Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Found a pre-owned MP already
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:33:57 -0700
References: <20030424000401.79293.qmail@web21414.mail.yahoo.com>

Henry

Wow! Do people actually buy bottled STILL water in the US?
I can understand that in some third world countries, but isn't tap
water OK in the US?  I do buy Pelligrino, but that is carbonated.

Jerry

Henry Ting wrote:

> You're really splitting hairs here, just joking.
> Now that's a real complicated issue on water
> classification. I doubt as resourceful as our
> government is, your posted question will have them all
> scratching their heads.
> --- Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:
> > At 12:48 PM -0600 4/23/03, Kit McChesney | acmefoto
> > wrote:
> > >Frank--
> > >
> > >Not sure what others do. When you buy online (as
> > with our site) you pay no
> > >tax if you are outside Colorado. If you are in the
> > UK, and buy from us, you
> > >have to take care of the VAT on your end. We have
> > nothing to do with that.
> > >We just ship the goods and you get to wrestle with
> > customs. I always tell
> > >folks if they are going to buy from us, if they are
> > outside the U.S., to
> > >find out exactly what customs charges on their end
> > will apply, so that there
> > >are no unpleasant surprises.
> > >
> > >So our price is what you pay, period. Whatever
> > quote I give you, that's what
> > >you'll pay to me, for goods and shipping. What you
> > pay to customs is another
> > >issue!
> > >
> > >Kit
> >
> > I believe what Frank means (as I understand it) is
> > that if he showed
> > up at your store, and saw a price tag of $19.95 on
> > an item, he would
> > not get change back from a twenty, but would be
> > asked to ante up more
> > to cover the tax before being allowed to leave with
> > the goods.
> >
> > That doesn't happen AFAIK outside of N.America.
> >
> > I ran into a truly idiotic version of this the other
> > day. I wanted to
> > buy a case of a certain sparkling water, and while a
> > stock boy went
> > to get it, the cashier rang it up. I paid, but the
> > water that was
> > brought was a different brand. The difference for
> > the case was $3,
> > and the bottle deposit etc was the same, so I handed
> > the cashier the
> > three dollars. But no, he wanted more. Turns out the
> > incorrect water
> > was still water, and while there is no tax on still
> > bottled water,
> > sparkling water is taxed, even though both types
> > came directly from
> > springs.
> >
> > So I asked the cashier how much CO2 there has to be
> > in a bottle
> > before it was taxed. Unsurprisingly, he didn't know.
> >
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Replies: Reply from Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> (Re: [Leica] Found a pre-owned MP already)
Reply from Rolfe Tessem <rolfe@ldp.com> (Re: [Leica] Found a pre-owned MP already)
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