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maxinmotion

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Coupon Tax
« on: June 27, 2014, 10:56:10 pm »
What is the deal with coupon tax. The more coupons you use the more coupon tax you have to pay. I really don't think it fair to tax coupons. What is you experience with coupon taxes?

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2014, 03:14:29 am »
Wow, I have never heard of a coupon tax.  But, I could understand the implementation of it.  I guess it would be to prevent certain items from actually coming out free.  One example I can think of is like when I had a 40 cents off any Del Monte canned fruit or vegetable coupon and the cans are 79 cents.  Kroger always doubles coupons so for each of those coupons I used, I was actually over and their registers do deduct the penny.  So if I had only done the veggies in that order, then they would have ended up owing me.  So if a tax has been implemented, I can see the purpose.  Extreme couponing is very easy to do with a computer at home. 

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2014, 11:58:35 am »
The extreme coupon series shows people who are able to purchase for example over $300 worth of groceries for under $50. Coupon tax is probably just a way to get money from the people who do this.

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2014, 12:23:40 pm »
What is the deal with coupon tax. The more coupons you use the more coupon tax you have to pay. I really don't think it fair to tax coupons. What is you experience with coupon taxes?

Yup, they do this in one of the stores over here, too.  I think it's a bunch of BS.  First off, it's not consistent - not every store is doing this.  Secondly, why send me coupons in the mail from your particular store then charge me when I use it?  I don't get it.  If they're trying to offset the cost of printing the coupons and mailing them out, then just cut the coupons out altogether.  I never asked them to put me on their mailing list!

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2014, 01:16:11 pm »
Must be a new tax.  I never heard of a coupon tax too. 

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2014, 03:30:50 pm »
What is the deal with coupon tax. The more coupons you use the more coupon tax you have to pay. I really don't think it fair to tax coupons. What is you experience with coupon taxes?

It's really just sales tax. There's no such thing as a coupon tax. When you pay with a coupon, you are still responsible for the sales tax.

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2014, 05:58:15 pm »
This is new.  Never heard of it that they do tax you for this.  Thank for letting me know.

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2014, 07:14:34 pm »
if you buy an item for 1 dollar, it would have 7 cent tax.  use a dollar coupon, and you still have to pay the 7 cent tax on the item

death and taxes, can't avoid either one

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2014, 09:44:02 pm »
Coupon tax that is new to the ears.  I never heard of this before.  Thank you.

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2014, 11:51:02 pm »
I never heard the term of coupon tax. If this is just mentioning the person is still responsible for sales tax, then this is nothing new. I don't mind paying this still.

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2014, 05:51:42 pm »
I have never heard of coupon tax. I like to use coupons

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2014, 07:53:21 pm »
I've never actually paid attention to the taxes. I always end up owing money anyway. Not every item is taxable either. Coupons are still a good deal.

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2014, 10:59:00 pm »
Never heard of it but then again I rarely use coupons.

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2014, 01:04:18 am »
We don't have coupon taxes here and my states the most taxed ever

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Re: Coupon Tax
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2014, 04:02:43 am »
This is news for me. I have never heard of coupon tax. I only use a few coupons since most of them tend to be for junk food which we try not to eat

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