LBS math lesson
 

Trek Bat cage $9.95 +
Trek Bat Cage $9.95 +
Large water bottle $4.95

Total after 6% PA sales tax = $15.90

Buddy that is the GM of the LBS = Priceless. :D

hooked up.

:D

I got my Jersey and shorts for $30, 40% what they're supposed to cost.

My cages were thrown in for nuthin'. Never needed to buy a bottle - they're everywhere!

Trek Bat cage $9.95 +
Trek Bat Cage $9.95 +
Large water bottle $4.95

Total after 10% IL sales tax = 0$

Being inconspicuous: Priceless

just kidding, no shoplifting for me.

So can I PM you a shopping list? ;)

A large water bottle costs $4.95? You got ripped.

No pretty clearly a large water bottle didn't cost $4.95 as it was marked. :D

Looks like you only got charged for one cage.

Nope the sales recipt actually shows $6 for each cage and $3 for the bottle plus $0.90 in sales tax. I don't know if it was just him being a friend or if they do that for everyone but I was happy as I thought I was spending more like $25.

Lucky guy. I just spent over $2500 on a bike at a shop and asked if they'd do a 10% discount on accessories (many of the local shops do that, even on $200 bikes).

Nope, sorry. We can't do that.

They didn't even include a water bottle or cage. Nice.

good lord! illinois sales tax is 10%?!

i thought we had it bad in CA with 8.75%.

haha yea daym

it might not actually be 10%, It might be that I'm also hit with cook county and City of Chicago tax, either way I am paying around 10% on some purchases

That stinks. That doesn't sound right to me.

Man, we pay 15% here in Ontario, Canada

Water bottles, my parents picked up a garbage bags of brand new gatorade water bottles at Ironman Florida.

Cages, I got like 6 older black profile design ones, they arnt carbon fibre, but they will more then suffice.

Yeah, but I pay for overpriced healthcare in America.

We atill pay taxes for healthcare here, the taxes for it go up, and what is covered goes down. I am lucky to be in the miltary, and be covered 100%(to a point) for free, but even still, I still pay taxes for the provicial health care system, it sucks.

Yeah, me neither. Though I really can't bash the place, since technically these things are "extras." The shop owner is a nice enough guy, and his shop is the only one in a higher-class suburb, so it's not like he's gonna lose all his customers by being a bit of a miser.

Unfortunately for me, his was the only shop withiin a 2 hour radius that sold Gunnars.

hmm... we sell the trek cages for $5 CANADIAN and a large bottle for $5 CANADIAN. so... at full whack, plus tax, that would be $17.26 canadian... $13.80 us...

Tell me about it.

One Klein Aura X, 1 size too large: $1629.99
5mm H2O Cage $4.99 (Qty 2): $9.98
Subtotal: $1,639.97
8.25% Tax: $135.30

...

Learning which shop NOT to return to after trashing the water cages and selling the bike on ebay...priceless!

At my LBS a couple days ago I went in and bought 3 Hammer Gels and they were priced at $1.19 each. My bike mechanic rung me up, I gave him a five dollar bill and he gave me back $2 said that would be close with my discount. I have never bought a bike from them. I did use to work with my Bike Mechanics mom. Yesterday I had broke a spoke on my back wheel that they had made me a couple months ago. I also had a bad spot on the tire so I went ahead and bought a new tire. They installed a new spoke, trued the wheel and changed the tire and only charged me the price of the tire. Maybe they give a discount on acessories such as the hammer gel. I do know I will buy my next bike there. They take care of me everytime I go there.

Steve

The other day my girlfriend went into the lbs with me and wound up buying a jersey and a training/nutrition book. They only charged her for the jersey :)