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WhrDLMI

I stuck my head out the front door here a few minutes ago. Forken cold but none of the white stuff falling from the sky.

goldenfri

Isn't that always the way?

Anybody got a 5.25" drive so I can get my resume off this old floppy?
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Ah, the good old days, back when floppies were floppy.

Gilly_S2KFreak

i told a 7-eleven clerk their sign was wrong this morning... mt dew 2 for 2.50. On my receipt it said 1 was 1.89... the second was 1.99. and then it had a -.89 cents. this meant it was 3 dollars. they said it was because of tax. this means tax was 20% (50 cents on 2.50). there was already a tax line below. (important to the story i also bought a 2.99 bag of mini donuts).

i then had my friend look at the receipt... and he noticed that the tax line read: "tax on 2.99..... $0.18" This means they taxed me for the donuts but not the soda, which means the tax was ACTUALLY 20%


i mean i feel bad i was wrong with informing them their sign was "wrong", but DAMN 20% on soda!?!

gfacter

Is that one of those new MD taxes?

speed_bump

I thought tax on soda was only 6% in Maryland although the peoples republic Montgomery County did talk about a higher tax.

Gilly_S2KFreak

city tax i guess? i'll need to look it up.

speed_bump

Baltimore did have a 2-4 cents per container tax at one point, no idea if they still do or if it has gone up.

Gilly_S2KFreak

it went up an additional 5 cents in july i think for bottles. 2 cents for cans.

that would make it 9 cents per bottle i bought... where did the other 30 cents come from?


edit: bought at convenience store... 6% sales tax on 2.50. that would bring it to 15 cents.. so there is 33 cents... where is the other 17 cents coming from!?

Gilly_S2KFreak

honestly, i don't want to do work thats why i'm trying to figure this out haha