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TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
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bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
Yeah, its the same for me. I rarely order anything from Amazon where the total isn't higher than $50. I don't order just one item at a time, except for music mp3 downloads on my phone.
Yeah, its the same for me. I rarely order anything from Amazon where the total isn't higher than $50. I don't order just one item at a time, except for music mp3 downloads on my phone.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
If your order is over $35, then the S&H fees are waived, under that amount you pay something like $4 or $5. They also offer an option where if you sign up for their prime membership, you pay an annual fee of ~$80 and then you get free two-day shipping for all orders, regardless of its dollar value. (The service also comes with a quasi-Netflix type service for their VOD and if you have a Kindle reader you get to make use of their lending library.)
If your order is over $35, then the S&H fees are waived, under that amount you pay something like $4 or $5. They also offer an option where if you sign up for their prime membership, you pay an annual fee of ~$80 and then you get free two-day shipping for all orders, regardless of its dollar value. (The service also comes with a quasi-Netflix type service for their VOD and if you have a Kindle reader you get to make use of their lending library.)
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
I have it because I place orders from there all the time. I shop around on anything where I think could be cheaper elsewhere, but for the items I normally buy Amazon has been the spot. That and I'm willing to wait for a couple days for most things I buy. It's funny, but I've come to look at making purchases from Target as paying a premium for electronics and media, and those various sundries that aren't groceries.
I have it because I place orders from there all the time. I shop around on anything where I think could be cheaper elsewhere, but for the items I normally buy Amazon has been the spot. That and I'm willing to wait for a couple days for most things I buy. It's funny, but I've come to look at making purchases from Target as paying a premium for electronics and media, and those various sundries that aren't groceries.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
Last night we had a girl in a hoodie and jeans for trick or treating. My roommate answers the door and comes back complaining about the girl's costume. All I could think of at the time was, "Well, did you offer her a bag of skittles?"
Last night we had a girl in a hoodie and jeans for trick or treating. My roommate answers the door and comes back complaining about the girl's costume. All I could think of at the time was, "Well, did you offer her a bag of skittles?"
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
Maybe she was going as Trayvon Martin. Was she wearing blackface?
Maybe she was going as Trayvon Martin. Was she wearing blackface?
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
I just wanted to say "blackface"
Hence his comment about Skittles.
I just wanted to say "blackface"
MarkEagleUSA
C'mon Q!
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
Amazon likely just lost thousands of customers here in CT since as of today they are charging sales tax on all purchases. Unless the sell price is incredibly low, there's no advantage to buying from them.
Amazon likely just lost thousands of customers here in CT since as of today they are charging sales tax on all purchases. Unless the sell price is incredibly low, there's no advantage to buying from them.
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
Here too, but I find their prices are still lower than most places for the kind of stuff I buy from them.
Here too, but I find their prices are still lower than most places for the kind of stuff I buy from them.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
The federal government is forcing all internet retailers to collect state & local sales taxes now. I want to say the law was passed during the spring. Amazon has been collecting it for a couple months now here, but it's not on 100% of the purchases made and I've yet to suss out a pattern.
The federal government is forcing all internet retailers to collect state & local sales taxes now. I want to say the law was passed during the spring. Amazon has been collecting it for a couple months now here, but it's not on 100% of the purchases made and I've yet to suss out a pattern.
jmh
win or lose, we booze
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
I haven't ponied up for it, but my sister says it's been a godsend since she had her daughter last year. For things like diapers or wipes or whatever, she can order a month's worth of something at a time, and she and my brother-in-law don't have to deal with lugging it home from the store.
DisplacedCornellian
Let's Go Red!
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
This. Prime's two-day shipping is awesome, and way more convenient that going to the store, assuming you can wait two days. There's also a subscribe-and-save feature (I don't think you even need prime for it) so you can schedule deliveries of diapers and wipes (or dog food, cat food, etc) on a regular basis, at a discount.
For me, Prime pays for itself during the holidays. Two-day shipping for pretty much anything I want and I don't have to fight the crowds at the mall? Sold.
This. Prime's two-day shipping is awesome, and way more convenient that going to the store, assuming you can wait two days. There's also a subscribe-and-save feature (I don't think you even need prime for it) so you can schedule deliveries of diapers and wipes (or dog food, cat food, etc) on a regular basis, at a discount.
For me, Prime pays for itself during the holidays. Two-day shipping for pretty much anything I want and I don't have to fight the crowds at the mall? Sold.
MarkEagleUSA
C'mon Q!
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
This was a highly publicized voluntary action on Amazon's part. The state had been pressing them because of their affiliate program, claiming that the in-state affiliates meant they had a physical presence and therefore were required to collect the tax. Amazon terminated all those affiliates back in the spring and they worked out some deal where Amazon will get significant tax breaks for building a $50 million distribution center here in the next couple of years, and Amazon starts collecting the sales tax now. According to the local news this morning, the state estimates it will see $25-30 million per year in tax revenue just from Amazon.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.
The Market Place Fairness Act of 2013. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s743
The law I was mentioning is, it turns out to be, a bill. The news I read before was about it passing the Senate, but it failed in the House.
The Market Place Fairness Act of 2013. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s743