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Brunoise6 t1_iy1e2ns wrote

Reply to comment by guyinnova in LPT: Shop for kitchen supplies at restaurant supply stores by guyinnova

Depends on the kind of supply store. A wholesale one that doesn’t charge sales tax on food will require an account, but a supply store that doesn’t actually sell wholesale (tax free) food might not require an account.

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stevensokulski t1_iy2dd4u wrote

> A wholesale one that doesn’t charge sales tax on food will require an account

Where do you live that you pay sales tax on food ingredients?

In most of the US you only pay sales tax in grocery stores on tools or prepared foods.

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the_cardfather t1_iy2k960 wrote

Louisiana charges sales tax on food. Freaked me out the first time because I didn't have enough money. I said you charge tax on food??!? The lady looked at me like I had three heads.

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noneedtoprogram t1_iy31ohh wrote

Still baffles me why Americans a) don't just include the tax on the sticker price so you know how much money your need, and b) for some reason some of them feel the need to defend this bizarre practice??

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yukon-flower t1_iy35trl wrote

Sales tax can can vary based on the consumer (e.g., purchasing on behalf of self vs. on behalf of a non-profit), and regions change sales tax seemingly at whim for stuff like paying for a new local stadium. There are more than 10,000 different little sales tax regions in the United States.

Easier to compute at the register than redo a zillion price stickers.

It’s also just the way it’s done. There’s inefficient things in every country in the world. It’s just how it is and it would take too much of an effort to change things for countless shops and stores.

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