for some technical questions, and out pops the amazon link. got from amazon for around $425. returned the compusa merchandise the next day.
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i can understand if they tacked a little on to cover shipping. but tax should not be included in the price because amazon does not charge taxes to states that they do not have a physical location in. if they lowered the price by $15 then i would pick it up here instead of from newegg because i would still save a little money. as is i will stick with newegg because i have rarely had any problems and the problems i did have were resolved very quickly by newegg customer service.
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I just purchased online for the convenience. My goal was to find one new at the lowest cost possible. Because there was no tax, I purchased this and a 2 year protection plan for as much as I'd just pay for the iPad in a store.
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Amazon music costs have suddenly jumped up by 20% to 30%, practically overnight! I regret that I got an Amazon gift certificate as a Christmas gift. Although a regular customer for several years, I don't plan to continue to shop with Amazon. Their greed is totally over the top!