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Old 05-29-07, 07:25 PM
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Call the business owner and politely ask them to give you a credit adjustment for the sales tax.

Anecdotal buying experience: When we purchased our first tandem from a dealer in Alabama -- noting that we did not plan to come home with a tandem, just to test ride a few -- I was in consumer-coma and not paying any attention to how the numbers racked and stacked on the sales receipt and dutifully transcribed the bottom line onto a check. My lovely wife then looked at the numbers and noted that the sales tax was 9%, nearly bringing me back to my senses. I say nearly, as my dealer could see I was an easy mark for his answer to the question "so, how much would it cost to ship it and how long would it take?" Let's see, $310.00 in sales tax or $70 for shipping + waiting until next weekend for our first ride at home? It was a no-brainer... let's see if we can stuff this thing in the car honey: I want to go for a ride tomorrow so we can begin amortizing the added cost of instant gratification.
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