Thanks for the quick reply DrinkLyeAndDie, Actually, I have Amazon Prime because I order from Amazon alot. The price with Amazon is going to be cheaper for those of us with Amazon Prime. It's $88.33 no tax, free 2 day shipping even to states that have sales tax. Actually, a lot of times I order overnight for only $3 or so. They give you the responsibility of reporting/paying your local state tax at the end of the tax year.
I'm sure people will find better one day coupon deals.
Thank again for the reply! Keep them coming.
-MKA
Just for clarification, in
NY State sales tax is collected by
Amazon at the time of purchase including when purchasing these discs. There was a
big fight over that and it may still be being fought in the courts. Purchasing from the
Amazon Marketplace, on the other hand, does not charge the buyer sales tax at the time of purchase. In that case, yes, reporting and paying the sales tax is the responsibility of the buyer.
On another note with respect to sales tax, people should know that they can be effectively screwed over by the
"estimated" sales tax that you might pay for an online purchase. I discovered this when I was price-checking an item from
Best Buy and whether I wanted to order it directly online and have it shipped to my residence or opt for in-store pick-up. On an item that was $17.50 I noted that having the item shipped to my residence would have cost me an extra 75 cents¹ in sales tax. Both the store I would have picked the item up from and where I live have the same exact sales tax rate. There should have been absolutely no difference. So, for the people who do have to pay sales tax on online purchases, be aware that the merchants might be screwing with you and it's perfectly acceptable because it's clearly listed as
"estimated". They nickel and dime you to death. It may not seem like a lot but 75¹ cents difference on a $17.50 item is ridiculous.
Anyway, I don't want to really drag this thread off-topic but it is something for people to consider.
¹ I wrongly stated 50 cents initially. The difference was in fact 75 cents.