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> Nobody knows how much anything costs. Slightly off topic, but I have this exact feeling every time I visit the US and buy stuff in a store. "Sorry, we don't

> Nobody knows how much anything costs. Slightly off topic, but I have this exact feeling every time I visit the US and buy stuff in a store. "Sorry, we don't include tax in the price that is displayed, so you'll need to either figure that out in your head or just pull the slot machine of what you are actually gonna pay at the register." And don't give me the "taxes are different from place to place" cuz the store ain't gonna change place while I am in it. So much is just psychological warfare in the US, which just has no reason to be...

fc417fc802 1y ago
Sure that mildly annoys me but does it really matter? Everything in the store is taxed according to the relevant laws for the region. It's not as though this TV will have 10% tax but that TV will have 50% tax. They'll both be taxed according to the item category they fall under. It's not as though most people are in a position to shop around when it comes to tax authorities.
- vjvjvjvjghv 1y ago
  It would be nice to know how much something costs before you pay.
  - cm2012 1y ago
    Americans just do the quick math for their locale for taxes, not nearly the same thing as opaque medical fees.
    - bee_rider 1y ago
      I don’t think that it generally true. At least, I just wait to get to the register to discover how much I’ll be spending. I mean it is usually within 20% or so of the advertised cost. It is a pretty stupid system.
- bee_rider 1y ago
  It’s just dishonest, and it makes it difficult to guess how much you are spending before you get to the register.
- beAbU 1y ago
  The entire rest of the world has figure out how to include tax in the label price of items on retail store shelves.
vjvjvjvjghv 1y ago
Don't forget to add the ever increasing expected tip in ever increasing number of venues.
southernplaces7 1y ago
>"Sorry, we don't include tax in the price that is displayed, so you'll need to either figure that out in your head or just pull the slot machine of what you are actually gonna pay at the register." Canada, where I lived for years, has, or at least when I was there had, the same thing with taxes not being included in posted prices, and yes, it's annoying, i'll grant you that. I especially realized how annoying when I eventually moved to a country where all posted retail prices include all taxes. However, if you're in a supermarket with $150 in groceries in your cart and can't muster the neurons to roughly remember what sales taxes in your area are (their percentage is indeed often mentioned in price tags) and do the tiny bit of mental arithmetic necessary to know what 15% on $150 or etc is, you've got bigger problems than a specific grocery bill.

fc417fc802 1y ago

Sure that mildly annoys me but does it really matter? Everything in the store is taxed according to the relevant laws for the region. It's not as though this TV will have 10% tax but that TV will have 50% tax. They'll both be taxed according to the item category they fall under. It's not as though most people are in a position to shop around when it comes to tax authorities.

vjvjvjvjghv 1y ago
It would be nice to know how much something costs before you pay.
- cm2012 1y ago
  Americans just do the quick math for their locale for taxes, not nearly the same thing as opaque medical fees.
  - bee_rider 1y ago
    I don’t think that it generally true. At least, I just wait to get to the register to discover how much I’ll be spending. I mean it is usually within 20% or so of the advertised cost. It is a pretty stupid system.
bee_rider 1y ago
It’s just dishonest, and it makes it difficult to guess how much you are spending before you get to the register.
beAbU 1y ago
The entire rest of the world has figure out how to include tax in the label price of items on retail store shelves.

vjvjvjvjghv 1y ago

Don't forget to add the ever increasing expected tip in ever increasing number of venues.

southernplaces7 1y ago

>"Sorry, we don't include tax in the price that is displayed, so you'll need to either figure that out in your head or just pull the slot machine of what you are actually gonna pay at the register." Canada, where I lived for years, has, or at least when I was there had, the same thing with taxes not being included in posted prices, and yes, it's annoying, i'll grant you that. I especially realized how annoying when I eventually moved to a country where all posted retail prices include all taxes. However, if you're in a supermarket with $150 in groceries in your cart and can't muster the neurons to roughly remember what sales taxes in your area are (their percentage is indeed often mentioned in price tags) and do the tiny bit of mental arithmetic necessary to know what 15% on $150 or etc is, you've got bigger problems than a specific grocery bill.