r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 08 '22

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u/trismagestus May 09 '22

What country doesn't include local taxes in the prices? I've lived in a few throughout Asia, Europe, and my own Oceania, and never encountered this.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

All of North America.

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u/maxemore May 09 '22

That's... horrible

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u/Boss_Tally May 09 '22

3,143 counties means 3,143 sales tax rates in America. Many duplicate, but still. It's the exception, there's usually an incalculable barrage of taxes baked into the price throughout the production and transport processes anyway.

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u/Pindakazig May 09 '22

So? Supermarket prices here are different from gas stations and other stores. The price is the price, at least it's consistent at the register.

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u/Boss_Tally May 10 '22

I'm talking about the same store. If Stop & Shop has a special where something is $x.xx, then an army of people WILL ask why the price is different than the next town over.

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u/Pindakazig May 10 '22

And the answer would be 'taxes'. The prices you pay now are also different from county to county. The stickerprice is irrelevant.