[SunRescue] Tax (was Ultra 5)

[Ken Hansen]

Well, the Coke issue is purely a European phenomonom - since they bottle it
over in the UK (for instance), there is no reason it shouldn't cost the same
amount (relative to the cost of living in the UK)...

On a good trip to the grocery, I can get cans of Coke for 25 cents each (12
for $3) without trying too hard. The lowest price I've paid in recent
history was $4 for 24 cans 16 2/3 cents each.

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Sladen" <paul at sladen.org>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Tax (was Ultra 5)


> On Thu, 24 May 2001, Jonathan Katz wrote:
>
> > Quick way around tax on cross-border shipments:
> >
> > list the part/system as "RMA"
>
> And just for future reference (ie, when the Customs Officer stops me ;-),
> what should I tell him it means?
>
> ``Really Mean Alligator -- Do Not Open'' ?!
>
> > > Ahem. If that *was* in the UK then it would be 10% + 17.5% (which is
> > > way more than 18.25%) - The buyers fee woud still apply.
>
> My point exactly you `.us'ers complain about tiny prices.  (35usd/barrel
> springs to mind -- It cost twice as much as that just to fill up the tank
> over here!)  =-)
>
> And you get about 8 times the amount of Coke for the price of a bottle
> over here. 8-)
>
> Paul
>
> > > Alistair
> > >
> > > >>> n2vip at bellatlantic.net 24/05/2001 01:00:18 >>>
> > > Well, 10% + 8.25% > 17.5%, who's the Whoozie now?!
> > >
> > > Ken ;^)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Paul Sladen" <paul at sladen.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 12:50 PM
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 23 May 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Assume a $700 winning bid, then there is a 10% buyers fee, now you
are
> > > at
> > > > > $770.
> > > > >
> > > > > Add in sales tax, at 8.25% (ouch), and you are at about $835
(based on
> > > quick
> > > > > math).
> > > >
> > > > You whooizies over there -- a nice 17.5% here in the UK.
> > >
> > >
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