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B&H Launching Payboo to Combat Online Taxes

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B&H Launching Payboo to Combat Online Taxes

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Post by windexh8er »

Just received this via email from B&H:

"""Nobody likes to pay sales tax, but everyone must pay sales tax! B&H, and only B&H, has the solution to the sales tax issue.

Tomorrow, May 7th, B&H will be making a game-changing announcement, and as a loyal customer, I’d like you to be privy to some inside information in advance that will change your shopping experience forever.

Nearly one year ago, the Supreme Court ruled that out-of-state retailers must collect sales tax on internet sales. This, of course, included B&H. For 46 years we have been committed to providing unparalleled customer service, and so we began the tedious process of implementing a way to eliminate the impact this ruling would have on our customers.

We are now ready to launch “Payboo”, the solution to the sales-tax challenge. Tune in tomorrow for details on how to become a part of “Payboo”!

I know you have many shopping choices for creative gear and consumer electronics, but with “Payboo”, there will only be one best choice: B&H!

I look forward to a continued great business relationship and remember, at B&H, the customer always comes first. That’s why we’ve created “Payboo” to solve the sales tax impact for you.

Sincerely,

Menashe Horowitz CEO"""

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Post by schnoid »

tdhoot wrote: post #3

This is the worst type of email. Leads the customer on and wastes their time with nothing of substance. If anything, this has made my B&H experience worse than before and I have a negative first impression of their new product.

yea, this better turn out to be the most genius thing ever or they're going to piss a lot of people off.

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Post by schnoid »

gmjosack wrote: post #6

I was seriously so confused my this e-mail. I've found great deals on B&H in the past but getting e-mails telling me about a neat trick to evade taxes leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

So you paid sales tax to your state every time you purchased an item out of state before the supreme court ruling? You know you were legally obligated to pay even though the company didn't collect the taxes right?

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Post by gmjosack »

schnoid wrote: post #7
gmjosack wrote: post #6

I was seriously so confused my this e-mail. I've found great deals on B&H in the past but getting e-mails telling me about a neat trick to evade taxes leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

So you paid sales tax to your state every time you purchased an item out of state before the supreme court ruling? You know you were legally obligated to pay even though the company didn't collect the taxes right?

Regardless of my ability to accurately account for my online purchases, I prefer online sites take the correct amount of taxes to reduce my liability in regard to accurately accounting for my online purchases.

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Post by t2t »

gmjosack wrote: post #8
schnoid wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you paid sales tax to your state every time you purchased an item out of state before the supreme court ruling? You know you were legally obligated to pay even though the company didn't collect the taxes right?

Regardless of my ability to accurately account for my online purchases, I prefer online sites take the correct amount of taxes to reduce my liability in regard to accurately accounting for my online purchases.

Said the pot to the kettle.
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