Tax Free weekends!

[Marc and Olga 0]

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[Veiled Princess 1]

South Carolina is one of those states and we just took advantage of it today... will tomorrow as well

[saturn5man 0]

My wife and her son are out spending (and saving) right now !

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Georgia is one of those states as well. We tried to take advantage of it last year but it was so restrictive that in most cases the tax free status didn't apply to anything we needed or wanted to buy - or there were exemptions, such as with computer stuff, that basically made it useless unless you are buying an introductory type of student computer - extra software didn't qualify; computer components didn't qualify, memory didn't qualify, etc. It is great for students returning to school but not necessarily so hot for the rest of us.

[workin4somethin 0]

"tax free"

Never heard of it.

[Veiled Princess 1]

Georgia is one of those states as well. We tried to take advantage of it last year but it was so restrictive that in most cases the tax free status didn't apply to anything we needed or wanted to buy - or there were exemptions, such as with computer stuff, that basically made it useless unless you are buying an introductory type of student computer - extra software didn't qualify; computer components didn't qualify, memory didn't qualify, etc. It is great for students returning to school but not necessarily so hot for the rest of us.

Well that is what it's for.... school supplies

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I know it is supposed to be for student school supplies - but why do students need fluourescent tubes then? Those are tax free; lightbulbs aren't.

[Veiled Princess 1]

I know it is supposed to be for student school supplies - but why do students need fluourescent tubes then? Those are tax free; lightbulbs aren't.

I don't have a clue... I haven't bought any... tonight we bought clothes (a lot ), paper, pencils, notebooks, crayons (I have little ones ) and soda... had to pay tax on the soda

Maybe teachers need to buy them for their classes?

Edited August 6, 2006 by Veiled Princess

[luvaLimey 0]

or maye you could wish you lived in Oregon, where it's tax-free shopping day EVERYDAY!

Seriously, I went there and bought something, and when they rang it up, they asked for exactly the amount the item was displayed for. I did a double-take, said "what about the tax?" and they laghed at the silly non-oregonian and explained there's no sales tax there. I thought "my fiance would LOVE it here!" becuase he hates that what the items are displayed as isn't what you actually pay at the register over here.

[Fuzzness 2]

we took advantage of it this weekend

[rebelheart 0]

With my husband and 2 sons , did the shopping today for school supplies & clothign for this sales-tax in Georgia and will do again tomorrow . I did able to buy myself an HP 3-1 printer/scnaner/copier and got a discount for it.

We're off to snellville tomorrow for last day shopping for kids

[Angel7422 0]

I live in Alabama and its one of the tax free holidays here on school supplies, school clothes, computers (for students).

Hmm, wonder if i can pretend to be a student maybe i can get tax free clothes, etc

Edited August 6, 2006 by Angel7422

[Jaylen Brit 1]

or maye you could wish you lived in Oregon, where it's tax-free shopping day EVERYDAY!

Seriously, I went there and bought something, and when they rang it up, they asked for exactly the amount the item was displayed for. I did a double-take, said "what about the tax?" and they laghed at the silly non-oregonian and explained there's no sales tax there. I thought "my fiance would LOVE it here!" becuase he hates that what the items are displayed as isn't what you actually pay at the register over here.

Ditto!

But here in NC we have sales tax at 6% - except this weekend

So, we're off to the store tomorrow too

[Veiled Princess 1]

But here in NC we have sales tax at 6%

Some parts of NC are 6.5% I believe... be glad you're not there

[KarenCee 3]

But here in NC we have sales tax at 6%

Some parts of NC are 6.5% I believe... be glad you're not there

Most of Georgia is 7%...8% in some places. *sigh* Thank the gods for tax free weekend! Our list was very long for school supplies and our daughter is only in Grade 2. The list included pencils (NOT Rose Art brand), Fiskars type scissors, crayons, colour pencils, markers, dry erase markers, white school glue, glue sticks, loose leaf wide rule paper, spiral bound notebook (for journaling), and special paper that we can only get at the school store, tissue, hand sanitizer, hand soap, and Tylenol. Hope I didn't miss anything.

Oh darn, we forgot the Clorox clean up wipes. *sigh*